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Evercade, Technōs Collection 1

Renegade: Birth of the Brawler

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It’s always interesting to return to the very earliest examples of a particular genre, just to see how things got off the ground in the first place.

As you’ll know if you’ve read my feature on the history of the beat ’em up, which formed part of theΒ Senran Kagura: Estival VersusΒ Cover Game feature here on MoeGamer,Β RenegadeΒ is where the fine art of punching things in the face really got started so far as video games are concerned. But how well does that original brawler hold up today?

With equal parts trepidation and curiosity, I slid myΒ Technos Collection 1 cartridge into my Evercade retro gaming system, and prepared for what would hopefully be some button-mashing fun.

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Cover Games, Senran Kagura Estival Versus

Senran Kagura Estival Versus: Historical Context and Mechanics

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TheΒ Senran KaguraΒ series as a whole primarily has its roots in the brawlerΒ or beat ’em up genre, and while it draws mechanical influences from both classics in the field and contemporaries, it very much has its own identity.

Exactly howΒ Senran KaguraΒ channels the brawler genre has evolved somewhat over the game’s several installments.Β The first game in the series,Β Senran Kagura Burst, is most recognisable as a classic-style beat ’em up, but while all the subsequent entries make shifts into 3D to varying degrees, the fundamentals remain quite similar.

To understand the mechanics on display inΒ Senran Kagura Estival Versus, it pays to look at the history of the genre as well as more modern contemporaries. So that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

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