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250 games like Sonic Blast Man · 1981 – 2016
Nintendo console exclusive
Ocean Software · SNES, Windows
The Shadow was once a vicious criminal captured by a mystic and taught the powers of the mind. He became the nemesis of evil. Now, donning his sweeping cape and disguise, The Shadow takes on his most dangerous foe yet; the last descendant
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Nintendo exclusive
Game Boy Color
The Batman returns on Game Boy Color with BATMAN: Total Chaos in Gotham City. Based on the popular animated BATMAN series, this single-player action game allows you to don the cowl of one of two Bat-heroes: Batman or Batgirl. Some of the Da
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SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +2
The Slum... an area of town completely forgotten. No one could imagine the cruelness suffered by innocent people who were transformed into horrible mutant creatures by genetic experiments. They hovered everywhere and completely took control
61 rating4 lists0.5 h main storyOften paired
Timed NEC exclusive
Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +12
On the baddest streets of the city they know your name. You are lean and mean... the karate master they call the Vigilante! Your turf was left alone. Your friends and neighbors lived in peace. Until the Rogue gang got too big for their brit
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Adventure Soft · Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Captain America in the Doom Tube of Dr. Megaloman is a platform/action game developed in 1987 for the Commodore 64 iIt is based on the comic book license of the same name.
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PlayStation exclusiveCore Design · PlayStation
Ninja is a fast-paced, arcade style action-adventure. The game features highly detailed environments, a wide range of special effects and huge end-of-level bosses. Assuming the role of the young ninja Kurosawa, you must guide him through a
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Data East · Arcade
The dead have risen from their graves, and monsters and mutants prey upon what's left of the living. Three monster hunters have joined together, using their knowledge of the occult to slay the undead scourge.
71 rating3 lists0.5 h main storyOften paired
Arcade
The plot begins when narcotics agents Paul and Bobby are committed to putting an end to the drug syndicate known as "MID". MID's secret hideout is located on Riot Island, an island full of uninhabited ruins with people moved inside of it wh
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Toaplan · Arcade
Join clash, dice and devo as they make their stand against wrestling's underworld! This is the tale of how the young wrestlers saved the sport from evil and corruption. The Mad Bull Group is a corrupt wrestling organization that profits wh
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Game Boy, NES, Sega Genesis
It's Clean Up Time! Only a complete and helpless nerd like Melvin Junko could be such a klutz that he would run into a vat of Grossolium 90, a terribly toxic waste by-product of the Island City Chemical Plant. Now the wimpy nerd Melvin has
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Nintendo console exclusive
Ocean Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6
The game's plot is loosely based on the film of the same name. In this side-scrolling platformer, the player controls Darkman, a superhero who can jump, kick and punch, as well as swing from a rope during action sequences between levels. In
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Sega console exclusive
Banpresto · Arcade, Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
My Hero (Seishun Scandal in Japan) is a Sega video game released via arcade in 1985 and was later ported to the Sega Master System in 1986. The gameplay takes the form of a simple side-scrolling beat 'em up fighting game, which was seen as
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Sega AM2 · Arcade
Arabian Fight is a scrolling beat 'em up video game released in arcades by Sega in 1992 (the displayed copyright year is 1991). Running on the Sega System 32 arcade system, the game displays pseudo-3D sprite-scaling graphics and supports co
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Konami · Arcade
It is the 1990s. In the beginning, World War III has at last expired. The people are left to pick up the pieces and rebuild their civilizations. However, vicious gangs that prey on these defenseless citizens are obstructing the reconstructi
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Nintendo exclusive
SNES
"X-Kaliber 2097" consists of two modes. The first modes gameplay consists of side-scrolling action. The player can jump and swing a sword at enemies. The player can also deflect projectiles with the sword. The game also features one on one
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Sega console exclusive
Kaneko · Arcade, Sega Genesis
DJ Boy, also known as DJ Kid, was designed as a standard side-scrolling beat'em up game partially based on the hip-hop culture of the U.S. cities. What made the game unique at the time was the fact that many of the characters rode around on
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Arcade
Taito's answer to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game starring color-coded puppet ninja kids. Fight your way through the forces of a cult determined to resurrect The Satan!
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Nintendo exclusivePipe Dream Interactive · Game Boy Advance
Welcome to BattleBots, the sport of remote-controlled robotic combat. Based on the popular television series, you build your own customized, radio-controlled robots that employ an array of destructive weaponry such as hammers, saws and spik
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Timed SNK exclusive
SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +3
Duke and Billy, two popular and renowned New York City Police detectives, are hot on the trail of a dangerous Japanese crime syndicate. Their investigation has led them to the mean streets of Japan where they meet a police officer and marti
60 rating6 lists1 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Konami · Arcade, Switch
The Evil King has risen from the dead to rule the world once more. The Greek goddess Athena has summoned the souls of four ancient guardians and bestowed their power upon four heroes to stop the evil once again. These guardians wield the ab
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Blitz Arcade · PS3, Xbox 360
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao will feature basic beat 'em up and hand-to-hand action elements with a basic interface and easy to learn, pick-up-and-play controls. Invincible Tiger features a number of different modes for single- a
48 rating3 lists
NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Kaze Kiri takes place in Feudal Japan where the kingdom princess Shizuhime is abducted by a group of mysterious ninjas. A feared swordsman called Kaze Kiri, hero of the game, is given the task to rescue the poor girl and restore order. Our
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CP.Brain · Arcade, Switch, PS4
Players One and Two start with the two selectable protagonists, Rick and Allen. Each private detective uses different fighting styles, attempt to solve cases by beating up each criminal they encounter. Lots of special items can be found by
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Sega console exclusive
Sega Wow · Arcade, Dreamcast
A beat 'em up video game published by Sega and initially released in arcades on Sega Model 2 hardware. It is the sequel to the 1996 game, Dynamite Deka which was released outside Japan as Die Hard Arcade. The game was ported to the Dreamcas
61 rating3 lists1 h main story
PlayStation exclusive
Syn Sophia · PlayStation Portable
The handheld debut of the Yakuza/Ryuu ga Gotoku series, Kurohyou follows the rise of series newcomer Ukyô Tatsuya, a young man who quickly finds himself wrapped up in the world of Japanese organized crime.
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Sunsoft · Game Gear, SNES, Sega Genesis
You are the Phantom, searching for the evil Rebecca Madison in the vast city of Metropia. As head of Maximum, Inc., she will stop at nothing to fulfil her twisted plans to control the world... unless you can overpower her. Vicious bosses a
55 rating3 lists6 h main story
Nintendo exclusive
Technōs Japan · SNES
The two greatest martial arts heroes of all time are back -- in SUPER DOUBLE DRAGON, an all-new adventure with awesome new moves, impossible new missions, and a hair-raising new cast of enemies! Marian, a beautiful policewoman, is a student
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Nintendo console exclusive
Gary Biasillo · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
Target: Renegade is a scrolling beat'em up (or flip-screen on certain versions) computer game released on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum systems in the late 1980s by Ocean Software on their "Imagine" label, as well as a Ninte
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Acclaim Studios London · Game Boy, Game Gear, MS-DOS +2
Brace yourself for endless action with BATMAN FOREVER! Batman and Robin blast into Gotham City in a duo-player fighting game! Armed with over 125 incredible attacks, fierce combat moves, and an arsenal of gadgets, the Dynamic duo are ready
44 rating8 lists
Atari Games · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 7800 +7
The gameplay is similar to Taito's Violence Fight and SNK's Street Smart. The player must jump, punch, and kick their opponent until his/her energy runs out. If the player presses all three of the buttons at a time, the character will perfo
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Xbox exclusiveDimps · Xbox
Based on the 3D coin-on arcade title of the same name, SpikeOut: Battle Street offers a quick single-player mode that's about two to four hours long and each time it's beaten, a new character, with slightly different special attacks, opens
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PS3, PS4, Windows +2
Battle alongside your brothers through the sewers, subways, and streets of NYC to take down Shredder and Krang's evil organization, Foot by Foot. Unleash custom combat skills and powerful team combos to save Manhattan from the overwhelming
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NEC console exclusive
Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7
This arcade conversion is a beat 'em up in which you (as Lee Wong) must rescue the village children from the evil Ryo Ken Oh. Many levels are horizontally scrolling, although with high ledges to jump onto and follow for a slightly different
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Sega console exclusive
Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis
Two Crude Dudes is a 1991 beat 'em up arcade game produced by Data East. The game was later ported to the Sega Genesis in 1992. Outside Japan, the port was released under the name Two Crude Dudes. In Japan, the game was titled: Crude Buster
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Twelve Games · Wii, Windows, PlayStation Portable +1
Save the world, the day, and the girl in CID The Dummy, an action-adventure game. The game comes with high speed crashes, turbo-charged weapons, kung-fu fighting, mind-boggling puzzles and level systems and more monsters than you can shake
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Now Production · NES, TurboGrafx-16
Jackie and his sister, Josephine, are tough on tyrants. As China's supreme kung fu champs, they guard their country against the Prince of Sorcerers, who lurks just beyond the Great Wall. It comes as no surprise when this fiend and his ghoul
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Nintendo console exclusiveAtari Games · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +4
The gameplay is similar to Taito's Violence Fight and SNK's Street Smart. The player must jump, punch, and kick their opponent until his/her energy runs out. If the player presses all three of the buttons at a time, the character will perfo
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Bandai Namco Entertainment · Windows
Forged by Bandai Namco, veterans in action games, Rise of Incarnates teams people up and inspires them to fight for each other. In this F2P 2v2 battle arena, you will experience unique Incarnate abilities with a rewarding coop gameplay pack
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Timed SNK exclusive
Noise Factory · Arcade, Linux, Neo Geo +5
The game takes a greater departure from its predecessors in both story and presentation. The heroes are now members of a ninja clan who have to dispatch an evil emperor before he is released. Players can choose which character they want for
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Software Creations · MS-DOS, SNES, Sega Genesis +1
Separation Anxiety is a side scrolling beat'em up game, featuring characters and stories taken from the Spiderman comics. The story is loosely based on a mini series of comics about Venom. In this game, the player(s) gets to choose between
67 rating2 lists2 h main story
Nintendo exclusive
Arsys Software · SNES
Three girls embark on a journey to defeat evil forces trying to take over the world. The red haired Rufu can use spirits and magical powers, Kairu is a fast and strong martial artist and Hamusu can use her incredible boxing skills and cute
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Mattel Electronics · Intellivision
Boxing shows a top-down view of two boxers, one white and one black. When close enough, a boxer can hit his opponent with a punch (executed by pressing the fire button on the Atari joystick). This causes his opponent to reel back slightly.
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Oxygen Games · PS2, PlayStation Portable, Wii +1
Save the world, the day, and the girl in CID The Dummy, an action-adventure game. The game comes with high speed crashes, turbo-charged weapons, kung-fu fighting, mind-boggling puzzles and level systems and more monsters than you can shake
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Nintendo exclusive
Culture Brain · NES, Wii U
In a mysterious region of China, Ryuhi, was born and raised in high mountain tops. There he received instruction from his wise teacher, Juan. At a young age he became a master of Kempo. One day, his teacher Juan was attacked and robbed of t
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Irem · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade +11
Spartan X, known in North America by the Kung-Fu Master port, is a 1984 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published in Japan by Irem. It was later published in North America by Data East, without the movie license. The Japanese version
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Marti Wong · Windows
Little Fighter 2 is a popular Hong Kong freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game Little Fighter (LF1). Little Fighter 2 was created by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in 1999, and released in a long series of updates.
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PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows
The Crow: City of Angels is a 3D fighting game in which the player wanders from screen to screen, fighting everybody they come across with a wide variety of kicks and punches that vary based on your proximity to your foe. There is also a la
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Atari console exclusive
Aackosoft · Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit +3
Strap on your boxing gloves, and step into the ring. Tonight you're going to test your prowess against the world's toughest fighters. To prepare for this event, you'll train in punching skills, footwork, timing, and sparring. Then you'll en
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