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2D Brawler

2D brawlers are action games where you walk through a level, punching, kicking, and slicing enemies, all taking place in a 2D plane, with no depth movement.

The default structure for 2D brawlers is level-based, and the default presentation is side-scrolling.

tag   : #2dbrawler
games : 55

Games

Title
System
Year
Completed only


55 games in database, 14 completed (25%). Year range: 1985-2019, median: 1991.
list - box art - screenshots

 Kung Fu                                   Irem                            NES     1985       1 video            10 logs
 Rush'n Attack                             Konami                          Arcade  1985       1 video             1 logs
 Trojan                                    Capcom                          Arcade  1986       1 video   C         4 logs
 Shinobi                                   Sega                            System  1987                           5 logs
 Rastan                                    Taito                           Arcade  1987                           5 logs
 Tiger Road                                                                Arcade  1987       1 video             1 logs
 China Warrior                             Hudson Soft                     PCE     1987                           1 logs
 Black Tiger                               Capcom                          Arcade  1987       1 video             3 logs
 Ninja Gaiden                              Tecmo                           NES     1988                           5 logs
 DragonNinja                               Data East                       Arcade  1988                 C         4 logs
 Splatterhouse                             Namco                           Namcos  1988       2 videos            7 logs
 Altered Beast                             Sega                            System  1988       1 video   C  x 2    4 logs
 Vigilante                                 Irem                            Arcade  1988                           1 logs
 Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yo  Beam Software                   C64     1988                           4 logs
 Shadow Dancer                             Sega                            Arcade  1989                           4 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                       Reflections                     Amiga   1989       3 videos  C        20 logs
 Altered Beast                             Sega                            GEN     1989                 C         8 logs
 The Revenge of Shinobi                    Sega                            GEN     1989       1 video             5 logs
 Last Battle                               Sega                            GEN     1989                           1 logs
 Mystic Defender                           Sega                            GEN     1989                           1 logs
 Ivanhoe                                   Ocean France                    Amiga   1990                           1 logs
 Shadow Dancer                             Sega                            GEN     1990       1 video             7 logs
 Shadow Warriors                                                           C64     1990                           1 logs
 Shadow of the Beast II                    Reflections                     Amiga   1990                           1 logs
 Splatterhouse                                                             PCE     1990       1 video             4 logs
 Magic Sword                               Capcom                          CPS     1990       1 video   C         4 logs
 Thunder Fox                               Taito                           GEN     1990                           2 logs
 Crude Buster                              Data East                       Arcade  1991                           1 logs
 Two Crude Dudes                           Data East                       GEN     1991       1 video            11 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                       Reflections                     GEN     1991                           5 logs
 Dahna: Megami Tanjō                       Information Global Service      GEN     1991       1 video             2 logs
 International Ninja Rabbits               Flair Software                  C64     1991                           1 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                       Reflections                     PCECD   1992       2 videos            3 logs
 Splatterhouse 2                           Now Production                  GEN     1992       1 video             2 logs
 Samurai-Ghost                             Namco                           PCE     1992                           2 logs
 Shadow of the Beast II                                                    GEN     1992                           1 logs
 Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master   Megasoft                        GEN     1993                           1 logs
 Mystic Warriors                           Konami                          Arcade  1993                           4 logs
 Blades of Vengeance                       Beam Software                   GEN     1993       1 video             4 logs
 The Incredible Hulk                       Probe Entertainment             GEN     1994                           1 logs
 Skeleton Warriors                         Neversoft Entertainment         PS      1996                           2 logs
 Viewtiful Joe                             Clover Studio                   PS2     2004                 C         1 logs
 Viewtiful Joe 2                           Clover Studio                   PS2     2004                 C         1 logs
 Odin Sphere                               Vanillaware                     PS2     2007                           1 logs
 Splatterhouse 2                                                           360     2010                           1 logs
 Shank                                     Klei Entertainment              360     2010                 C  x 2    2 logs
 BloodRayne: Betrayal                      WayForward Technologies         360     2011                           3 logs
 Shank 2                                   Klei Entertainment              360     2012                 C         7 logs
 Muramasa Rebirth                          Vanillaware                     VITA    2013                           1 logs
 Guacamelee!                                                               PS4     2014 Jul   1 video             1 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                       Heavy Spectrum                  PS4     2016                 C         5 logs
 Shadow of the Beast                                                       PS4     2016       1 video   C         1 logs
 The Messenger                             Sabotage Studio                 NSW     2018                           3 logs
 Katana Zero                               Askiisoft                       NSW     2019                 C         4 logs
 Guacamelee! 2                                                             XB1     2019       2 videos  C         4 logs

Videos

Kung Fu (NES)

2018-13-11
New channel name: syltefar!

Rush'n Attack (Arcade)

2020-11-07
MiSTer Arcade

Trojan (Arcade)

2020-09-08
MiSTer Arcade - Trojan

Tiger Road (Arcade)

2020-27-07
MiSTer Arcade 3

Black Tiger (Arcade)

2019-06-07
Capcom and Duke Nukem

Splatterhouse (Namco System 1)

2019-27-10
Bashing Monsters
2019-28-10
Nightmare

Altered Beast (System 16)

2022-12-04
MiSTer Arcade

Shadow of the Beast (Amiga)

2016-07-05
Full playthrough
2016-07-05
Training 1
2016-07-05
Training 2

The Revenge of Shinobi (SEGA Genesis)

2023-15-01
MiSTer Genesis

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (SEGA Genesis)

2022-06-09
MiSTer Genesis

Splatterhouse (PC Engine)

2019-21-10
Splatterhouse

Magic Sword (CP System)

2023-29-05
Open Beta 1

Two Crude Dudes (SEGA Genesis)

2023-25-07
MiSTer Genesis

Dahna: Megami Tanjō (SEGA Genesis)

2023-29-05
MiSTer Genesis

Shadow of the Beast (PC Engine CD)

2016-08-05
Shadow of the Beast (PC-Engine)
2020-12-08
MiSTer Pc-Engine CD

Splatterhouse 2 (SEGA Genesis)

2019-27-10
Bashing Monsters

Blades of Vengeance (SEGA Genesis)

2020-11-07
MiSTer Genesis 1

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (PlayStation 4)

2021-05-06
4 Player Madness

Shadow of the Beast (PlayStation 4)

2016-17-05
Original 1989 Game

Guacamelee! 2 (Xbox One)

2021-06-02
Game is Hard
2021-13-02
Egg Challenge and Crucible 1



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