Tag: Beat ’em up
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Hall of Fame Review – Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
By Marshall Garvey and Reshan Nicolson-Singh Release Date: August 25, 2009 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X Developer: Rocksteady Studios Publishers: Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Genre: Action-Adventure, Beat ‘Em Up, Stealth Mode: Single player By 2009, the superhero genre had achieved new dimensions in entertainment culture thanks…
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Retro Review: “Batman Returns” (1993, Konami, Super Nintendo)
By Michael Mygind The 16-bit era of the early to mid-nineties was a hotbed for two things: side scrolling beat-em-ups and movie tie-ins. Most beat-em-ups were uninspired copy-cats of popular franchises at the time such as Final Fight and Streets of Rage, and most movie tie-ins were lackluster cash-ins on a popular license. However, 1993’s Batman…