Crisis Beat (1998)

Developer: Bandai, Soft Machine
Publisher: System 3 Software
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 8 player ratings
Main story: about 3.0 hours
Completionist: about 5.0 hours

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How it feels

A straightforward late-90s brawler where you punch and kick your way through waves of terrorists on a futuristic ocean liner with a satisfying lock-on combat system.

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About

If you are an action game connoisseur then Crisis Beat is the game for you. Set on board a futuristic ocean liner, you have to take on the fanatical members of the most ferocious sea-jacking gang of terrorists in the history of piracy. Choose from four different characters to regain control of the ship. Confront some of the most devastating end of level bosses ever seen in an action game. Unique 'Lock On' mode allows you to delivery awesome moves on your opponents. As the pace of the action increases, you can make use of many objects scattered around the ship to defeat opponents. Balanced computer AI provides addictive solo gameplay. Play solo or two player mode ...this is the action game that everyone has been looking for!

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