Among the antiques that Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle has, there are cult titles like Captain Commando and Final Fight, or even other no less nice games such as King of Dragons, Knights of The Round and Warriors of Fate. Two slightly more obscure apps complete this selection: Armored Warriors and Battle Circuit, which have never been ported to consoles until now. A lack that is difficult to understand as they display real qualities, especially in terms of the narration which is, in both cases, particularly elaborate compared to the standards of the genre. Battle Circuit also stands out for its progression system, which allows you to obtain different skills between each level, and the special abilities of each character with which you can temporarily strengthen your allies by increasing their power or attack speed, for example. example. Connoisseurs, on the other hand, were quick to note the absence of real treasures, such as Alien Vs Predator, The Punisher or Cadillacs & Dinosaurs; but it is easy to imagine that it is a problem of licenses to be renegotiated rather than a choice of the publisher. Whatever happens, the games selected are each entitled to a gallery filled with illustrations and sketches resulting from the research work. All of these pieces have real historical value, but we would have liked it to be accompanied by additional data.
METAL PIPES AND CHICKEN LEGS
This is the case on the side of Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, in which we find the history of each game and each character, as well as a chronological frieze of the saga and a jukebox to listen to all the musical tracks. If the Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle games are based on their arcade version, they are still entitled to some additional features. So each of them can be played online. Which is always good to take, because even if the best thing is to gather a few friends at home to enjoy a friendly atmosphere, you don't necessarily have the opportunity every day. Beat'em Up Bundle then allows you to start a game in your corner until a stranger comes to put in your coin, so to speak. The comfort of play being variable according to the quality of the connection, it is better, that said, to limit the search for players to the same region or, ideally, to invite a member of his contact list. In any case, it is possible to join and leave a game in progress without constraint. The developers have also included the possibility of saving your progress during your offline games, which is always useful, even if the games offered here are generally very short. Purists should also appreciate the choice between the international and Japanese versions of each game and have fun finding the differences between each of them.
In this case, in this Beat'em Up Bundle, we find real nuggets in a genre which, although fallen into disuse, still has its fans, thanks to the simplicity tinged with a certain finesse which makes the charm of the games. 100% arcade.
It is however surprising that Capcom Beat'em Up Bundle does not offer any graphic options, which is however a habit with this kind of compilations. Depending on the type of screen you have and the settings made, the result could therefore be more or less pleasant, while offering different filters would have allowed everyone to find a parameter that is, at least more or less, to their taste. Finally, it is regrettable that the compilation gives automatic access to the Free Play mode which allows you to continue a game at will. Of course, you can decide to impose a limit on the number of credits used; but, letting players unlock this Free Play mode simply after a certain amount of play time, as some other shoot'em ups do, would have allowed those who want a challenge to really measure their progress. Fortunately, these few shortcomings barely scratch the simple pleasure of a good old-fashioned brawling game: if players who are fans of more modern experiences can go their way without regret, those looking for a stress relief to share with others should find their happiness here.
