![]() ![]() The soundtrack fits nicely with this aesthetic too, written by the gifted Yuzo Koshiro. All is color and light in this game it is very late 80s/early 90s, complete with neon everywhere. Just look at the game’s intro: a sweeping background shot as the story scrolls down, and then our pugilistic protagonists phase into view. The graphics are splendid, even for the Genesis. If you win this colossal battle, the good ending plays: the city is restored to order and peace. All the while, more of his cronies file in to make mince meat of you. ![]() X doesn’t screw around with kung fu or boxing… he just pulls out a Tommy gun and starts spraying his own mansion with bullets in an attempt to do you in. If you do the right thing and unanimously refuse, it’s on. You know what’s even cooler? If there are 2 of you playing and one of you refuses, you have to fight to the death. The game offers multiple endings, because no matter which character you play, Mr. And yes, you eventually fight clones of yourselves.Īll of this mayhem eventually culminates in a face-to-face with Mr. Immediate in-joke references can be seen, the most immediate being Freddy Krueger and the Ultimate Warrior (RIP). The trio (who are also experts in their respective martial arts) end up quitting the force… but that doesn’t mean they’re done cleaning up the city. The three cops do everything they can to fight within the system, but corrupt or terrified superiors block their way. Well, except for three: Adam, Axel, and Blaze. X has bought off or intimidated everyone, even the police. No name is given in the manual for the city Streets of Rage is set in, but it is a corrupt and benighted city. While it is well-known that the Mega Drive/Genesis did not fare well domestically, Streets of Rage helped their console do well in the US market by being everything a beat em up should be: brutal, colorful, and exciting. It ended up being a home run the title had two sequels and was also ported to Sega’s whole line (then) of platforms. In 1991, when the war was at its hottest, Sega released Streets of Rage. It was competing well with the Super NES, and part of that was because Sega had the oomph to spit out home-developed games just like Nintendo did. ![]() That is to say, Sega still produced consoles, and they’d produced a real gem in the form of the Genesis/Mega Drive. Gaming History 101… Back in the early 90s, the Fourth Generation war was on. After all, it’s well worth talking about. Well, RetroManiacs, I guess I‘ll go ahead and do it. Readers keep asking me from time to time: “Dude, when are you gonna write about Streets of Rage already?” Some of them have been departures from the norm, like River City Ransom. We’ve talked about a few beat em up games so far some of them have been true-to-form classics, like Double Dragon or Golden Axe. ![]()
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