Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance

"While the game started out with good, unique intentions, none of the game’s features are correctly executed."

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"Unfortunately, none of Beatdown's interesting design ideas were executed well, leaving you with a game that feels half-baked and suffers from terrible pacing."

"Playing through this game is an exercise in the most extreme forms of repetition. Fight, kill, fight, kill, fight, kill, and on it goes. It never gets better, it never gets worse. It's the same thing over and over."

"...the story is pretty interesting and the gameplay dynamic is totally unique, but technical issue in the engine, graphics, and audio make it hard for me to enthusiastically recommend this title to any third-person action fan. Definitely give Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance a rent first (if nothing else but to check out the cool recruitment system); Capcom’s unique third-person style may end up perfectly matching your brawling game needs."