what are the best beat-em-up games you've played with friends?

[chxshire22]

a while ago, i brought my switch to a gathering. we played the scott pilgrim beat em up game and everyone loved it.

what are some other beat em ups you'd recommend to play at a party? whether it's on switch or other consoles

 

[sparkychechard]

Only 2 players max for this 1 but me and my friends would take turns playing this always had a blast

 

[Dr.Kisaragi]

Well the famous are Double Dragon, Tmnt Turtle in time, X-men, Street of Rage series

My recommend is Double Dragon and Street of Rage.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Double Dragon 1 on NES, Spiderman & Venom: Maximum Carnage on the SNES.

 

[chxshire22]

wow 2 votes for double dragon and maximum carnage - will definitely download them then

 

[pr0xy]

Streets of Rage 2 and Golden Axe, both on Mega Drive/Genesis.

 

[Segadude113]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and 3 for the NES.

 

[Clippy]

Little Fighter 2, Streets of Rage Remake, Fight n Rage and Final Fight LNS are pretty much my go-to belt scrollers. I play on PC but some of them might be available elsewhere.

 

[nobitakun]

I am eager to say Secret of Mana, because I always say Secret of Mana in all co-op conversations, but this time I can't xD.

But I think I could say Dragon's Crown, as it is a beat'em up with RPG mechanics, isn't it?

Actually I love ANY game co-op with friends, and there are tons of them from the 16 & 32 bit era. Ahhh, it was wonderful to have lived that :D

 

[FateLanegod]

Actually I love ANY game co-op with friends, and there are tons of them from the 16 & 32 bit era. Ahhh, it was wonderful to have lived that :D

Could you please share some of your personal recommendations?
I’m building my own collection of these and got some cool suggestions here on RGT. Maybe there would be something new.

On topic: Battletoads & Double Dragon The Ultimate Team for NES is da best of the best of the best, just it.

 

[RustySK]

Fight'N Rage! The best modern beat 'em up I've played, even above the also amazing Streets of Rage 4 - highly recommend both!
I'll also second Dragon's Crown - I really hope we eventually get some kind of PC port for that stupidly gorgeous game.

As for classics, I'm a big fan of Capcom's DnD duology, Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara, as well as Alien vs. Predator. Can't go wrong with any of these.

 

[nobitakun]

Could you please share some of your personal recommendations?
I’m building my own collection of these and got some cool suggestions here on RGT. Maybe there would be something new.

On topic: Battletoads & Double Dragon The Ultimate Team for NES is da best of the best of the best, just it.

The games I played most when I was a teenager were:

• Turtles IV - Turtles in Time (Snes)
• Gunstar Heroes (Megadrive) - Although is not a beat'em up per se, it is highly recommended.
• Streets of Rage (Megadrive)
• Captain Commando (PS1)
• Knights of the Round (Snes)
• Double Dragon (Nes)
• Golden Axe (Megadrive)
• Turtles II (Nes)
• Panzer Bandit (PS1)
• Pu Li Ru La (Saturn) - This one is hilarous.
• Die Hard Arcade (Saturn) - One of the very few 3D beat'em ups that I really like.
• Nekketsu Oyako (Saturn)

These are the games and the versions I played with friends during my childhood, those might have been released for other platforms and of course, most of them should exist in arcade.

I hope I could be of help :)

 

[Tonberry]

I played through Final Fight 3 with my little brother one day on a whim when he was like 11 (I’m 9 years older and this was probably close to a decade ago now) and it was a really fun bonding experience.