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321 games like Splatterhouse · 1983 – 2022

  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 77Form.27World.25Curated.80Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Linux, Switch, Windows +1

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerActionSide view

    Civil unrest awaits as Tonight We Riot drops players into the boots of everyday working class rebels fighting against the oppression of global capitalism run amok in a dystopian future where the few wealthy elite dominate the entire civiliz

    1 list1.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.20World.28Curated.59Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Switch, PS4, Windows

    ActionArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerSide view

    The Takeover is a side-scrolling beat'em up inspired by 90's classics such as Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Battle solo or alongside a friend in local co-op while listening to awesome tunes from Little V Mills, Richie Branson, James Rona

    70 rating5 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 60Form.15World.29Curated.57Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Capcom · Arcade, PlayStation, SNES

    ArcadeBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerAction

    Captain Commando is a futuristic side-scrolling beat 'em up video game. The game stars the titular superhero who was originally conceived as a fictional spokesman used by Capcom USA in the company's console games during the late 1980s. Amon

    73 rating6 lists0.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 58Form.14World.13Curated.58Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +19

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingUndead

    Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack using their weapon, jump and cast spells that hurt all enemie

    70 rating16 lists1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 58Form.12World.25Curated.56Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Android, Arcade, Linux +7

    ArcadeBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrolling

    Mr. X and the Syndicate are back, this time taking Adam hostage! Take on the role of Axel, Blaze, Skate, or Max to rescue Adam, and destroy Mr. X once and for all.

    82 rating1 list1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 58Form.13World.13Curated.59Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Tribute Games · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    ArcadeBeat 'em upSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT tit

    82 rating6 lists3 h main storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 49Form.03World.25Curated.50Lists.00Often paired

    Epyx · Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    ActionSide viewOlympicSportsThird person

    Sure Summer Games was great. but why stop there? Summer Games II will take you even farther with eight challenging. new events. You and up to seven other contestants can compete in your favorite individual event or go for it all in the gran

    84 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 45Form.18World.25Curated.33Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Tribute Games · PS4, PlayStation Vita, Windows +1

    ActionArcadeBeat 'em upGhostsBrawler

    FIGHT OR DIE! Cursed by the evil Wizard King, bounty hunters Lea and Leo are chased by every monster in the kingdom and the Grim Reaper himself! There's only one way to get rid of the curse; the legendary Elixir of Life! But how to get the

    60 rating3 lists7 h main story

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  • Why 44Form.28World.13Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +3

    ArcadeBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerAction

    In a futuristic city named Neo-Detroit, a scientist named Jeed kidnaps two police officers, Maxima and Rocky, and transforms them into cyborgs, but failed to implant on them a chip that would make them obey his will. They eventually escape

    60 rating4 lists0.5 h main story

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  • Why 42Form.12World.13Curated.35Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android +19

    Beat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingUndeadAction

    Altered Beast is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed by Team Shinobi and published by Sega for arcades. Set in Ancient Greece, the game follows a Roman centurion who is resurrected by the Olympian god Zeus to rescue his daughter Athena

    54 rating21 lists

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 41Form.13World.13Curated.33Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    SNK · Arcade, Linux, Neo Geo +7

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerActionSide view

    Players get to choose any one of six monsters (four in the 16-bit ports) for battle, and two players can join forces to fight the monsters together. Battles end when one of the monsters is pinned for a three count or if time expires (in whi

    65 rating7 lists

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 41Form.14World.25Curated.30Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Le Cartel · Linux, Switch, PS4 +2

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerActionSide view

    Mother Russia Bleeds is an ultra-violent co-op brawler overflowing with an unmistakable style and unforgettably brutal action for up to four players at once. Set in an alternate U.S.S.R, the story centers on a desperate crew of imprisoned s

    70 rating4 lists4 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.18World.14Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +14

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerActionSide view

    Alien Storm is a side-scrolling beat 'em up. The game resembles Golden Axe, with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and pick-up or power-up special attacks. The player (one player o

    69 rating11 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.09World.49Curated.21Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Sonic Team · Android, Game Boy Advance, Linux +7

    ArcadeBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerAction

    Comix Zone is an action platformer in which players control Sketch Turner as he progresses through panels of his comic book, hoping to reach the end and escape before his own creations finish him off. But there is hope. Now that he’s a comi

    75 rating9 lists

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 37Form.18World.25Curated.21Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Arc System Works · Android, Switch, PS4 +3

    Beat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrollingAction

    "The next entry in the side-scrolling action game series Double Dragon is finally here! The story picks up after the elimination of the Shadow Warriors in Double Dragon II!"

    59 rating2 lists

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  • SNK console exclusiveWhy 36Form.31World.13Curated.12Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Arcade, Neo Geo

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingAction

    Murdered by criminals, Detective Yokoda's body is retrieved by Professor Tani and taken to his laboratory. There, Tani performs an experiment that has failed seven times; Yokoda is the latest subject to have his life force transferred into

    53 rating2 lists

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.27World.25Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Banned

    Switch, PS4, Windows

    ArcadeBannedActionSide viewFighting

    Your prayers have been answered! For the first time ever, gods, holy spirits and mythological characters from around the globe and throughout history will clash in an explosive 2D fighter where the entire world is at stake!

    80 rating3 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.18World.25Curated.17Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Arc System Works · Android, Switch, PS4 +3

    Beat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrollingAction

    "The next entry in the side-scrolling action game series Double Dragon is finally here! The story picks up after the elimination of the Shadow Warriors in Double Dragon II!"

    59 rating1 list1.5 h main story

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 34Form.10World.22Curated.21Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE +6

    Beat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Several video games based on the 1988 Michael Jackson film Moonwalker. U.S. Gold published various games for home computers, released in 1989, whilst Sega developed two similarly themed beat 'em up video games in 1990; one released for arca

    65 rating8 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 34Form.24World.25Curated.10Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Tarsier Studios · PS3, Windows

    Beat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerActionSide view

    It's a fighting computer game where you have string dolls fighting each other 1 Vs 1. You control your fighter by mouse. All moves are done by dragging your fighter body part (hand, leg or even head) Rag Doll Kung Fu was the first 3rd part

    66 rating2 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 33Form.33World.40Curated.00Lists.00Ghosts · Poltergeist

    Electronic Arts · PlayStation Portable, Sega Genesis

    ActionGhostsPoltergeistHorrorSimulation

    Scare the evil, greedy Sardinis out of their houses by turning everyday household objects into something scary, funny or just plain gross. Or use your special spells to really send 'em shrieking. But you gotta hurry, 'cause your ectoplasm m

    90 rating2 lists

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  • Why 33Form.12World.25Curated.18Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Midway Studios – Los Angeles · PS2, Xbox

    Action-adventureBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerAction

    Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an action-adventure beat 'em up video game set in the Mortal Kombat universe. Players take on the roles of the iconic Shaolin monks Liu Kang and Kung Lao, either solo or in cooperative mode, as they defend Ea

    71 rating4 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 33Form.14World.25Curated.16Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Linux, NES, Sega Genesis +3

    ActionBeat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingSide view

    Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, released as The Super Shinobi II in Japan, is the fourth game in the Shinobi series and a direct sequel to The Revenge of Shinobi.

    78 rating8 lists0.5 h main story

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 32Form.35World.25Curated.00Lists.00Hand-to-hand combat · Religion

    DreamFactory · Xbox

    Hand-to-hand combatReligionBannedActionSide view

    Enter the Fist of Fire martial arts tournament and prove you are the greatest fighter on Earth in this Xbox-exclusive fighting game by Dream Factory. It was released in Japan under the name "Kakuto Chojin: Fighting Super Heroes".

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 32Form.23World.13Curated.10Lists.00Beat 'em up · Ghosts

    Yuke's · Dreamcast

    ActionAction-adventureBeat 'em upGhostsBrawler

    An outcast warrior enters a land plagued by an evil curse. Guts is unlike ordinary men for he carries the Dragon Slayer, a mighty blade of retribution whose fury knows no equal. His enemies will know true fear once they encounter his Berser

    76 rating2 lists1 h main story

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  • Why 32Form.13World.47Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Konami · Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MS-DOS +2

    Beat 'em upArcadeGhostsBrawlerAction

    The Simpsons is basically a side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring the characters from The Simpsons TV show. The player can choose to play as each of the four Simpson characters. Homer, who punches and kicks; Marge, who swings her vacuum clean

    64 rating3 lists1 h main story

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  • Why 31Form.14World.25Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Technōs Japan · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 2600 +17

    ArcadeBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrolling

    Double Dragon is a 1987 beat 'em up video game developed by Technōs Japan and distributed by Taito for arcades across Asia, North America and Europe. It is the first title in the Double Dragon franchise. The player character has a repertoi

    57 rating30 lists

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  • Why 31Form.14World.89Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler · Described alike

    Mighty Rocket Studio · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    Beat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingActionHorror

    Jump into the frenzied action and the whacky humor of a pure 2.5D side-scroller! While they were going to their old high school for what was supposed to be the party of their life, four long-time friends end up in a ghost town full of mons

    63 rating3 lists5 h main storyDescribed alike

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 31Form.34World.25Curated.00Lists.00Hand-to-hand combat · Religion

    Dream Publishing · Xbox

    Hand-to-hand combatReligionBannedActionSide view

    Enter the Fist of Fire martial arts tournament and prove you are the greatest fighter on Earth in this Xbox-exclusive fighting game by Dream Factory. It was released in Japan under the name "Kakuto Chojin: Fighting Super Heroes".

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 31Form.20World.65Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Frozen Codebase · PS3, iOS

    Beat 'em upHand-to-hand combatGore systemActionBased on - movie

    Kick-Ass is a fully 3D action fighting game set in the third-personperspective, where the player can play and control modern day superheroes based on the super characters found in the film of the samename. Gamers will be able to play as the

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  • Why 31Form.17World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    WayForward Technologies · Android, Switch, PS4 +4

    ArcadeBeat 'em upActionSide viewAdventure

    River City Girls stars Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series mainstays Kunio and Riki. Along the way, they'll utilize an

    76 rating6 lists7 h main story

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 30Form.29World.25Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Bit Corporation · Atari 2600

    Beat 'em upBrawlerAction-adventureActionSide view

    Bobby is Going Home is a 2D action platformer video game cartridge released for the Atari 2600 console in 1983. The player controls a boy named Bobby who has to pass through seven screens, jump over animals like butterflies, ducks and other

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  • Why 30Form.26World.25Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Horror

    ISCO · NES, PlayStation

    ActionBeat 'em upHorrorBrawlerAction-adventure

    Devilman is a side scrolling platform action/adventure game based on Go Nagai's Devilman.

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  • Why 30Form.29World.28Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Growl

    1991

    Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Genesis

    ArcadeBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerAction

    The player begins the game by choosing from one of four different forest rangers, each with a different amount of health, attack strength, and jumping height. The game's controls consists of an eight-way joystick for moving the character an

    70 rating2 lists0.5 h main story

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  • Why 29Form.18World.61Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Side-scrolling

    Dinamic Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6

    ActionBeat 'em upSide-scrollingSide viewPost-apocalyptic

    The game has two parts. First is a side-scrolling beat'em up, with thugs coming at you constantly, and a few moves to use on them. You must cross the dangerous streets of Manhattan, which have become over-run by feral thieves. On second p

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 29Form.15World.63Curated.00Lists1.00Horror · Action-adventure · Also in Horror games

    Eon Digital Entertainment · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    HorrorAction-adventureActionAdventureShooter

    Chaos Break is a third-person shooting game, with echoes of survival horror such as Resident Evil. Set in an abandoned biochemical laboratory on an isolated island, the two player characters, Mitsuki and Rick, are part of an investigatory a

    51 rating2 listsAlso in Horror games

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 29Form.13World.68Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Ocean Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6

    ActionArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerSide view

    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

    31 rating6 lists

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 29Form.34World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingSide view

    Originating in the arcades, Dynasty Wars is a beat-em-up set during the Three Kingdoms Era of the Chinese history, and is, more specifically, based on the Tenchi o Kurau manga adaptation of the story. The player adopts the identity of an an

    70 rating6 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 29Form.14World.71Curated.00Lists.53Horror · Undead · Also in Horror games

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ActionHorrorUndeadSide viewPlatformer

    The player controls Mick, a young vampire hunter out to destroy five vampires in each stage before proceeding to the next. Everything is out to stop Mick from completing this tasks and making his way out of the mansion. The player has to p

    62 rating5 listsAlso in Horror games

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 29Form.17World.61Curated.00Lists1.00Arcade · Horror · Also in Horror games

    Xonox · Atari 2600, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 +1

    ActionArcadeHorrorGhostsAdventure

    You (either a girl or boy, your choice) stand in a lonely graveyard outside Ghost Manor. A friend is trapped inside. You must find a way to enter the Manor and rescue the prisoner through 5 game screens. But beware! Unfriendly ghosts lurk b

    3 listsAlso in Horror games

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  • Why 29Form.27World.25Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Blitz Arcade · PS3, Xbox 360

    Beat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingActionSide view

    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

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  • Why 29Form.23World.35Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Irem · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade +11

    Beat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrollingAction

    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

    62 rating15 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 29Form.28World.26Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Ghosts

    Arcade, Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeGhostsSide-scrollingUndeadPoltergeist

    A shoot-'em-up designed for use with the Light Phaser, but can also be played with a control pad. Not to be confused with the Sega System 18 version.

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  • Why 29Form.24World.36Curated.00Lists1.00Horror · Banned · Also in Horror games

    Red Barrels · Switch, PS4, Windows +2

    HorrorBannedActionAdventureIndie

    Outlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast. Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new journey into the depths of the human mind a

    74 rating7 lists7 h main storyAlso in Horror games

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  • Why 29Form.28World.25Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Arcade

    Beat 'em upBrawlerActionSide viewFighting

    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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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 29Form.26World.32Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Westone Bit Entertainment · TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii

    ActionBeat 'em upBrawlerSide viewFighting

    Riot Zone is a side-scrolling fighting game that follows two heroes as they fight to take down an evil organization. The crime syndicate Dragon Zone has kidnapped Hawk's girlfriend and it's up to him and his partner detective, Tony, to get

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 29Form.25World.34Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Action-adventure

    PlayStation, Sega Saturn

    Beat 'em upAction-adventureActionHorrorSide view

    As Prince Lightstar, players must defeat the Skeleton Warriors and Baron Dark in order to gain control of the Lightstar Crystal and bring balance back to the world. Gamers will explore the environments of 20 different levels as they face hu

    50 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 29Form.31World.13Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Tecmo · Arcade, Switch

    Beat 'em upBrawlerActionSide viewFantasy

    The protagonist Tecmo Knight has the assistance of "Smokeman" and "Tiger". Pressing the "change" button allows Tecmo Knight to switch between the two. Smokeman uses powerful punches and kicks against enemies while Tecmo Knight rides him. Wh

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