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Crisis Beat (Japan)

PlayStation
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1998
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A Japanese beat'em up, Crisis Beat, with martial arts and urban fights. Polished animation, Hong Kong vibe, but repetitive level design and limited length. Pleasant for nostalgic Final Fight and Streets of Rage fans.

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Category
Beat-'Em-Up 1 player 16+ Co-op
Description
Cooperative beat'em up on a luxury liner taken hostage. Published by Bandai, released in Europe and Japan between 1998 and 2000. Four playable characters, eight levels aboard the ship, local two-player co-op, varied combos, pickable weapons and memorable bosses.

Crisis Beat review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,38 GB 📅03/09/1998
Published by Bandai

Crisis Beat (PS1) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $24 Q6 complete
 $80 Q10 new
 $207 !
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Other versions
Crisis Beat
Europe
06/10/2000
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Collector interest

A 3D beat'em up from Bandai that stayed exclusive to Japan, riffing on Hong Kong action cinema. Never localized, it had only marginal circulation abroad, so the value rests on genuine territorial scarcity rather than cult status: the genre was crowded and the game left little mark. Price comes from NTSC-J exclusivity, not fervent demand. Mainly of interest to those completing a Japanese beat'em up shelf.

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