Top Ten Brawlers

Following the recent release of Tecmo Koei Europe’s highly-anticipated Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage and ahead of the upcoming Splatterhouse from Namco Bandai Games, Electronic Theatre has decided to use this weekly space to discuss the Top Ten Brawlers; games in which the fists do the talking, and the cerebral challenges are kept to a minimum. The early 90’s may well be considered the ‘golden age’ for the Scrolling Beat-‘Em-Up, but modern revisits to the genre have seen many new stars take an eager audience by storm, not least the ever-dependable Dynasty Warriors series.