Meanings of beat-em-up in English

The 2D beat-em-up is an endangered species, but its DNA is everywhere.

However, the standard beat-em-up progression doesn't really encourage long-term play anyway.

The blend of beat-em-up with real-time strategy works well.

It's a "unique hybrid of beat-em-up-and-turn-based strategy, set in the world of the Aztec Empire".

In fact, it's much more intuitive than many other beat-em-up series, including some better known ones like Mortal Kombat.

Here's a sample of our early favorites.This Kickstarted parody of side-scrolling beat-em-up games stars a lumberjack who punches deer, bears etc.

Couple this with solid voice-overs and licensed music (which kicks in during the game's marathon beat-em-up miniboss battles), and you've got a really engaging affair.