Dynamite Dux is a 1988 Sega arcade game mixing beat 'em up and shooter: two anthropomorphic ducks travel through side-scrolling levels punching and shooting at a gallery of extravagant enemies, with weapons picked up along the way and very cartoonish boss designs. It's one of those Sega rarities that combines arcade violence with an almost dissonant childlike aesthetic, something common in several Japanese titles of the era. Today it's enjoyed precisely for that mix, which sets it apart from more serious beat 'em ups of its generation.
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