Beat ‘em ups are plenty of fun, and there are tons of them out there to choose from.

But these titles have stood out as the best.

And eating random food for health.

7 Best Video Games With Animal Protagonists

And only progressing the level when the flashing arrow tells you to.

These games really paved a way forward for gaming.

The result is a terrifically entertaining romp that only gets more satisfying the more you play.

A Split Image Showing Scenes From Noita, Streets Of Rogue, Shovel Knight Dig, And Gunfire Reborn

Animal heroes have been a big part of gaming for a while.

Here’s a look at the absolute best over the years.

The most remarkable thing about Brok the InvestiGator is that it never crumbles beneath this ambitious genre-mashing experiment.

Art from Uncharted, Last of Us and Ghost of Tsushima

You know what happens from here.

Explore, die, and repeat.

Over and over again.

Beat Em Ups Streets of Rage 4, Scott Pilgrim, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-2

But River City Girls 2 works because it doesn’t venture to reinvent the wheel too much.

Become the hero with these action games on PlayStation 4.

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Robot fighting enemies at the base of a green waterfall in Vengeance Hunters.

Two characters fighting enemies on the bridge in River City Girls Zero.

Double Dragon Neon and Advance-Wars-1-2-Re-Boot-Camp.

Characters fighting on surfboards on the ocean.

Brok fighting in a stadium.

Characters fighting in a port.

Asterix and Obelix fighting enemies in a market.

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Characters battling a wrestler in an aquarium in River City Girls 2.

Clan warriors fighting in a canyon during sunset.

Characters fighting on a sunlit train.

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