Tokyo Beat Down is a 2008 side-scrolling beat-em-up released for the

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. It is published by

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. The story takes place in Yaesu, home of the so-called "Beast Cops". As the name implies, these Beast Cops have extreme methods of taking criminals down in Tokyo. ''Tokyo Beat Down'' was released in Japan on September 18, 2008 and in North America on March 31, 2009.

Reception

''Tokyo Beat Down'' received "mixed" reviews according to the

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. Ray Barnholt of

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described the game as "deliberately archaic" but worthwhile for gamers who "have a fondness for action games past." Michael Cole of Nintendo World Report cited its "fairly fluid" combat and praised its "stilted, tongue-in-cheek cop drama dialogue" as making "Beat Down more memorable". On the other hand, Austin Light of

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found "the crazy story and absurd characters...entertaining,...they aren't worth mashing your way through hours of poor combat to see." In Japan, ''

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'' gave it a score of two sixes, one four, and one six for a total of 22 out of 40.

Notes

: Known in Japan as

References

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2008 video games Atlus games Beat 'em ups Nintendo DS games Nintendo DS-only games Single-player video games Success (company) games Video games about police officers Video games developed in Japan Video games set in Tokyo