Beat Down: Fists Of Vengeance review:
Beat’em-up games have suddenly hit a resurgent streak this year with many popular publishers releasing their own updated takes on the classic, long-running genre. With the release of Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance for the PS2 and Xbox, Capcom is one of the latest to release such a title. Marrying standard beat’em-up action, one-on-one fighting game mechanics, a GTA-inspired "open world" to roam around in and subtle RPG-like mechanics, Beat Down seriously attempts to reinvent the genre in huge ways. While there are a number of interesting elements at work here, and although the game’s ambition is certainly appreciated, there’s a lack of overall polish in its execution that leaves the finished product feeling a bit rushed and therefore not quite as good as it truly could’ve been.
Beat Down: Fists Of Vengeance review: