Tokyo Beat Down
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| Developer(s) | Tamsoft, Success |
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| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Tokyo Beat Down, or Yajuu Deka (野獣刑事 東京同時多発テロを鎮圧せよ!, lit. Beast Cops: Suppress frequently occurred terroism in Tokyo) in Japan, is a 2008 side-scrolling beat-em-up released for the Nintendo DS. It is being published by Atlus (North America) and developed by Tamsoft.
The story takes place in Yaesu, home of the so-called "Beast Cops". As the name implies, these Beast Cops have extreme methods of taking criminals down in Tokyo.
Tokyo Beat Down was released in Japan on September 18, 2008 and in North America on March 31, 2009.[1]
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Tokyo Beat Down has mostly received lukewarm to mildly positive reviews, with a GameRankings average of 61%.[2] Ray Barnholt from 1UP described the game as "deliberately archaic" but worthwhile for gamers who "have a fondness for action games past."[3] Michael Cole from Nintendo World Report cited its "fairly fluid" combat and praised its "stilted, tongue-in-cheek cop drama dialogue" as making "Beat Down more memorable".[5] On the other hand, Austin Light from GameSpot found "the crazy story and absurd characters...entertaining,...they aren't worth mashing your way through hours of poor combat to see."[4]
References
- ↑ "Tokyo Beat Down Official Site".
- 1 2 "Tokyo Beat Down Reviews". Game Rankings. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- 1 2 Barnholt, Ray (2009-03-31). "Tokyo Beat Down Review". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- 1 2 Light, Austin (2009-03-31). "Tokyo Beat Down Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- 1 2 Cole, Michael (2009-04-26). "Tokyo Beat Down Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2009-04-28.