Brotherhood of Violence is a 3D fighter / beat-em-up game from realtech VR, the same publisher behind titles such as No Gravity and Iron Fist Boxing. The game's impressive graphics are powered by the company's own graphic engine, which it says is one of the most advanced on Windows Phone 8.

What's particularly notable about Brotherhood of Violence is that its has received its Windows Phone release at the same time as the iOS and Windows versions, and slightly ahead of Android and Mac OS versions. In part this might be attributable to the increasing number of Windows Phone users, but more realistically it's an example of the benefits of Windows Phone 8's more accessible architecture for game developers (support for game engines, and shared code with desktop Windows), when compared to it predecessors. 

As you would expect from a game in this genre, there are plenty of fighting environments (30+), opponents (400) fighting styles (5) and characters (12) to choose from. There are three levels of difficulty to choose from, so the game should suit any expertise level, and the game is kept fresh with daily challenges (hitman, survival, and battle royal).

There are some quality issues with the game, and there's room for improvement in both the voice acting and game controls, but overall it's a decent title, which should provides plenty of entertainment to fans of fighting games.

Windows Store description:

Brotherhood of Violence puts your fighting skills to the test with stunning 3D graphics, multiple fighting disciplines, and more than 400 ever evolving fighters that learn through artificial intelligence. Battle your way through 30 environments to defeat punks, ninja, Yakuza and more. Watch out for the Big Boss. He has it in for you and his skills are unmatched!

You're a former member of an elite brotherhood of assassins. The problem is, with this brotherhood there's no such thing as a "former" member. You knew the Big Boss would try to drag you back in, but you never thought he's kidnap your brother to get to you. Now you must follow the way of the warrior to find him and bring him home.

Brotherhood of Violence can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Store. A free trial is available and the full game costs £1.49 / €1.99 / $1.99.