Tagged: Beat Em Up

Spyborgs screenshot

Spyborgs

From a new studio made up of talented people who brought you Ratchet and Clank and Resistance: Fall of Man, Spyborgs, a cartoon inspired action title, is heading the way of the Nintendo Wii. In what sounds like a sort of X-Men style approach; Spyborgs lets you control five super spies who will stop at nothing to save the world from evil villains. With great graphics, a 2 player co-op mode and oodles of superspy skills, such as heavy firepower, bladed weapons, acrobatic skateboarding skills and pure robotic destruction to master, this new Wii IP is looking like it will...

Mortal Kombat screenshot

Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe

In a surprise announcement that has stunned everyone in gaming circles; Midway have announced their new addition to the Mortal Kombat franchise, Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. Teaming up with Warner Bros (the owners of DC Comics), we can expect characters such as Superman and Batman to battle alongside and against current favourites such as Scorpion and Liu Kang. This move will no doubt be a kick in the teeth for the Japanese games studio Capcom who previously partnered with DC Comics to produce their hit game Marvel vs. Capcom. Gore fans will be sad to hear that the game...

DragonBall Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 screenshot

Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Wii review

Don’t laugh when I tell you this but I’ve not bought a beat ‘em up since Mortal Kombat 3 on the Super Nintendo back in 1996. Obviously I’ve played a couple of fighting games since then, Smash Bros and Soul Calibur for example, but overall I’ve had no interest in the genre for many years. So having been a bit out of touch for a while I really wasn’t sure what to expect from Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Wii. The first thing you notice about the game is its name. It’s certainly a bit of a tricky one...