Rushing Beat X: The Brawl Brothers Are Back | popgeeks.com
What we’re about to talk about stretches back to the early 90s, when fighting and brawling games were as plentiful as water. It was 1992 when Rushing Beat came out on the Super Famicom, and was then localized for the US as Rival Turf (with a totally embarrassing photo as box art). This was followed up by Brawl Brothers, the sequel that shared the same title in both regions. IF you’re curious about either game, and own a Switch, they’re playable on NSO.
A lot of obscure 16-bit characters seem to be coming back these days, and guess what — so are the Brawl Brothers! They’re starring in RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers, a new game coming to PC and Nintendo Switch 2. The PC version has a demo that’s live right now as part of Steam Next Fest.
The Brawl Brothers’ actual names are Rick Norton and Douglas Bild, and in this game they’ll be part of a six-person team, with all characters playable. Their quest this time is to stop the release of a deadly engineered virus, and the best way to do that is — what else — to walk through the streets and beat up whatever decides to lunge at you. Locations include shopping malls, slums, subways, and research facilities, and our heroes will have new moves and new weapons to show they mean business.
For new players, RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers will feature an auto-combo mode, but if you don’t need it you can play the old fashioned way. As you attack, counter-attack and execute follow-ups, you’ll build up your power meter, which can be unleashed in the form of Rage Mode for some real annihilation.
You can experience this all for yourself during Steam Next Fest by downloading the demo. RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers will be released at at future time for PC and Nintendo Switch 2.
