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1990 Classic

A classic top-down arcade run-and-gun in which a mercenary squad fights through six missions to rescue a captured former president. Fast action, pickup weapons and co-op play define the experience.

What defines Mercs:

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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Ikari Warriors

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1986 PlayStation

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Realistic visuals

A classic vertically scrolling arcade shooter where you fight alone or with a friend through jungles, rivers and ruins. Machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers drive fast, punishing action.

Lethal Enforcers

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade light-gun shooter where you play a cop gunning down criminals in bank robberies, street and Chinatown scenes. Quick aim and sparing innocents are key, and a second player can join in co-op.

Double Dragon

Co-op or multiplayer

The arcade classic that helped define the beat 'em up genre: punch, kick and grapple your way through waves of street gang thugs, ideally with a friend in co-op, to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend.

Virtua Cop

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade light-gun shooter where you play a cop blasting criminals in quick succession while avoiding civilians. Its early polygonal graphics and fast, reflex-driven pacing influenced later rail shooters like Time Crisis and House of the Dead.

Time Crisis II

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade light gun shooter where you pop in and out of cover to shoot enemies under time pressure. The series' new co-op mode lets two players blast through short, intense stages together.

Streets of Rage 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A classic side-scrolling beat 'em up where you pick one of four fighters and brawl through city streets, solo or in co-op, to take down Mr. X. Fast combat, special moves and its legendary electronic soundtrack define it.

Street Fighter

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Capcom's original Street Fighter laid the groundwork for the genre with one-on-one duels against opponents from around the world, attack buttons and early command-input special moves. It is clunky and punishing, but historically important.

Streets of Rage Remake

Co-op or multiplayer

A huge fan-made remake that combines all three Streets of Rage games into one classic side-scrolling brawler. It offers gang-busting combat, a large roster of fighters, local co-op, and the series' driving electronic soundtrack.

Streets of Rage

Co-op or multiplayer

A classic Sega side-scrolling brawler where you punch and kick your way through a crime-ridden city to a legendary electronic soundtrack, with optional two-player co-op.

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