11. Mercenary Kings

Mercenary Kings Trailer

You are part of an elite group of mercenaries, the Mercenary Kings. CLAW, an evil corporation bent on ruling the world, has killed all of your fellow members. Luckily, you still have a group of weapons and communications experts on your side to help you stop CLAW from achieving their goal of world domination.

This is a 2D run and gun game. But you can upgrade your weapons using things you’ve found in the environment. This can be anything from adding accuracy to an existing weapon, to building a big bad bazooka to take down lots of foes at once. You can also upgrade your melee weapon, a larger than normal, knife. Make it sharper and faster as you see fit.

This is where those weapons experts come in handy, as you’ll have to work with them to create these upgrades to your guns and knives. You can also co-op your way through if you find yourself needing support on the increasingly challenging missions.

Mercenary Kings Gameplay

Ride that rainbow bang bang machine!

Get your orders and roll out

10. Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Valiant Hearts Trailer

WWI split up a lot of families. In Valiant Hearts you follow the stories of several of the people who were brought together and split up by the war. Follow Emile, Karl, Freddie, and Anna as they are torn from their peaceful lives to fight on the Western Front. And they are drawn together by Walt, the adorable Doberman medical dog.

The characters play through several historically accurate battles and settings. Play as different characters to solve different puzzles. These puzzles demand resourcefulness. But that’s part of what’s great about games like this: if you get stuck, you can just stop and take a look around and usually figure out what you need to do.

Valiant Hearts Gameplay

Awwwww the cute puppy is thirsty!

Emile is gonna have to help Freddie out of this one

9. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara

Chronicles of Mystara Trailer

In this game you will choose your character class and set out to defeat the dragon Synn and its master, a Lich of unimaginable power, as they threaten the land of Mystara. To get to Synn and the Lich, however, you’ll need to fight your way through hundreds of monsters. These monsters can be anything from dragons to scorpions to harpies.

This is a high tech remaster of two classic games from Dungeons & Dragons—Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara. You can now play the arcade classics in HD. But they have not lost their arcade look.

This is truly a classic beat-‘em-up. Rush through and beat the dickens out of any kind of evil critter that runs your way. People can drop in to co-op with you at any time. You can also change your character class every time you need to regen. So if the elf isn’t doing so hot, feel free to switch to the warrior. Whatever it takes to save Mystara.

Chronicles of Mystara Gameplay

Guys! Work together to take down that nasty looking cart

I wonder… Do blue flames hurt more?

8. Double Dragon: Neon

Double Dragon Trailer

Skullmageddon strikes again! He has sent his goons to kidnap your ladylove, Marian. So now you and your brother, Billy and Jimmy Lee, must set out to save her from the likes of Abobo, a larger than life muscle-bound wrestler, and Linda, the sadistic seductress who insists on fighting you in a corset and boots with a whip.

This is a remake of a classic video game, with updated graphics and gameplay. It is a beat-‘em-up style game, with outrageous characters. Whether it’s Abobo or Linda, or even the brothers, they’re all over-the-top and rocking various 80’s style fashion. You’ll also use various songs you find to upgrade your characters and unlock new moves.

And their moves are over-the-top as well. Watch out for those flying fists and whips. But feel free to steal their weapons if they drop them. Make it to Skullmageddon and take him down with the brothers’ unique martial arts techniques known as Sosetsuken.

Double Dragon Gameplay

High fives are the only way to end a tough fight

Rockin’ mullets beatin’ people up

7. Flashback

Flashback Trailer

Flashback is all about remembering who you are after you’ve had your memory wiped. The only hint you have, when you wake up in the jungle, is a short recording of yourself saying to find Ian in New Washington and that your name is Conrad. That’s all you’ve got to go on at the beginning. So you’re out to find out why your memory has been wiped and by whom.

The 2013 release is a re-imagining of the original from 1993. The original creators were brought back on this one. It is still the same essential game with new and modern conveniences. There are now leveling systems which are very much in line with the modern RPG.

This version also has much more reactive gameplay which means a more comfortable gaming experience.

Flashback Gameplay

I think that’s me…

Outrun your enemies in this futuristic landscape