Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 2
The sequel to a legendary Beat 'em up game.
Protagonist(s): Axel Stone Blaze Fielding Max Thunder Eddie "Skate" Hunter Genre(s): Beat 'em up Platform(s): Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Game Gear Sega Master System Release Date: December 20, 1992 (North American Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version) January 14, 1993 (Japanese Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version) January 16, 1993 (European Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version) July 23, 1993 (Japanese Game Gear version) July 1993 (North American Game Gear version) 1993 (European Game Gear version) 1993 (PAL regions Sega Master System version) Developer(s): Sega Ancient <br> MNM Software Shout! Designworks H.I.C. Publisher(s): Sega Country: Japan Series: Streets of Rage Predecessor: Street of Rage Successor: Streets of Rage 3

Streets of Rage 2 (also known as Bare Knuckle II in Japan) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1992. This game received several re-releases, including ones for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS.

Plot

The game takes place one year after the events of the first game. Mr. X has taken over the city and kidnapped Adam Hunter. It's up to Axel Stone and Blaze Felding to save the day with the help of Adam's kid brother Skate and a pro wrestler named Max Thunder.

Why It Rocks

1. An amazing dance music soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro that is worthy of nightclubs.
2. Vastly improved controls and gameplay mechanics.
3. The game introduces Adam's younger brother Eddie "Skate" Hunter and wrestler Max Thunder and Shiva, and more.
4. Each of the four characters have a unique playstyle.
5. Great graphics, with sprites that are larger and more detailed than the first game's. It can even handle several enemies on screen at once without slowdown.
6. Like the first game the game contains good voice acting.
7. A large variety of enemies to fight. Enemies even get smarter and nastier as the game progresses.
8. The backgrounds in each level is very diverse from each other.
9. Multiple difficulty settings to choose from, with Mania being truly intense.
10. Along with it's predecessor it receive a game gear port.
11. There are programs you can use to replace the characters with characters from other video games, therefore you can make your own Streets of Rage 2 rom hacks.
12. It is somewhat challenging, but it is not frustrating.

Reception

Upon release, Streets of Rage 2 received wide critical acclaim, with scores above 90% from most video game magazines at the time.

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