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Description
Streets of Rage, Sega's answer to Final Fight, follows the story of three young police officers (Adam Hunter, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding) in a city controlled by a criminal syndicate led by a "Mr. X" where crime is rampant, which leads the three heroes to make a pact to leave the force and topple the syndicate by themselves.Gameplay is straightforward and simple. Three buttons are used, one to jump, other to attack and another to perform a range attack from a support police car. Each character has a limited set of moves that include punching and kicking or performing a back attack (if in the open), two grapple moves (depending if holding the opponent in front or by the back), a flying attack, and if playing with another player two additional tag attacks, and different abilities: Adam is slow, but a good jumper and a hard hitter, Axel fast and also a hard hitter, but a lousy jumper and Blaze fast and a good jumper, but weak hitter. Levels are in typical arcade side-scroller fashion: move from left to right (with two exceptions), clearing screens from enemies one after another as fast as possible while avoid taking damage with a boss in the end. Some levels feature "death drops" where the player must avoid falling, while throwing enemies there at the same time, including a typical elevator level. Several items are scattered on the ground, from melee weapons and bonus points (and lives or additional police cars) to apples and turkeys (to restore health).
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Promo Images
Trailer
Alternate Titles
- "ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳" -- Japanese spelling
- "Streets of Rage Classic" -- Android / iOS title
- "SoR" -- Informal abbreviation
- "DSWAT" -- Working title
- "Bare Knuckle: Ikari no Tekken" -- Japanese title
- "3D Streets of Rage" -- Nintendo 3DS title
- "스트리트 오브 레이지 (베어너클)" -- Korean spelling
Part of the Following Groups
- Console Generation Exclusive: Sega Genesis
- Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
- Games referenced in movies
- SEGA Forever series
- SEGA Vintage Collection series
- Streets of Rage / Bare Knuckle series
User Reviews
Interesting start | Genesis | Luis Silva (13595) |
Great game, could have been better though......... | Genesis | DudeOfMonson (118) |
A great fighting game during a dismal year for Sega. | Genesis | Majestic Lizard (676) |
The Foundation of one of the best beat em up series ever | Genesis | Mr. Huh (112) |
It's time for some rage in the streets | Genesis | Classic Nigel (150) |
Taking it to the streets... | Genesis | MasterMegid (902) |
Bleedin' awesome. | Genesis | Tomer Gabel (4634) |
streets of rage--release your rage | Genesis | paul cairey (359) |
A pretty good conversion | SEGA Master System | Gary Smith (15) |
Classic scrolling beat-em-up | SEGA Master System | william sterry (6) |
Critic Reviews
The 'Tude Dude | Genesis | 2018 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
100 |
Computer and Video Games (CVG) | Genesis | Oct, 1991 | 93 out of 100 | 93 |
Retro Game Reviews | Genesis | Dec 17, 2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
90 |
FNintendo | Wii | Jun 01, 2011 | 9 out of 10 | 90 |
Hobby Consolas | Game Gear | Dec, 1992 | 89 out of 100 | 89 |
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) | Genesis | Oct, 1991 | 10 out of 12 | 83 |
Retrogaming.it | Genesis | Mar 05, 2008 | 8 out of 10 | 80 |
Power Play | Game Gear | Dec, 1992 | 72 out of 100 | 72 |
All Game Guide | Game Gear | 2007 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
60 |
Retro Game Reviews | Game Gear | Dec 18, 2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 |
Forums
Topic | # Posts | Last Post |
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DSWAT | 5 | 雷堂嬢太朗 -raido.jotaro- (60599) Jul 20, 2013 |
Trivia
References
- Many in-game sounds and even the main font were lifted directly from Revenge of Shinobi.
- In difficult situations, you can press the 'special attack' button. A cop will drive by in a car and set the entire environment on fire with a rocket launcher. The artwork of the police car may look familiar, it's exactly the same car used in E-SWAT: Cyber Police, an older SEGA arcade title which also got converted to the Mega Drive.
- The game is referenced in the second episode of the second season of the US Netflix series Narcos. Pablo Escobar can be seen playing the game with his son on a Genesis system. He gives his son instructions and comments on having to fight a woman.
Release
One of the few games to be packed in with the Genesis.Soundtrack on vinyl LP
In summer 2015, Data Discs released a vinyl soundtrack with the remastered soundtrack from the game. The remasterings were done in collaboration with the composer of the original game tracks Yuzo Koshiro. The LP features 16 tracks, 8 on each side. The recording were made from the original NEC PC-88 files, as well as a sampling from the Yamaha YM2612 chip of the Mega Drive/Genesis console.(Source: Product description on Data Discs website, LP at Discogs)
Information also contributed by Jo and Robbb
Related Web Sites
- Game Map (Game Gear) on SMS Power! (Level maps of all the levels in the Game Gear version.)
- Game Map (Sega Master System) on SMS Power! (Maps of all the levels of the Master Systems version of the game.)
- OC ReMix Game Profile (Fan remixes of music from Streets of Rage.)
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Genesis Credits (18 people)
12 developers, 6 thanks
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Sound Assistance:
Cover (US/EU/SA)
Cover Artwork by:
Noriyoshi Ōba (There is "No" accounting for tastes.), Hiroaki Chino (Tinon)
Programming :Hiroshi Momota (Momonga Momo), Little Sun
Designed By:Atsushi Seimiya (Atsumiya Seishi), Hiromi Fukuda (Rascal Fuku‑chan), Nandemo, Udi
Music :Sound Assistance:
Takayuki Nakamura (T.N)
Special Thanks To:Tokuhiko Uwabo (Bo), Kottu, Keiichi Yamamoto (Yamaichi), Ore, Thunder, Scott
Presented By:SEGA
Cover Artwork by: