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>>4207932

That's EXACTLY what a beat em up should be if one were made now. No longer can you go for the general audience, you have people geared up for this genre, so there shouldn't be any hesitation to make the character control quicker, tighter, and have a larger moveset, just like in a fighting game. Also, more alternate paths.

Also, since beat em ups can be even more fun with multiplayer, maybe a computer boss wouldn't be the answer. Maybe players should compete for power-ups and boosts that last for the duration of that particular level, and then have to fight each other at the end of each stage. The winning player gets to decide the next stage, stage 2A or 2B, which also would encourage multiple playthroughs.