Tag Archives: Beat’em Ups & Brawlers

Shaq to reveal Shaq Fu 2: A Legend Reborn at The Game Awards

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Retired NBA super star Shaquille O’Neal teased that he will be revealing more about his upcoming video game Shaq Fu 2: A Legend Reborn at Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards. This comes  21 years after the first Shaq Fu game, which received heavy criticism over the years.

In a video posted in March 2014, Shaq reveals the team behind the Shaq Fu 2 with talent who’ve worked on titles … [ Read More... ]

Capcom announced Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara at PAX East

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As many should know, Capcom has an epic history with side scrolling beat’em ups (brawlers). Although their most well known beat’em up is Final Fight they also made a pair of Dungeons & Dragons games which included all the frills you could want plus RPG elements. Originally arcade games, they were only ported for home play in a collection released in Japan on the Sega Saturn and on PC in … [ Read More... ]

Latest 2D Epic from Vanillaware & Atlus Gets Release Date

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Dragon’s Crown is the latest game from Japanese developer Vanillaware. Some of you may already know them from Odin Sphere on PS2 and Muramasa: The Demon Blade on the Wii. Dragon’s Crown features beautifully illustrated 2D graphics, with each sprite looking like a little painting, which is form for Vanillaware. Fans of classic beat’em ups like Golden Axe, Guardian Warriors and Final Fight will be celebrating … [ Read More... ]