Take a defensive stance when surrounded by enemies and you can counter-attack in four directions, slamming your shield into a guy's face, or kicking him in the stomach with your tree trunk legs.
While this is a visceral style of melee, at this point in development it's not all that weighty with no feeling that blows are connecting with foes - at least not to the degree shown in early gameplay footage, and (a cruel comparison I know), certainly not with Diablo III's cinematic aplomb.
And that's potentially a problem for Dungeon Hero, as its RPG leanings aren't ready to back up any slack in the combat. There are no tenuous stats to worry about, instead you'll work your way through a skill tree, the combat component of which comprises of new forms of violence.
