Quote Originally Posted by Smedis2 View Post
I've noticed that there's a distinct lack of platform beat 'em up games out there. The closest things I can think of are Astro Boy: Omega Factor, that Shubibinman game on the SNES, Viewtiful Joe and a few others that escape me. Does anyone know of any really good games that combine beat 'em up mechanics and platformer gameplay?
Not really beat 'em up but Assassin’s Creed Chronicles are side scrolling platformers with stealth and combat.
There are 3 games in the series (you can get them all together as a trilogy pack) and I think these are being called hybrid or 2.5D platformers. Look up some vids on youtube.