For players of a certain age, the beat ‘em up genre will forever be the pinnacle of gaming. Popularized first in arcades, then cemented at home during the Sega Genesis and SNES era, games like Golden ...

The gaming world is buzzing with the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2, thanks to a big upgrade in graphics performance alongside some solid third-party exclusives. However, the Kyoto-based ...

Try to picture this hypothetical game. You’re controlling a character bashing their way through a 2D world. You clear out room after room of enemies, paying close attention to your limited health bar, ...

ESWAT is: the toughest fighting force alive! ESWAT means: Enhanced Special Weapons and Tactics! You’re staring straight into the evil E.Y.E.. a power-mad horde of vicious terrorists. But you are the ...

Streets of Rage 4 developer Guard Crush Games is once again partnering up with publisher Dotemu for a beat-’em-up. This time, though, it’s Dotemu’s first original IP, with gorgeous hand-drawn-styled ...

Dotemu, the company that published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and developed Streets of Rage 4, is back with another slice of side-scrolling retro goodness. This time, however, ...

On the face of it, Absolum would seem to be cut from the same cloth as Streets of Rage 4. Moving from left to right across a variety of different stages, Absolum tasks players with laying waste to all ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.