looking for a fun beat-em-up game

BabyHeadCrab

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I miss the good old days when hundreds of games that simply allowed you to plow your way through thousands of enemies useing anything in your enviroment as a weapon. I cant remember the name of the game but the other day I was thinking about a title for playstation where you could even take the tires off cars and just beat the shit out of baddies with them. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd just like to let some frustrations out in a good beat-em-up. I'm not talking shooter, or fighter. I'm talking about a genre that seems to be nearly extinct where you had a plethora of methods of kicking everythings ass. I dont care the platform as long as it's not PSP and it's already out. I really have the urge to play a fun beat-em-up.. are those games even still around?

Oh yeah dont link me to any flash game sites either, I mean a full fledged title worthy of praise, the last game like this I actually had fun with was the Max Payne Kung-Fu mod.. any mod/game which could give me this powerful feeling of being able to pummel the shit out of my enemies and do it in style.. please inform me. (dont recommend devil may cry or res-evil, played those already and thought they were missing something)

Most all SP video games have just been boreing the everloveing shit out of me. I got PD0, COD2 and Kameo with high hopes and all they offered was a few quirky aspects and moments of fun, but no real substance.. nothing to make me think "key turning on that console again would be totally worth it" In fact it's been ages since i've really played anything except WoW and CS:Source and i'm getting damn tired of it. I need a gem, a keeper, something that is addictive and fun but not trying to be something it's not. Maybe something is wrong with me and I just cant get into games as much as I used to be able to.. but it's not been since Ocarina and Final Fantasy / MGS days that i've truly felt captivated by a video game. Anyone else feel this way? and if there is an exception where can it be found? I've tapped WoW to death.... wait for oblivion I guess. (not that oblivion is a beat-em-up, but i'm hopeing it will offer some long lasting appeal without looseing my interest in a matter of days).

So in short i'm just looking for a game other than WoW or CS that can actually hold my interest like the games of the "golden age" did. Any ideas?
 
If you have an SNES or NES, Double Dragon.

For the PS1... I think Fighting Force? Brute Force?
 
Freedom Fighters isn't a beat em up...

Try the Warriors for PS2 or Xbox :). Amazing game.
 
Dude, Battle Toads & Double Dragons for the SNES was possibly the funnest beat em up game I've ever played.
 
I think i'm going to check out The Warriors, thanks guys.. but yeah fighting force I think that good ol' n64/psone game was!
 
DeusExMachinia said:
Freedom Fighters isn't a beat em up...

Try the Warriors for PS2 or Xbox :). Amazing game.

But it will give him the need/want to turn on his console/computer.
 
Super Smash bros is fun. Lots of characters, challenges and levels to mess about on.
 
Dynasty Warriors 4
Manhunt
Path of Neo *gives middle finger to the matrix haters
 
It's repetetive, but SO IS EVERY GAME, YES EVEN HALF LIFE 2.

I loved Path of Neo, beat the SHIT out of King Kong.
 
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