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241 games like Violent Storm · 1984 – 2019

  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 89Form.59World.00Curated1.00Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Banpresto · Arcade, Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawler

    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

    50 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 87Form.60World.26Curated.85Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +12

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawler

    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

    55 rating11 listsOften paired

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  • Why 84Form.57World.00Curated.83Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +2

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingPost-apocalypticHand-to-hand combat

    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

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  • Why 79Form.37World.32Curated.77Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    CP.Brain · Arcade, Switch, PS4

    Beat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawlerCrime

    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

    70 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 79Form.50World.00Curated.75Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Growl

    1991

    Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Genesis

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawler

    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 storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 72Form.29World.34Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Capcom · NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U

    ArcadeBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrolling

    The Mad Gear Gang has spread crime and violence throughout the streets of Metro City. Only one man has enough guts to take the streets back from them, Mayor Mike Haggar. Now the Mad Gear Gang has kidnapped his daughter Jessica to bring him

    79 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 71Form.55World.08Curated.53Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

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

    Beat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrolling

    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 storyOften paired

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 70Form.60World.00Curated.50Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up · Often paired

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide-scrolling

    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

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  • Why 60Form.35World.00Curated.50Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting · Often paired

    Sega AM2 · Arcade

    Beat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawlerDamsel in distress

    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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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 56Form.35World.15Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Appaloosa Interactive · MS-DOS, Sega Saturn, Windows

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatSide-scrolling

    Four genetically altered geeks have opened the trans-dimensional gates to reality and summoned a rag-tag posse of filthy orc dwarves to rescue them from their maniacal captor. Run amuch with up to 3 players, through over 20 hard-hitting wha

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 55Form.36World.00Curated.42Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Gary Biasillo · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide-scrolling

    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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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 54Form.31World.00Curated.43Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Syn Sophia · PlayStation Portable

    Beat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerCrimeAction-adventure

    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.

    81 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 51Form.21World.00Curated.45Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Sega Wow · Arcade, Dreamcast

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerCrime

    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

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  • Why 49Form.29World.00Curated.38Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Taito · Arcade, FM Towns, PlayStation +1

    Beat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingSide viewMagic

    Pu·Li·Ru·La is a surreal arcade beat 'em up created by Taito, first released in 1991. Pu·Li·Ru·La takes place in Radishland, a land where time is kept correctly flowing with a time key. However, "a bad man appeared and stole the time key t

    70 rating2 lists

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  • Why 48Form.43World.00Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Atari Games · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 7800 +7

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide view

    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

    52 rating10 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 47Form.29World.00Curated.34Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Yuke's · PS2

    Beat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawlerBoss fight

    Josh Calloway is an employee of Wisdom Incorporated, well known for its work in gene therapy, genome-based drugs, cloning technology and genetic modification of food. He is subjected to tests day after day, hoping to use his increased abili

    65 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.43World.00Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Atari Games · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +4

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide view

    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

    52 rating1 list

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  • Why 46Form.28World.10Curated.31Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Now Production · NES, TurboGrafx-16

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatSide-scrolling

    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

    70 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 46Form.33World.00Curated.29Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Technōs Japan · SNES

    Beat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrolling

    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

    75 rating1 list

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 45Form.26World.14Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Noise Factory · Arcade, Linux, Neo Geo +5

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingSide view

    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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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.38World.08Curated.22Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Beat 'em upFightingPost-apocalypticBrawlerDestructible environment

    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

    51 rating2 lists

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  • Why 44Form.42World.00Curated.20Lists.00Beat 'em up · Hand-to-hand combat

    Irem · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade +11

    Beat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSide-scrollingDamsel in distress

    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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  • Why 44Form.42World.00Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Nemo

    1990

    Arcade, CP System

    ArcadeBeat 'em upSide-scrollingPlatformerFantasy

    One night, as Nemo sleeps, he is visited in a dream by the King of Slumberland, who invites Nemo to come and play with the King's daughter, the Princess. Nemo finds himself unable to find the Princess however, so he and 'Flip', a strange co

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.25World.00Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

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

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerCrimeSide 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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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 41Form.42World.17Curated.12Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    ADK · Arcade, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerCrime

    In Gang Wars, up to two players can control two different characters with different fighting styles. Gang Wars has a control configuration that is composed of two attack buttons (punch and kick), as well a jump button to fight against enemi

    64 rating2 lists

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  • Why 40Form.35World.03Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide view

    A plane crash leaves Lady Wilde stranded in the Amazon rainforest. After her baby is kidnapped by an Amazonian tribe, she sets out to rescue the child by any means necessary.

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 39Form.18World.14Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Mitchell Corporation · Arcade, Xbox Series

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawler

    It is the late 21st century, and the world has come under the control of a single federal government. One day a new threat known as Abdullah the Slaver appears, causing widespread terror and panic. The fear in men's hearts incites the aband

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  • Why 39Form.24World.00Curated.25Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    MS-DOS

    FightingBeat 'em upHand-to-hand combatBrawlerSports

    The first game of the series. A freeware non story brawler where you can choose from a wide array of characters In this game, players can choose to play as one of 11 characters. Each character has exactly 3 special moves. Players participat

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  • Why 39Form.19World.14Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Osman

    1996

    Mitchell Corporation · Arcade

    FightingBeat 'em upArcadeHand-to-hand combatBrawler

    It is the late 21st century, and the world has come under the control of a single federal government. One day a new threat known as Abdullah the Slaver appears, causing widespread terror and panic. The fear in men's hearts incites the aband

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  • Why 39Form.22World.04Curated.25Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Toka · Dreamcast, GameCube

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerMultiple protagonistsUndead

    Pick the warrior, thief, or wizard, and fight through five huge levels, each with its own boss. Your main weapons are your fists, but you can pull out weapons for quick kills. You only get so many shots with your weapon before it breaks, th

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  • Why 38Form.38World.00Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS +10

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide view

    In each city you need to destroy the buildings until you find the Roc's egg. There is an egg hidden in most but not all of the cities. You will need to punch the buildings to demolish them, or flame them to set them on fire, while fighting

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  • Why 38Form.54World.16Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Post-apocalyptic

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

    Beat 'em upPost-apocalypticSide-scrollingSide viewAction

    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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  • Why 38Form.34World.00Curated.16Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Game Boy, NES, Sega Genesis

    Beat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingHelicopterMutants

    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

    4 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.36World.00Curated.13Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Sega Genesis

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide viewShared screen

    A kabuki warrior steps into a time portal to go back to the Shogun dynasty to defeat the evil lord Kabuki. The game is basically a side-scrolling beat-em up game, with the player controlling the kabuki warrior. The player can deliver kicks

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  • Why 37Form.46World.34Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Arcade

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide viewAction

    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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  • Why 37Form.43World.00Curated.09Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Bandai Namco Entertainment · Windows

    Beat 'em upFightingPost-apocalypticBrawlerScience

    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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  • Why 36Form.50World.09Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Brawler

    Arcade

    Beat 'em upBrawlerCrimeSide viewAction

    A four-player beat-em-up. Save the city from the Evil Gang who are hell-bent on blowing up large sections of the city. D. D. Crew is a 2D arcade beat'em up, similar to Final Fight. Each player (up to four depending arcade cabinet) controls

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 36Form.54World.00Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    DJ Boy

    1989

    Kaneko · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide-scrollingDamsel in distress

    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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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 36Form.34World.00Curated.13Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Namco · PS2

    Beat 'em upFightingHand-to-hand combatBrawlerCrime

    Urban Reign is a Namco-produced 3D brawler, done in the tradition of Double Dragon and Final Fight.

    53 rating6 lists10 h main story

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  • SNK console exclusiveWhy 34Form.47World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Arcade, Neo Geo

    ArcadeBeat 'em upBrawlerSide-scrollingSide view

    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 34Form.48World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Beat 'em up

    Switch, PS4, Windows

    ArcadeBeat 'em upFightingBrawlerCrime

    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 story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.35World.00Curated.08Lists.00Beat 'em up · Side-scrolling

    Rare Ltd. · Game Boy, Windows

    Beat 'em upSide-scrollingSide viewActionScience

    Battletoads for the Game Boy (not to be confused with Battletoads in Ragnarok's World, which is a port of the NES game) is the second game in the Battletoads series.

    69 rating1 list

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  • Why 33Form.46World.00Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Post-apocalyptic

    Creoteam · Windows, macOS

    Beat 'em upPost-apocalypticBrawlerShooterAdventure

    In 2013 the Central Europe (Ukraine, Kyiv) witnessed a catastrophe. Everybody was mystified by its cause. What happened was beyond our comprehension. Somebody called it the collision of worlds or the stratification of two dimensions.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.46World.00Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Post-apocalyptic

    Creoteam · Game Boy Advance, Windows

    Beat 'em upPost-apocalypticBrawlerShooterAdventure

    In 2013 the Central Europe (Ukraine, Kyiv) witnessed a catastrophe. Everybody was mystified by its cause. What happened was beyond our comprehension. Somebody called it the collision of worlds or the stratification of two dimensions.

    52 rating1 list9 h main story

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  • Why 32Form.42World.00Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Blitz Arcade · PS3, Xbox 360

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide-scrollingSide 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

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  • Why 32Form.34World.00Curated.06Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Data East · Arcade

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide viewHorror

    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 story

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 32Form.43World.00Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

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

    Beat 'em upFightingBrawlerSide viewAction

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.40World.11Curated.00Lists.00Beat 'em up · Fighting

    Toho · SNES

    Beat 'em upFightingPost-apocalypticBrawlerCrime

    Neo Tokyo. After the new Great Depression of 2010, Mount Fuji erupts in a catastrophic manner in the year 2020. While Tokyo survives and the people managed to repair the areas destroyed by the volcano, it become infested with motorcycle gan

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