Any good 2D Run 'n Gun or Beat 'em Up games?, page 2 - Forum

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Registered: Oct 2008

From Poland

Posted December 15, 2009

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If you have a Wii then you MUST get Super Metroid for the Virtual Console...

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Registered: May 2009

From United States

Posted December 15, 2009

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If you don't mind a little Metroid, Cave Story is excellent. Also, free.

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Registered: Dec 2008

From Australia

Posted December 15, 2009

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Wishbone: As long as we're on emulation, may I recommend Turrican II on the Amiga? One of the best platform shooters ever IMO, and with an excellent soundtrack to boot.

I was going to mention turrican but decided against it on the grounds of emulation. If you're going that route, about a quarter of the games on the Amiga fell into the run & gun/beat em up category. Shadow Of The Beast is an excellent example

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Registered: Mar 2009

From United States

Posted December 15, 2009

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JudasIscariot: If you have a Wii then you MUST get Super Metroid for the Virtual Console...

Nope, not even a Wii, but I do have Super Metroid, great game!
Yet again, adding to the list of exceptions: Super Star Wars Trilogy

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Registered: Nov 2008

From United States

Posted December 15, 2009

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This is gonna sound weird but... Batman Returns on SNES.

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Registered: Oct 2008

From Denmark

Posted December 16, 2009

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Wishbone: As long as we're on emulation, may I recommend Turrican II on the Amiga? One of the best platform shooters ever IMO, and with an excellent soundtrack to boot.

Aliasalpha: I was going to mention turrican but decided against it on the grounds of emulation. If you're going that route, about a quarter of the games on the Amiga fell into the run & gun/beat em up category. Shadow Of The Beast is an excellent example

Well, half the games mentioned here will most likely require some form of emulation. Also, even though Beast was a tremendous achievement in sound and graphics (it still looks and sounds absolutely beautiful today), the gameplay was rather shitty.
Also, I'd say that the huge number of Amiga games in those categories would be an argument in favor of going the emulation route, wouldn't you?

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Registered: Dec 2008

From Australia

Posted December 16, 2009

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Well I'm slightly biased towards the Amiga, it was the true gem that got me into upgrading computers (second FDD AND a whopping 512MB expansion). Never really did anything for the C64 other than adding the disc drive and tying a leather boot lace around the case so it pressed the dodgy circuit back into place and gave me 16 glorious colours
Wish someone would just buy all the IPs released on the Amiga & C64 and sell them as a bulk pack

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In GOG we trust

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Registered: Sep 2009

From United States

Posted December 16, 2009

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I've been a gamer for a long time, so I've played a lot of these types of games. Here's some that I have enjoyed over the years. Since the list is a bit overwhelming, I've added **** to the ones I like the most.
Arcade
Alien Storm
Alien Syndrome
Alien VS Predator
Altered Beasts
Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja
Berzerk ****
Black Tiger ****
Blood Bros.
Cabal
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs ****
Captain America and The Avengers
Captain Commando ****
Chelnov ****
Combatribes
Crime Fighters
Die Hard
Double Dragon series ****
Dungeons & Dragons ****
Final Fight series ****
Ghosts n Goblins
Ghouls n Ghosts
Golden Axe series ****
Goonies
Heavy Barrel
Ikari Warriors 1-3
Karnov
Knights of the Round
Narc
Ninja Assault
Ninja Gaiden
Robocop
Rush n' Attack ****
The Simpsons ****
Sly Spy ****
Smash TV ****
Sunset Riders
Tecmo Knight ****
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT: Turtles In Time ****
Time Soldiers
Total Carnage
Vendetta
X-Men ****
Xenophobe
NES
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Alien 3
Astyanax
Bad Dudes
Batman: Return of the Joker ****
Battletoads ****
Bionic Commando ****
Blaster Master ****
Burai Fighter
Cabal
Clash at Demonhead
Codename Viper
Contra ****
Double Dragon 1-3
Flying Dragon
Flying Warriors
Ghosts n Goblins
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode ****
Golgo 13: The Mafat Conspiracy
Guardian Legend ****
Journey to Silius ****
Karnov
Legendary Wings
Low G Man
Megaman 1-6 ****
Metal Storm ****
Metroid ****
Mighty Final Fight
Ninja Gaiden 1-3 ****
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter
Rambo
River City Ransom ****
Rolling Thunder
Rygar
S.C.A.T. ****
Section Z ****
Shatter Hand
Shinobi
Smash TV
Street Fighter 2010
Strider
Super C ****
Trojan
Vice Project Doom
Werewolf
Wrath of the Black Manta
Wurm ****
Yo! Noid
SNES
Actraiser
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
Captain Commando
Contra 3 ****
Cybernator ****
Demon's Crest ****
Earthworm Jim 1-2
Final Fight 1-3 ****
Joe and Mac 1-2
Knights of the Round
Magic Sword
Megaman 7, X, X2
Metal Warriors****
Rival Turf
Sunset Riders
Super Ghouls n Ghosts ****
Super Double Dragon
Super Metroid ****
Super Smash TV
Super Sonic Blastman
Super Star Wars (trilogy)
Super Turrican 1-2
Tick
Tuff E Nuff
Wild Guns
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
NeoGeo
Blues Journey
Burning Fight
Cyber Lip ****
Eightman
King of the Monsters 1-2
Magician Lord ****
Metal Slug 1-5, X ****
NAM-1975 ****
Ninja Combat
Ninja Commando
Rage of the Dragons
Sengoku 1-3 ****
Shock Troopers
PS2
Alien Hominid ****
The Bouncer
Capcom Classics Collection Vol 1 (multiple games) ****
Contra: Shattered Soldier ****
God Hand
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil ****, though more of a platformer
Metal Slug 4+5 ****
Odin Sphere
Viewtiful Joe 1-2
War of the Monsters
GOG
Earthworm Jim 1 + 2 ****
Expendable

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Registered: Sep 2008

From Finland

Posted December 16, 2009

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I'd say Shadow Complex available for the XBLA. I know it's a metroidvania in essence, but aside all the nonlinear gameplay and adventure elements, the shooting can be really fun and rewarding.

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FPSer :D

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Registered: Mar 2009

From United States

Posted December 16, 2009

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Daedolon: I'd say Shadow Complex available for the XBLA. I know it's a metroidvania in essence, but aside all the nonlinear gameplay and adventure elements, the shooting can be really fun and rewarding.

Lol, sounds fun. But I don't have an Xbox to play it on. Is it also for the PC?

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Registered: Sep 2008

From Finland

Posted December 16, 2009

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dumbguy: But I don't have an Xbox to play it on. Is it also for the PC?

Just for the X360 as far as I know.

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FPSer :D

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Registered: Mar 2009

From United States

Posted December 16, 2009

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jungletoad: I've been a gamer for a long time, so I've played a lot of these types of games. Here's some that I have enjoyed over the years. Since the list is a bit overwhelming, I've added **** to the ones I like the most.
Arcade
Alien Storm
Alien Syndrome
Alien VS Predator
Altered Beasts
Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja
Berzerk ****
Black Tiger ****
Blood Bros.
Cabal
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs ****
Captain America and The Avengers
Captain Commando ****
Chelnov ****
Combatribes
Crime Fighters
Die Hard
Double Dragon series ****
Dungeons & Dragons ****
Final Fight series ****
Ghosts n Goblins
Ghouls n Ghosts
Golden Axe series ****
Goonies
Heavy Barrel
Ikari Warriors 1-3
Karnov
Knights of the Round
Narc
Ninja Assault
Ninja Gaiden
Robocop
Rush n' Attack ****
The Simpsons ****
Sly Spy ****
Smash TV ****
Sunset Riders
Tecmo Knight ****
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT: Turtles In Time ****
Time Soldiers
Total Carnage
Vendetta
X-Men ****
Xenophobe
NES
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Alien 3
Astyanax
Bad Dudes
Batman: Return of the Joker ****
Battletoads ****
Bionic Commando ****
Blaster Master ****
Burai Fighter
Cabal
Clash at Demonhead
Codename Viper
Contra ****
Double Dragon 1-3
Flying Dragon
Flying Warriors
Ghosts n Goblins
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode ****
Golgo 13: The Mafat Conspiracy
Guardian Legend ****
Journey to Silius ****
Karnov
Legendary Wings
Low G Man
Megaman 1-6 ****
Metal Storm ****
Metroid ****
Mighty Final Fight
Ninja Gaiden 1-3 ****
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter
Rambo
River City Ransom ****
Rolling Thunder
Rygar
S.C.A.T. ****
Section Z ****
Shatter Hand
Shinobi
Smash TV
Street Fighter 2010
Strider
Super C ****
Trojan
Vice Project Doom
Werewolf
Wrath of the Black Manta
Wurm ****
Yo! Noid
SNES
Actraiser
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
Captain Commando
Contra 3 ****
Cybernator ****
Demon's Crest ****
Earthworm Jim 1-2
Final Fight 1-3 ****
Joe and Mac 1-2
Knights of the Round
Magic Sword
Megaman 7, X, X2
Metal Warriors****
Rival Turf
Sunset Riders
Super Ghouls n Ghosts ****
Super Double Dragon
Super Metroid ****
Super Smash TV
Super Sonic Blastman
Super Star Wars (trilogy)
Super Turrican 1-2
Tick
Tuff E Nuff
Wild Guns
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
NeoGeo
Blues Journey
Burning Fight
Cyber Lip ****
Eightman
King of the Monsters 1-2
Magician Lord ****
Metal Slug 1-5, X ****
NAM-1975 ****
Ninja Combat
Ninja Commando
Rage of the Dragons
Sengoku 1-3 ****
Shock Troopers
PS2
Alien Hominid ****
The Bouncer
Capcom Classics Collection Vol 1 (multiple games) ****
Contra: Shattered Soldier ****
God Hand
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil ****, though more of a platformer
Metal Slug 4+5 ****
Odin Sphere
Viewtiful Joe 1-2
War of the Monsters
GOG
Earthworm Jim 1 + 2 ****
Expendable

Wow man, thanks for all these games, some are good!

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Registered: Sep 2008

From Australia

Posted December 17, 2009

28

Granted they are 3D, but Action Doom and the prequel, Action Doom 2: Urban Brawl, are heavily inspired by 2D Run 'n Gun and Beat-Em-Up games respectively. Both are free (though the paid version of Urban Brawl contains extras).
Action Doom 1 requires Doom2.wad and ZDoom, while Urban Brawl is standalone. With both, go into options and set up WASD movement and "always mouselook" if you prefer, as well as a jump key. In UB, don't forget to also set a key for secondary attack (drop weapon is already set, bound to Z).

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