Sidescrolling beat ‘em up games were one of the defining arcade genres of the late 80s, early 90s. Whether you were huddled around the darkened screen of your local arcade or assaulted by noise and ...

Simple mechanics, satisfying action, and a pocket full of quarters. The beat ’em up genre defined arcade gaming for a generation. From ’90s classics to modern masterpieces, we’re counting down the ten ...

While the beat-’em-up genre grew to epic proportions in the 1990s, it began in the late 1980s with some exceptional titles that introduced the concept to a generation of gamers. They were relatively ...