Simon Says: Beat-Em-Up Games Need a Change in Direction

Simon Says: Beat-Em-Up Games Need a Change in Direction

peterthomas6|13 years ago|Industry

Simon looks at the current state of the beat-em-up genre and how he thinks the classic 2D games have lost their way.

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