Edge writes: "After Alien Hominid made gamers across the world cry tears of pain, The Behemoth began work on a side-scrolling XBLA beat 'em up. But it hasn't gone soft. Castle Crashers is a portmanteau scroller, taking ideas from across the gamut of the genre and repackaging them with first-class production values. The problem is that scrolling beat 'em ups, even the very best, have a few inherent problems: the main one being repetition – of enemies, of challenges, of level structure, of movesets. Does Castle Crashers have any solutions?"
Andrew M writes: "To celebrate the mini renascence of brawlers we've had recently, we came up with a list of 4 more classics we hope to see get a revival soon."
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Brawlers saw a sharp decline in popularity in the mid-1990s for several reasons. Then in the mid-2000s, the genre saw a resurgence which is still going strong today. So, don your armour and unsheathe your swords as we investigate what led to Brawler's initial downfall and the games which brought the genre back from the brink.
The Best Couch Co-op Games make you laught, rage and can be a lot of fun. Here are the ones that you should check out if you have not done so already.