<s>
The	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
brawler	B-Application
and	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
,	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
all	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
genre	O
featuring	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
against	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditional	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
scrolling	O
,	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
modern	O
games	O
feature	O
more	O
open	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
environments	O
with	O
yet	O
larger	O
numbers	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
tends	O
to	O
follow	O
arcade	B-Application
genre	O
conventions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
simple	O
to	O
learn	O
but	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
tends	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
highly	O
developed	O
than	O
other	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
was	O
1984	O
's	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1986	O
's	O
Nekketsu	B-Application
Kōha	I-Application
Kunio-kun	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
belt	O
scroll	O
format	O
employed	O
extensively	O
by	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
popularizing	O
contemporary	O
urban	O
settings	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
Western	O
localized	O
version	O
Renegade	B-Application
further	O
introduced	O
underworld	O
revenge	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genre	O
then	O
saw	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
high	O
popularity	O
between	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
in	O
1987	O
,	O
which	O
defined	O
the	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
and	O
continuous	O
belt	O
scroll	O
format	O
central	O
to	O
classic	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
and	O
1991	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
drew	O
gamers	O
towards	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
such	O
as	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
are	O
other	O
classics	O
to	O
emerge	O
from	O
this	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
a	O
sub-genre	O
of	O
3D	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
games	O
emerged	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
character	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
adapting	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
formula	O
to	O
utilize	O
large-scale	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
with	O
popular	O
franchises	O
including	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
traditional	O
2D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
have	O
seen	O
a	O
resurgence	O
,	O
with	O
popular	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Dungeon	B-Protocol
Fighter	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shredder	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
(	O
also	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
brawler	B-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
must	O
fight	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
unarmed	O
combat	O
or	O
with	O
melee	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
often	O
quite	O
difficult	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
causing	O
players	O
to	O
spend	O
more	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
are	O
related	O
to	O
but	O
distinct	O
from	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
around	O
one-on-one	O
matches	O
rather	O
than	O
scrolling	O
levels	O
and	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
times	O
,	O
both	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
games	O
and	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
have	O
influenced	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
style	O
and	O
can	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
either	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
to	O
1990s	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
and	O
Computer	O
&	O
Video	O
Games	O
(	O
C+VG	O
)	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
all	O
games	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
combat	O
motif	O
as	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
including	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
differentiated	O
by	O
a	O
specific	O
prefix	O
;	O
games	O
like	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
were	O
called	O
"	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
"	O
and	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
were	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
on	O
one	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
games	O
were	O
still	O
being	O
called	O
"	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
gaming	O
press	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
usually	O
employ	O
vigilante	O
crime	O
fighting	O
and	O
revenge	O
plots	O
with	O
the	O
action	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
city	O
streets	O
,	O
though	O
historical	O
and	O
fantasy	O
themed	O
games	O
also	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
later	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
dispense	O
with	O
2D-based	O
scrolling	O
levels	O
,	O
instead	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
roam	O
around	O
larger	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
simple-to-learn	O
gameplay	O
and	O
control	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
players	O
often	O
fight	O
a	O
boss	O
—	O
an	O
enemy	O
much	O
stronger	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
enemies	O
—	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
often	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
protagonists	O
—	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
,	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
of	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
typically	O
tends	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
highly	O
developed	O
than	O
other	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
many	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
have	O
allowed	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
cooperatively	O
—	O
a	O
central	O
aspect	O
to	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
are	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
feature	O
cooperative	O
play	O
than	O
other	O
game	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
or	O
brawler	B-Application
genre	O
includes	O
several	O
sub-genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
–	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
which	O
employ	O
a	O
2D	O
scrolling	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single-plane	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
or	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
–	O
Scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
that	O
move	O
along	O
a	O
single	O
side-scrolling	O
plane	O
of	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
earliest	O
style	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
format	O
established	O
by	O
Irem	O
's	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
titles	O
that	O
followed	O
in	O
the	O
sub-genre	O
include	O
Sega	O
's	O
My	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Flashgal	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Taito	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
early	O
style	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
broader	O
genre	O
of	O
side-scrolling	O
character	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
2D	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
scrolling	O
platformers	O
,	O
and	O
run-and-gun	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
modern	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
style	O
is	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Belt-scroll	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
or	O
belt-scroll	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
–	O
The	O
most	O
popular	O
type	O
of	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
these	O
games	O
use	O
a	O
belt	O
scroll	O
format	O
,	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
format	O
with	O
a	O
downward	O
camera	O
angle	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
move	O
both	O
vertically	O
and	O
horizontally	O
along	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
belt	O
scroll	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
was	O
coined	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
as	O
such	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
scrolling	O
style	O
resembling	O
conveyor	O
belt	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
format	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
Technos	O
Japan	O
's	O
Nekketsu	B-Application
Kōha	I-Application
Kunio-kun	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Renegade	B-Application
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
developed	O
and	O
popularized	O
by	O
its	O
follow-up	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
popular	O
examples	O
including	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	O
's	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
–	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
or	O
brawlers	B-Application
that	O
are	O
centered	O
around	O
combat	O
with	O
melee-based	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
or	O
blades	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
fist-fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2D	O
hack	B-Application
&	I-Application
slash	I-Application
or	O
slash	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
–	O
2D	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
centered	O
around	O
melee-based	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
series	O
Shinobi	O
(	O
1987	O
debut	O
)	O
and	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
(	O
1989	B-Application
debut	O
)	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Captain	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Taito	O
's	O
Rastan	B-Device
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
Saint	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
early	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
)	O
2D	O
games	O
(	O
1988	O
debut	O
)	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Strider	B-Application
(	O
1989	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
game	O
Danan	O
:	O
The	O
Jungle	O
Fighter	O
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Vanillaware	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
hack	B-Application
&	I-Application
slash	I-Application
or	O
character	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
–	O
These	O
are	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
centered	O
around	O
weapon-based	O
melee	O
combat	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sub-genre	O
was	O
largely	O
defined	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
examples	O
including	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
3D	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
,	O
later	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
and	O
Genji	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
,	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Kamiya	O
's	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
and	O
Dante	B-Application
's	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
–	O
3D	O
brawlers	B-Application
that	O
are	O
closer	O
to	O
traditional	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
with	O
fist-fighting	O
,	O
but	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
larger	O
3D	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Sega	O
's	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
(	O
2005	O
debut	O
)	O
,	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
Squaresoft	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sub-genre	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
not	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
3D	O
hack	B-Application
&	I-Application
slash	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
origins	O
in	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
,	O
particularly	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
's	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	B-Application
's	O
Game	O
of	O
Death	O
(	O
1972	O
)	O
inspired	O
the	O
basic	O
structure	O
of	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Lee	B-Application
ascending	O
five	O
levels	O
of	O
a	O
pagoda	B-Application
while	O
fighting	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
and	O
several	O
boss	O
battles	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
Lee	B-Application
film	O
Enter	O
the	O
Dragon	O
(	O
1973	O
)	O
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
fist	O
fighting	O
was	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
boxing	O
game	O
Heavyweight	B-Application
Champ	I-Application
(	O
1976	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
side-view	O
perspective	O
like	O
later	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
fighting	O
game	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
which	O
popularized	O
martial	O
arts	O
themed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Irem	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
laid	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
simplified	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
while	O
adding	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
along	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
two	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
:	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
's	O
Wheels	O
on	O
Meals	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
tie-in	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
's	O
Game	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
inspiring	O
the	O
five	O
end-of-level	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
the	O
plot	O
structure	O
,	O
variations	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
subsequent	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiyama	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
combined	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
gameplay	O
rhythm	O
with	O
fighting	O
elements	O
when	O
he	O
designed	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
1984	O
release	O
,	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	O
combined	O
multi-player	O
,	O
multi-character	O
combat	O
with	O
traditional	O
collecting	O
,	O
platform	O
and	O
puzzle	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Karateka	B-Application
combined	O
the	O
one-on-one	O
fight	O
sequences	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
with	O
the	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
in	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
successfully	O
experimented	O
with	O
adding	O
plot	O
to	O
its	O
fighting	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
My	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
adopted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
format	O
of	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
but	O
changing	O
the	O
more	O
traditional	O
martial	O
arts	O
setting	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
contemporary	O
urban	O
city	O
environment	O
with	O
street	B-Application
gangs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nekketsu	B-Application
Kōha	I-Application
Kunio-kun	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
introduced	O
the	O
belt	O
scroll	O
format	O
,	O
allowing	O
both	O
vertical	O
and	O
horizontal	O
movement	O
along	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
environment	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
popularizing	O
street	O
brawling	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
Yoshihisa	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
teenage	O
high	O
school	O
years	O
getting	O
into	O
daily	O
fights	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
's	O
martial	O
arts	O
film	O
Enter	O
the	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
adaptation	O
Renegade	B-Application
(	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
)	O
added	O
an	O
underworld	O
revenge	O
plot	O
that	O
proved	O
more	O
popular	O
with	O
gamers	O
than	O
the	O
principled	O
combat	O
sport	O
of	O
other	O
martial	O
arts	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renegade	B-Application
set	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
future	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
as	O
it	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
both	O
horizontally	O
and	O
vertically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
combo	O
attacks	O
;	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
opponents	O
in	O
Renegade	B-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
could	O
take	O
much	O
more	O
punishment	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
succession	O
of	O
punches	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
hit	O
temporarily	O
immobilizing	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
unable	O
to	O
defend	O
himself	O
against	O
successive	O
punches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
as	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Kunio-kun	O
(	O
Renegade	B-Application
)	O
,	O
ushered	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Golden	O
Age	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
that	O
took	O
it	O
to	O
new	O
heights	O
with	O
its	O
detailed	O
set	O
of	O
martial	O
arts	O
attacks	O
and	O
its	O
outstanding	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
continuous	O
side-scrolling	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
bounded	O
scrolling	O
arenas	O
of	O
Kunio-kun	O
,	O
giving	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
a	O
sense	O
of	O
progression	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
cut	O
scenes	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
cinematic	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Kunio-kun	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
system	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
film	O
Enter	O
the	O
Dragon	O
,	O
while	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
added	O
a	O
new	O
disaster-ridden	O
city	O
setting	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
films	O
and	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
became	O
Japan	O
's	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
table	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
,	O
before	O
becoming	O
America	O
's	O
overall	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
in	B-Application
1988	I-Application
and	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
success	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
flood	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
where	O
acclaimed	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
both	O
1989	B-Application
)	O
distinguished	O
themselves	O
from	O
the	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
intended	O
sequel	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
provisionally	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
'	I-Application
89	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
simple	O
combo	O
attacks	O
in	O
Renegade	B-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
combo	O
attacks	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
were	O
much	O
more	O
dynamic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sprites	O
were	O
much	O
larger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaimed	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
spawned	O
two	O
home	O
sequels	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
was	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
visceral	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	O
and	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
and	O
was	O
influential	O
through	O
its	O
selection	O
of	O
multiple	O
protagonists	O
with	O
distinct	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
strongest	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
titles	O
for	O
its	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
,	O
distinguishing	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
urban	O
settings	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
featured	O
platform	O
elements	O
,	O
while	O
P.O.W.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Another	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
—	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
(	O
1989	B-Application
)	O
,	O
named	O
Street	B-Application
Gangs	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
—	O
featured	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
could	O
be	O
upgraded	O
,	O
using	O
money	O
stolen	O
from	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
series	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
and	O
borrowed	O
heavily	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
games	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
acclaim	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
level	O
design	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
taking	O
traditional	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
settings	O
and	O
stringing	O
them	O
together	O
in	O
novel	O
ways	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
popular	O
genre	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
television	O
series	O
and	O
movies	O
,	O
with	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
and	O
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
a	O
surprise	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
encouraged	O
many	O
more	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
characters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Riding	O
Fight	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
combined	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
chase	O
view	O
and	O
hoverboard	O
racing	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
golden	O
age	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
eventually	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
which	O
drew	O
gamers	O
back	O
towards	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
subsequent	O
emerging	O
popularity	O
of	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
diminished	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
2D-based	O
pugilistic	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
to	O
use	O
texture-mapped	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
used	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
move	O
set	O
likened	O
to	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
updated	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
formula	O
to	O
3D	O
,	O
while	O
implementing	O
moves	O
and	O
combos	O
from	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
combine	O
weapons	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
two-player	O
mode	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
combined	O
special	O
moves	O
and	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
achieved	O
a	O
certain	O
degree	O
of	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
entered	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	B-Application
earnings	O
charts	O
at	O
number-two	O
in	O
August	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
was	O
anticipated	O
to	O
redefine	O
the	O
genre	O
for	O
32-bit	O
consoles	O
through	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
declined	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
largely	O
disappearing	O
from	O
arcades	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Squaresoft	O
published	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamFactory	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
former	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
designer	O
Seiichi	O
Ishii	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
ambitious	O
project	O
that	O
attempted	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
cinematic	O
,	O
story-driven	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
combining	O
3D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
,	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
Active	O
Character	O
Selection	O
"	O
system	O
where	O
choices	O
alter	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
due	O
to	O
Squaresoft	O
's	O
reputation	O
with	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Italian	O
studio	O
NAPS	O
team	O
released	O
Gekido	B-Application
:	I-Application
Urban	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
system	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
bosses	O
and	O
a	O
colorful	O
design	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2002	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
virtually	O
no	O
new	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
being	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
began	O
seeing	O
a	O
revival	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
popular	O
3D	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
onwards	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
Onimusha	B-Application
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
onwards	O
)	O
,	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
(	O
2005	O
onwards	O
)	O
,	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Afro	B-Application
Samurai	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
character	O
action	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
represent	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
traditional	O
arcade	B-Application
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subgenre	O
was	O
largely	O
defined	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
best-selling	O
Japanese	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
beginning	O
with	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
offered	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
action	O
on	O
large	O
3D	O
battlefields	O
with	O
war	O
strategy	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
displaying	O
dozens	O
of	O
characters	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
critics	O
saw	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
innovative	O
and	O
technically	O
impressive	O
,	O
they	O
held	O
a	O
mixed	O
opinion	O
of	O
later	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
also	O
created	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
series	O
(	O
2005	O
debut	O
)	O
,	O
following	O
similar	O
historical	O
war	O
conquering	O
take	O
of	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
following	O
a	O
more	O
anime-esque	O
and	O
fantasy	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
presentation	O
than	O
Koei	O
's	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
featured	O
multiple	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
and	O
multiple	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
urban-themed	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
was	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
(	O
2005	O
debut	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
combined	O
elaborate	O
crime	O
thriller	O
plots	O
and	O
detailed	O
interactive	O
environments	O
with	O
street	O
brawling	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
Games	O
 '	O
The	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1979	O
movie	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
featured	O
large	O
scale	O
brawling	O
in	O
3D	O
environments	O
interspersed	O
with	O
other	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
chase	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
Armies	O
of	O
the	O
Night	O
as	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
's	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
creator	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
used	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
and	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
special	O
powers	O
)	O
to	O
"	O
reinvigorate	O
"	O
its	O
traditional	O
2D	O
scrolling	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
such	O
as	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
and	O
MadWorld	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
parodies	O
of	O
violence	O
in	O
popular	O
culture	O
,	O
earning	O
both	O
games	O
praise	O
for	O
not	O
taking	O
themselves	O
as	O
seriously	O
as	O
early	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
;	O
critics	O
reaffirmed	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
some	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
others	O
has	O
been	O
deemed	O
to	O
have	O
diminished	O
with	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
genre	O
lacks	O
the	O
same	O
presence	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
some	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
kept	O
the	O
traditional	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
traditional	O
2D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
has	O
seen	O
a	O
resurgence	O
in	O
Asia	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
online	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
Dungeon	B-Protocol
Fighter	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
(	O
2004	O
)	O
is	O
very	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Protocol
Fighter	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-played	O
and	O
highest-grossing	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
having	O
grossed	O
over	O
$10	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
traditional	O
2D	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
including	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
's	O
Castle	B-Application
Crashers	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
cartoon	O
graphics	O
,	O
quirky	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
acclaimed	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dishwasher	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Smile	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Neon	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
and	O
Scott	B-Application
Pilgrim	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
only	O
title	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
featured	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
entitled	O
"	O
Saints	O
Of	O
Rage	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
rescues	O
Johnny	O
Gat	O
from	O
a	O
virtual	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fantasy	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
ARPG	B-Application
elements	O
that	O
were	O
specifically	O
inspired	O
by	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
has	O
renewed	O
interested	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2017	O
,	O
while	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
other	O
well	O
known	O
classic	O
franchises	O
gained	O
new	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Battletoads	B-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Ninja	O
Saviors	O
:	O
Return	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
and	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
has	O
also	O
seen	O
a	O
resurgence	O
within	O
indie	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
unique	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
DrinkBox	O
Studios	O
 '	O
2013	O
indie	O
title	O
Guacamelee	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
its	O
2018	O
sequel	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
both	O
noted	O
for	O
their	O
hybrid	O
2D	O
Metroidvania-style	O
platform	O
brawler	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
