July 26, 2016 - Dungeon Punks tries to be a throwback to classic
arcade brawlers like Golden Axe and Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom.
Not exact matches
You can't expect that much variation from an
arcade brawler but then again it certainly feels
like a missed opportunity.
Wulverblade is clearly influenced by old school side - scrolling
brawlers like Final Fight, TMNT: The
Arcade Game, and Double Dragon, and I love what I've played so far of this modern homage to a genre I grew up playing.
«It was all about looking at great
arcade games and coin - op
brawlers,» continued Parakhen, suggesting that the
likes of Golden Axe, Guardian Heroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and even Castle Crashers formed the basis for the action.
Nothing brings revelers together quite
like a classic
arcade brawler in the tradition of Final Fight.
Upon first glance, Way of the Passive Fist looks
like a throwback to the days of 16 - bit, quarter - munching
arcade brawlers.
For fans of Konami's and Capcom's nineties
arcade brawler output or modern multiplayer mayhems
like Castle Crashers and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World it may still feel a bit too old - fashioned, but there is no game that distills the slow - paced, methodical old school formula into a more wholesome mix than this.