Get ready for the fight of your life in Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to SideScrolling BeatEmUps Written by awardwinning author Dave Cook, and opening with a foreword by legendary Double Dragon creator, Yoshihisa Kishimoto, this odyssey through bareknuckle nostalgia features over 200 games spanning 37 years, starting with Irems 1984 arcade mash, KungFu Master, continuing through the genres 90s heyday, and finishing with indie brawlers such as Mother Russia Bleeds and Streets of Rage 4 At over 450 pages, Go Straight takes a deep dive into familiar beatemup legends like Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as delving into the more obscure brawlers you just have to try, like Denjin Makai, Shadow Force and Gaia Crusaders As well as reviewing each game, Go Straight features hints, tips and guides to levels and enemies The book is packed full of screenshots, sprites and level maps, all lovingly curated and presented to our usual high standards Go Straight is printed lithographically to the highest standards This ensures that the colours in the book are really vibrant and that the pages have a highquality, luxurious feel to them As standard, each book is offered in hardback with a spotvarnished fascia featuring artwork by artist Jorge M Velez If you have fond memories of playing sidescrolling beatemups at home on the couch or in noisy arcades, or if youre excited by the genre and jumping in for the first time, Go Straight is the perfect guide for you About the publisher: Bitmap Books work with the worlds most experienced writers, designers and gaming experts to create meticulously researched, visually ambitious retro gaming books As a designled publisher, visual quality matters to us We don8217t just obsessively pursue the best printing quality currently available We want to constantly push the envelope when it comes to expectations about printing techniques