For players of a certain age, the beat ‘em up genre will forever be the pinnacle of gaming. Popularized first in arcades, then cemented at home during the Sega Genesis and SNES era, games like Golden ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.

Try to picture this hypothetical game. You’re controlling a character bashing their way through a 2D world. You clear out room after room of enemies, paying close attention to your limited health bar, ...

Dotemu, the company that published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and developed Streets of Rage 4, is back with another slice of side-scrolling retro goodness. This time, however, ...

After their success delivering one of the best beat-’em-ups of the past decade with Streets of Rage 4, developer Guard Crush Games is working on something original. The studio announced its new game ...

With the PlayStation State of Play bringing us a February showcase for Sony’s platforms, we got to see Sega show up with a classic franchise that is getting a much-needed revival: Shinobi. Sega showed ...