beat 'em up
Side-scrolling combat genre
A beat 'em up is a video game genre where the player fights through waves of enemies using hand-to-hand combat, typically progressing through side-scrolling levels.
Classic examples include *Double Dragon* and *Streets of Rage*.
The term distinguishes these brawlers from one-on-one fighting games: I spent hours on beat 'em ups at the arcade.
- boss battlesConfrontations with powerful enemies
- final bossLast major enemy
- special movesUnique character abilities
- button mashingRapid indiscriminate controller input
- BattletoadsDifficult retro brawler
vigilante justice · combo system · martial arts · revenge plot · gang warfare · rescue mission · health bar · life bar · power-ups · co-op mode · two player · urban crime · side-scrolling · brawler · pixel art · enemy waves · level progression · thugs
- arcade gamesclaw machine, Asteroids, Galaga, Defender, coin-op
beat 'em uppuzzle game
Challenge requiring logical thinking
farming sim · life sim · walking simulator · visual novel · simulation game
beat 'em upstrategy game
Competition requiring planning
visual novel · walking simulator · idle game · text adventure · clicker game