Recommend OpenBOR games for 3+ players

[FateLanegod]

Ahoy me hearties,

I know there should be lots of cool games made on OpenBOR engine.
Do you know the best ones which actually support three or more players simultaneously?

Final Fight Ultimate or Streets of Rage seems to be the obvious choice, but I’m more into Battletoads.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

 

[Goshikk]

I know there should be lots of cool games made on OpenBOR engine.

Eh
They tend to be kinda clunky and janky
Maybe it's just me but I have yet to find an OpenBOR game that's as good as a beat em up on an actual console

There's a Marvel beat em up coming out next week, maybe you could check that out

 

[FateLanegod]

There's a Marvel beat em up coming out next week, maybe you could check that out

Sounds promising. What that would be?

 

[Turbo Kid]

Most OpenBOR games are not as good as people would have you believe. They are usually poorly designed with an emphasis on cheap, quarter munching gameplay. Overly aggressive AI that is too smart, gameplay that is too fast, etc. Plus, most of them are not very imaginative or creative. They just feel like bootleg versions of better games designed by people who aren't creative enough to make real video games and actually get a real job in the video game industry or even with a good indie studio. The people in the OpenBOR community all pat each other on the back convincing each other that they are brilliant developers who are underappreciated when the reality is that most of them are untalented hacks like ZVitor.

The one truly great one that I have played though is actually not complete yet, but it's still a fun experience. That is this one:

https://gamejolt.com/games/avengers-united-battle-force/14591

Great beat 'em ups are rare. The genre doesn't attract the smartest devs. Some of the best ones I've played are very old at this point, like The Dishwasher Vampire Smile or Ninja Warriors on the SNES, which got a remake not long ago. There's also Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III which is pretty awesome and the Japanese versions of Metamorphic Force and The Simpsons arcade are also pretty great. And of course the classic TMNT IV on the SNES.

 

[Goshikk]

Sounds promising. What that would be?

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion on Steam

A cosmic battle awaits! Choose between 15 Marvel heroes in this frenetic action beat ‘em up to fight against the deadly Annihilation Wave threatening the galaxy. From New York City to the depths of the Negative Zone, the future of the Marvel Universe will be fought for across the stars!

store.steampowered.com

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Found an OpenBOR game that seems pretty cool, at least as a novelty