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Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance [Beta] — PS2 & Xbox

07-04-2025

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance was Cavia and Capcom’s attempt to revolutionize the beat’em up genre and win over the American market. It took heavy influence from crime and mafia films, and it’s evident throughout the game’s environments and narrative. However, Cavia and Capcom ultimately failed to deliver what they envisioned.

The game began development in late 2003 and was released in 2005 for the Xbox and PS2. Before its final release, a few changes were spotted in early builds. Here are the differences:

IGN videos and E3 2005 Previews:

Enemies have a different HUD on top (purple)
Enemies didn’t have a HUD originally
Destructible environment was removed
The Money icon position is in a different spot
Dirt effect when slaming enemies to the ground
Excessive blood effect during intense fights
The camera angle when throwing the enemy off the walkway in the Train Station area (seen at 1:53) doesn’t change.
Different clothing and hair text in shop.
The Buy sign is different
Brighter lights for cities in early builds
Pressing the circle or B button to pull off the special attack didn’t deplete your health
The notoriety symbol uses Raven’s Jacket instead of the Skull

Tatsuya Minami Interview:

Different interrogation text color
The text showing “recruit your enemy” is in a different position
Name texts are different for both the player and the enemy

Beat Down Trailer

Raven’s VA is different
Call screen is different
Different texts across the game altogether
The wanted meter uses a policeman’s face in this trailer and the word “caution” near it. The final build uses a police badge instead
Different logo of the game
Again, the special attack doesn’t deplete your health
Breakable environment