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2012 PCPlayStationXbox

A fast, brutal 2D brawler with a comic-book look, where Shank carves through enemy hordes with knives, chainsaws and guns. Fluid combos and a striking hand-drawn style are the focus.

What defines Shank 2:

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation

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Streets of Rage 4

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2020 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Lavish presentation

A fast side-scrolling beat 'em up with gorgeous hand-drawn art, tight combat and a pumping soundtrack. Brawling through Wood Oak City shines in co-op, with combo mastery and replayability at the core.

Double Dragon Revive

Action-packed real-time combat

A modern side-scrolling beat-'em-up revival of the arcade classic, with Jimmy and Billy Lee brawling through waves of thugs. It features tighter fighting-game-inspired combat from Arc System Works and adjustable difficulty, with co-op play.

Ape Out

Lavish presentation

A frantic smash-'em-up where you play an escaping ape, using guards as weapons and shields. A reactive jazz drum soundtrack and bold graphic style turn every escape attempt into a rhythmic rush.

The Punisher

Action-packed real-time combat

A classic Capcom-style arcade beat 'em up with a comic-book look, where the Punisher and Nick Fury brawl and shoot through the Kingpin's henchmen, solo or in two-player co-op, using a variety of pickup weapons.

Streets of Rage

Focus on a single character

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.

Wet

Distinctive, stylised art style

Wet is an over-the-top action shooter where fixer Rubi blends sword combat with acrobatic dual-pistol gunplay in slow motion. Its grindhouse look with film grain and heavy gore gives it a distinct retro exploitation style.

Gunman Clive

Distinctive, stylised art style

A short, old-school side-scrolling platform shooter set in the Wild West, with a distinctive sketched, paper-like look. You jump and shoot through 16 tight levels and face big bosses.

Stranglehold

Lavish presentation

An over-the-top John Woo third-person shooter where you play Inspector Tequila, diving and sliding in slow motion through highly destructible environments. Style points reward flashy moves in the spirit of Hong Kong action cinema.

Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge

Distinctive, stylised art style

A classic SNK 2D weapons fighter where heavy sword strikes, precise parries and timing decide each duel. Its darker-tinged samurai world, hand-drawn sprites and rage mechanics make it stand out.

Samurai Shodown III

Dark, serious atmosphere

A weapon-based one-on-one fighter set in feudal Japan where heavy sword strikes, precise parries and timing decide every duel. Its darker tone and redesigned cast set the third entry apart from its more playful predecessors.

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