Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance

The game delivers fast‑paced, hand‑to‑hand combat with a deep combo system, letting players chain devastating moves against hordes of enemies.

✦ Best for anime beat‑em‑up fans craving deep combo combat and local co‑op

Step into the shoes of a small‑time homie and fight your way through the underworld of modern‑day city gangs. The game blends beat‑em‑up combat with strategic choices as you climb the hierarchy to become a feared leader.

✦ Best for fans of retro‑style urban beat‑em‑up shooters craving split‑screen co‑op

Mother Russia Bleeds thrusts players into a brutal, stylized alternate Soviet Union where a crew of imprisoned street fighters must battle an oppressive criminal regime and their own drug addictions.

✦ Best for players craving gritty retro beat‑em‑up with brutal co‑op

Kick-Ass: The Game drops you into a fully 3D, third‑person world where you can control the film’s iconic heroes—Kick‑Ass, Hit Girl, and Big Daddy.

✦ Best for gritty superhero beat‑em‑up fans craving co‑op on ps3/ios

Gang Wars pits two martial artists, Mike and Jackie, against the ruthless Jaguar gang across gritty New York locales like Chinatown and Manhattan.

✦ Best for retro beat‑em‑up co‑op fans wanting gunplay and stat customization