Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior's Rise

The combat is far more in-depth than one once assumed, the game cheats to ensure you remain challenged, and the game always has a new mechanic/trick/challenge up its sleeve that keeps fighting interesting.

Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior’s Rise, developed by Qooc Software, is a martial arts–inspired brawler that captures the spirit of old-school arcade action while introducing its own spin on fast-paced combat.

This gives me the impression that the game was designed and tested for local co-op.

The sounds they chose for some of these strikes are so viscerally satisfying, you're likely to react quite strongly at the earth shattering, bone crunching, lighting-esque chi strikes you'll be landing on the enemy.

I just love the feeling of using my 360 controller to move where I push.

This is complemented by an exceptional amount of enemy variety, decently artsy graphics, and a decent if generic soundtrack that changes tunes at just the right moments during enemy and boss encounters.