I love these sort of game. As well as the obvious ones mentioned above I need to mention Viewtiful Joe, it was EXCELLENT and very well done. Similar to most scrolling beat 'em ups but also very different with the whole special powers thing.
The Top 10 Side Scrolling Beat-Em-Ups
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