TSA writes: This year has proven to be something of a renaissance for the humble beat ’em up. Titles such as Streets of Rage 4, Battletoads and Shing! have demonstrated that this isn’t just a simple nostalgia fix; scrolling beat ’em ups absolutely have a role to play at the dawn of a new video game generation. It’s quite astonishing considering that the genre arguably had its heyday well over two decades ago. Still, with every renaissance masterpiece there’s a few lacklustre mistakes and Cobra Kai is the video game equivalent of renaissance artists trying to paint babies. It’s weird, ugly and a bit disturbing.
