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Best scrolling beat em' up?

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    #32
    Ken B
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭Ken B


    Bush80 wrote: »
    Anyone played double dragon lately? What a piece of ****.
    I recall many the afternoon down the local bowling alley, elbowing my way to victory!


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    #33
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Without rose tinted glasses, SOR2 is miles better than FF in my opinion. There's just way more to Streets of Rage 2 (three "special" moves per character, more throws, character specific weapon moves, the ability to throw weapons on command etc).

    That said FF is still a damn good twitch game.


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    #34
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Ken B wrote: »
    I recall many the afternoon down the local bowling alley, elbowing my way to victory!

    :) I used the reverse kick instead. You could finish that entire game using 1 move.


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    #35
    Ken B
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭Ken B


    Doctor DooM wrote: »
    :) I used the reverse kick instead. You could finish that entire game using 1 move.
    I was just discussing this with my Bro and we both came to the conclusion that our reliance on a single button to finish these games was extremely detrimental to our later development as advanced fighting games players!!


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    #36
    Orim
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Orim


    Ken B wrote: »
    I was just discussing this with my Bro and we both came to the conclusion that our reliance on a single button to finish these games was extremely detrimental to our later development as advanced fighting games players!!

    Apparently it helped Dooms development :P


    I don't know if I can decide what my fav beat-em-up was. I think if I was forced to pick I would go for the four player Simpsons one. Not that it was the best but just for the bedlam that four players caused especially when they are all trying to whore points.

    AvP was probably the best game in the genre though.


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    #37
    EL_Loco
    Registered Users Posts: 901 ✭✭✭EL_Loco


    didn't have streets of rage in the local arcade, so final fight would be my choice. But I'll definitely check out SOR.

    was mad into kung-fu master as a young fella too. Whhhapaaa!


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    #38
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    EL_Loco wrote: »
    didn't have streets of rage in the local arcade, so final fight would be my choice. But I'll definitely check out SOR.

    was mad into kung-fu master as a young fella too. Whhhapaaa!

    SoR never made it to the arcades (well, technically...) It was the megadrives response to Nintendo bagging FF.

    But SoR 2 to this day is worth a punt.


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    #39
    Retr0gamer
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    If anyone wants to try SoR3 then don't play the US or EU version. They were completely raped. The Japanese version, Bare Knuckle 3, is far better. It's easier and less frustrating and has loads of content that was cut from the western releases. They also have an extra boss Ash who can be a secret playable character as well:

    Streets%20of%20Rage%203%20Ash%20Japanese-2.gif

    Take a guess at why he was cut from western releases.
    Untitled Image




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    #40
    Ken B
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭Ken B


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    If anyone wants to try SoR3 then don't play the US or EU version. They were completely raped. The Japanese version, Bare Knuckle 3, is far better. It's easier and less frustrating and has loads of content that was cut from the western releases. They also have an extra boss Ash who can be a secret playable character as well:

    Streets%20of%20Rage%203%20Ash%20Japanese-2.gif

    Take a guess at why he was cut from western releases.
    Is that the singer from Cameo?


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    #41
    Xluna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭Xluna


    That guy's so flaming he'd give the megadrive the RROD.:pac:


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    #42
    Robbknoll
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Robbknoll


    How could everyone Forget....... BATTLETOADS!!!! FTW!


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    #43
    unky chop chop
    Registered Users Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭unky chop chop


    Lads i'll cant help but add 3 titles to the mix which i have fond memories of.
    1. crime fighters
    2. 2 crude dudes
    3.splatterhouse

    all classics.. if you ever wanted to get in a brawl with scum you just had to seek out the nearest crime fighters cabinet..they flocked to that like flies to Sh*t. A-trak and ken B know what i mean


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    #44
    Sisko
    Registered Users Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭Sisko


    Maybe they should have made a side scrolling beat 'em up about kicking the shizz out of random knacks acting the bollocks in local arcades. Once you beat the last boss you get to actually play the arcade game you were trying to get to.



    Which turns out to be the sequel to the one you were just playing...

    /mind ****


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