Side scrolling melee combat sucks! What is a good example?

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Cerebralbore101 said:

Hollow Knight, Metroid anything, Castlevania, Streets of Rage Series, Turtles in Time, Shredders Revenge, Viewtiful Joe, Muramasa, River City Ransom, Ninja Gaiden Series, Dusk, Goemon, etc.

Ninja Gaiden has a 2d game, what platform? And Dusk is an FPS, no?