beat em up
Side-scrolling combat genre
Beat em up (also 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.
Classic examples include *Double Dragon* and *Streets of Rage*.
The name captures the straightforward gameplay: you beat them up until no one's left standing.
- brawlerHabitual fist-fighter
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- arcade cabinetFreestanding video game unit
- streetsPublic urban ways
- street fightOutdoor physical altercation
fists · combo · punch · kick · fighting · scrolling · thugs · boss · health bar · life bar · power up · retro · multiplayer · co-op mode · button mashing · button masher · knuckles · goons
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- arcade gaminginsert coin, high score, joystick, game over, credits
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
- coin-op machinesarcade machine, claw machine, jukebox, pinball, video poker
- X-MenX-Men, Wolverine, Magneto, Cyclops, Storm
beat em upshooter
One who fires weapons
first-person shooter · run and gun · third-person shooter · bullet hell
beat em uppuzzle game
Challenge requiring logical thinking
visual novel · walking simulator · idle game · simulation game · life simulation
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