beat-em-up
Side-scrolling combat game
A beat-em-up is a video game genre where players fight through waves of enemies using hand-to-hand combat, typically moving through side-scrolling levels: We spent hours at the arcade playing beat-em-ups like Double Dragon.
The genre thrived in 1980s and 1990s arcades, often featuring cooperative two-player action.
Also spelled beat 'em up.
Horizontally scrolling video game
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- brawlerHabitual fist-fighter
- actionProcess of doing
- Double DragonCooperative fighting arcade game
combat · multiplayer · co-op · retro · cabinet · sprite · pixel · 8-bit
Strike with fist
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- comboItems grouped together
- health barOn-screen vitality indicator
- power-upCollected in-game enhancement
waves · enemies · goons · thugs · special move · grapple · throw · pipe
Story's central figure
- heroOne admired for courage
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- martial artistCombat discipline practitioner
- street fighterInformal urban combatant
gang · henchmen · miniboss · final boss · damsel · sidekick · roster · palette swap
side-scroller
Horizontally scrolling video game
Double Dragon · combat · multiplayer · co-op · retro · cabinet · sprite · pixel · 8-bit · 16-bit
punch
Strike with fist
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- comboItems grouped together
- health barOn-screen vitality indicator
power-up · waves · enemies · goons · thugs · special move · grapple · throw · pipe · bat
protagonist
Story's central figure
- heroOne admired for courage
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- martial artistCombat discipline practitioner
street fighter · gang · henchmen · miniboss · final boss · damsel · sidekick · roster · palette swap · sprite
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- 16-bit gamingSega Genesis, SNES, 16-bit, Mega Drive, Sonic the Hedgehog
beat-em-upshooter
One who fires weapons
shoot-em-up · first-person shooter · bullet hell · third-person shooter · run and gun
beat-em-upwalking simulator
Exploratory narrative video game
strategy game · real-time strategy · puzzle game · visual novel · idle game