Even as a fan of the genre, I can admit that the “beat ’em up” is far past its heyday. After peaking in the 90’s with series like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Double Dragon, the genre fell on hard times as games got more complicated and made the jump to 3D. Outside of
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About a month ago, retro-inspired beat ’em up Raging Justice received a loose release window of Q2 2018. Today, developer MakinGames and publisher Team17 announced that the game will be releasing on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on May 8 in a new trailer that also unveils a third playable character. This new
Two things heavily associated with the 16-bit era are beat ’em ups and pre-rendered graphics. Games like Donkey Kong Country and Streets of Rage 2 are constantly brought up when discussing classics from that period in gaming. Raging Justice from MakinGames and publisher Team17 hopes to capitalize on that nostalgia, as it is a 2D