The beat ’em up is one of the few genres still carrying a torch for punxploitation, still sending us to punch through 80s American anxieties about the moral decline of cities and their corrupting influence, still kicking through seedy streets and biffing baddies who wear weird shades and bristle with studs and mohawks. I dig it. Claws Of Furry, released this morning, is a side-scrolling beat ’em up with a bit of a Ninja Turtles take on mohawked menaces, starring ninja cats kicking the heck out of ruffians and riot cops alike. I’ve not time to play today (I am finishing this post on a train) but I’m a sucker for the theme so here’s me making a note to check back.