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Side-scrolling Beat 'em Up
A beat 'em up (also known as brawler and, in some markets, beat 'em all) is a video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat against a large number of opponents. Traditional beat 'em ups take place in scrolling, two-dimensional (2D) levels, while a number of modern games feature more open three-dimensional (3D) environments with yet larger numbers of enemies. The gameplay tends to follow arcade genre conventions, such as being simple to learn but difficult to master, and the combat system tends to be more highly developed than other side-scrolling action games. Two-player cooperative gameplay and multiple player characters are also hallmarks of the genre. Most of these games take place in urban settings and feature crime-fighting and revenge-based plots, though some games may employ historical, science fiction or fantasy themes. The first beat 'em up was 1984's '' Kung-Fu Master'', which was based on Hong Kong martial arts films. 1986's '' Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun'' introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Québécois De La Langue Française
The (, OQLF; ) is an agency of the Quebec provincial government charged with ensuring legislative requirements with respect to the right to use French are respected. Established on 24 March 1961 by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage, the OQLF was attached to the Ministry of Culture and Communications. Its initial mission, defined in its report of 1 April 1964, was "to align with international French, promote good Canadianisms and fight Anglicisms, ... work on the normalization of the language in Quebec and support State intervention to carry out a global language policy that would consider notably the importance of socio-economic motivations in making French the priority language in Quebec".24 mars 1961 - Création de l'Office de la langue française , in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter II
is a 1991 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcade game, arcades. It is the second installment in the ''Street Fighter'' series and the sequel to 1987's ''Street Fighter (video game), Street Fighter''. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and Akira Yasuda, who had previously worked on the game Final Fight (video game), ''Final Fight'', it is the fourteenth game to use Capcom's CP System arcade system board. ''Street Fighter II'' vastly improved many of the concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of Fighting game#Special attacks and combos, special command-based moves, a Combo (video games), combo system, a six-button configuration, and a wider selection of player character, playable characters, each with a unique fighting style. ''Street Fighter II'' became the best-selling game since the golden age of arcade video games. By 1994, it had been played by an estimated 25 million people in the United States alone. More than 200,000 arcade cabinets and 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon's Crown
''Dragon's Crown'' is a 2013 action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The game was published in Japan and North America by Atlus and in PAL regions by NIS America. A high-definition port for PlayStation 4, ''Dragon's Crown Pro'', was released by Atlus in 2018. Players navigate environments from a side-scrolling perspective, choosing from six character classes to fight in the style of a beat 'em up and acquiring loot through repeated dungeon exploration. The storyline follows adventurers as they journey across Hydeland and become involved in the search for the magical Dragon's Crown. Director and lead artist George Kamitani originally planned ''Dragon's Crown'' as a Dreamcast sequel to the 1997 Sega Saturn title '' Princess Crown''. Following Vanillaware's successes with '' Odin Sphere'' and '' Muramasa: The Demon Blade'', Kamitani restarted the project. Originally set to be published by UTV Ignition Entertainment, that comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeon Fighter Online
''Dungeon Fighter Online'', known in South Korea as ''Dungeon & Fighter'', is a multiplayer beat 'em up action role-playing game, developed and published for personal computers by Neople, a South Korean subsidiary of Nexon, and originally published by Hangame in 2005. The game was originally released in South Korea as ''Dungeon & Fighter'', then in Japan as and then published in China by Tencent. A global version of ''Dungeon Fighter Online'' was released in May 2015. ''Dungeon Fighter Online'' is one of the most-played and highest-grossing video games of all time, with over 850 million players worldwide and over in lifetime revenue as of June 2023. This also makes it one of the highest-grossing entertainment media products of all time. Gameplay ''Dungeon Fighter Online'' is similar to 2D side-scrolling arcade hack and slash/ beat 'em up games, such as '' Golden Axe'' or '' Double Dragon''. Players traverse 2D screens while fighting hordes of monsters. There are a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayonetta
is a science fantasy action-adventure video game franchise created by Hideki Kamiya. It is developed by PlatinumGames, owned by Sega, and, since the release of Bayonetta 2 in 2014, published by Nintendo. The franchise was introduced in 2009 with '' Bayonetta'', which was followed by two sequels, '' Bayonetta 2'' (2014) and '' Bayonetta 3'' (2022), as well as a prequel, '' Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon'' (2023). The games follow the titular character, a witch who wields dual pistols, shooters in her high heels, and long, magically transforming hair which becomes a supernatural weapon. Video games ''Bayonetta'' (2009) The first game in the series was directed by Hideki Kamiya, who created the ''Devil May Cry'' franchise while he was working at Capcom. It was the third title in Platinum's four-game contract with Sega. The game was released on October 29, 2009, in Japan, and was released worldwide in January 2010 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Of War (franchise)
''God of War'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by David Jaffe and developed by Sony's Santa Monica Studio. It began in 2005 on the PlayStation 2 (PS2) video game console and has become a flagship series for PlayStation, consisting of nine installments across multiple platforms. Based on ancient mythologies, the series' plot follows Kratos (God of War), Kratos, a Spartan warrior who becomes the List of war deities, God of War and comes into conflict with various mythological Pantheon (religion), pantheons. The earlier games in the series are based on Greek mythology and see Kratos follow a path of vengeance against the Twelve Olympians, Olympian gods; the later games are based on Norse mythology and see Kratos on a path of redemption while also introducing his son Atreus (God of War), Atreus as a secondary protagonist, as they come into conflict or interact with various List of Germanic deities, Norse deities and figures. Santa Monica Studio has developed all main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynasty Warriors
is a series of Japanese hack and slash action video games created by Omega Force and Koei (now Koei Tecmo). The series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy '' Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' series, based upon the Chinese novel of the same name, which is a romanticised retelling of the Chinese Three Kingdoms period. The first game in the series, titled '' Dynasty Warriors'' in English and ''Sangokumusō'' in Japanese, was a fighting game, a separate genre from the rest of the games in the series. Koei later created a new game as a spin-off and added the word to the beginning of the title to differentiate it from its predecessor. When the game was localized for the North American market, the name became ''Dynasty Warriors 2''. Since then, all English titles have been numbered one larger than their Japanese counterparts. Because the original ''Dynasty Warriors'' game belongs to a separate genre and has a different series title in Japan, Koei Tecmo does not conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil May Cry
is a science fantasy action-adventure game franchise created by Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom. The series centers on the demon hunter Dante (Devil May Cry), Dante and his efforts to thwart various demon invasions of Earth. Its gameplay consists of combat scenarios in which the player must attempt to extend long chains of attacks, avoiding damage and exhibiting stylized combat by varying their attacks; this combat, along with time and the number of items collected and used, are considered in grading the player's performance. The series alludes to Italian poet Dante Alighieri, Dante's ''Divine Comedy''. Hideki Kamiya created ''Devil May Cry'' after a failed attempt to develop a ''Resident Evil'' game with the Devil May Cry (video game), first game originally being conceived as ''Resident Evil 4''. Kamiya wanted to create a game with more action features, which Capcom felt the series did not need. The games were directed by Hideaki Itsuno and wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Hand
is a 2006 beat 'em up game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan and North America in 2006, and in 2007 for PAL territories. It was re-released for the PlayStation 3 as a PS2 Classics downloadable game on the PlayStation Network on October 4, 2011. The game was directed by Shinji Mikami, who desired to create the game for hardcore gamers intermixed with a large amount of comic relief. It initially received a mixed response from critics and sold only modestly upon its release in Japan. It was Clover Studio's final video game. Retrospectively, the game has been received more positively and is considered a cult classic. The game mixes western and Japanese-themed comedy, containing over-the-top characters and storyline events. The gameplay includes traditional elements of the beat 'em up genre with new features, these include being able to map and string together a large repertoire of fighting techniques to the gamepad' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hack-and-slash
Hack and slash, also known as hack and slay (H&S or HnS) or slash 'em up, refers to a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat with melee-based weapons (such as swords or blades). They may also feature projectile-based weapons as well (such as guns) as secondary weapons. It is a sub-genre of beat 'em up games, which focuses on melee combat, usually with swords. The term "hack and slash" was originally used to describe a play style in tabletop role-playing games, carrying over from there to MUDs, massively multiplayer online role-playing games, and role-playing video games. In arcade and console style action video games, the term has an entirely different usage, specifically referring to action games with a focus on real-time combat with hand-to-hand weapons as opposed to guns or fists. The two types of hack-and-slash games are largely unrelated, though action role-playing games may combine elements of both. Types of hack-and-slash games Action video games In the contex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade Game)
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', released in Japan as and in Europe as ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', is a 1989 beat 'em up, beat 'em up game developed and published by Konami for arcade video game, arcades. It is based on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise, including the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series), animated series that began airing two years earlier. In the game, up to four players control the titular Ninja Turtles, fighting through various levels to defeat the turtles' enemies, including the Shredder, Krang and the Foot Clan. Released during a high point in popularity for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise, the arcade game was a worldwide hit, becoming the highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1990 in the United States and Konami's highest-grossing arcade game. Versions for various home systems soon followed, including the Nintendo Entertainment System. A sequel, ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time'', was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
