2D brawler

I should probably stop calling this a revival. Beat ’em ups have been back for a while and it’s just become a genre developers are happy to return to. Big Helmet Heroes is the second effort from French outfit Exalted Studios. Expanding on from their similarly titled mobile game, this […]

Big Helmet Heroes – PS5 Review

February 4, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2D brawler / Beat em up / belt scroller / big helmet heroes / co-op local multiplayer / combos / exalted studios / french / princess / sheep by Mike

The beat ’em up renaissance has been interesting to see. Whilst it does play on people’s nostalgia, the higher profile efforts have been of a pretty good quality. Next to return to the fray is Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of The Dragons. The series itself hasn’t always hit the right […]

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons – PS5 Review

July 27, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2D brawler / Beat em up / crime / double dragon gaiden rise of the new dragons / jimmy and bimmy lee / kingpin / local co-op / melee combat / secret base / trash pyramid by Mike

I don’t tend to see a lot of brawlers these days. Sometimes it’s a genre that’s tough to get right but we’ve seen with the River City Ransom revivals and Steets of Rage recent return that there’s an audience for a good punch-up. Paw Paw Paw is the latest indie […]

Paw Paw Paw – PS4 Review

December 9, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2D brawler / couch co-op / hack and slash / local multiplayer / melee combat / paw paw paw / simpleton / skill tree by Mike

One of the benefits of living up north is that you’re never too far away from remnants of our Roman past. As a kid, I’ve been dragged to forts and hopped over Hadrian’s Wall into Scotland. Fully Illustrated are looking to shed more of an educated light on this brutal […]

Wulverblade – PS4 Review

January 31, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2D brawler / Beat em up / fully illustrated / roman history / scottish barbarians / wulverblade by Mike