Streets Of Rage

Fans of Streets of Rage for the Genesis already know what's in store in this faithful adaptation for the Game Gear. Although it's scaled down to fit an 8-bit environment, none of the intense action or the hard-knuckled challenge was compromised.

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Street Fightin'

Things aren't going well in the city. All semblance of authority has crumbled under the oppressive weight of the Syndicate - a powerful crime organization that controls everything, including the mayor and the cops. Only two police officers, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding, resisted the temptation of corruption. Both officers are skilled masters of hand-to-hand combat, but will that be enough against a city full of vicious thugs?

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Five huge side-scrolling levels await you in this one-or two-player game. The rules are simple: Use your character's fighting skills to knock out every gangster. You start with three lives, and there are three continues--finito. No passwords and no excuses. Fortunately, there's an abundance of power-ups, weapons, and bonus items hidden throughout each level.

Your riotous rumble takes you across the city in search of the Syndicate's HQ. Before you hit pay dirt, you must survive treks through the Downtown Streets, the City Bridge, ships in the harbor, and a factory. Wave after wave of nasties hinder your progress, including thugs, bikers, ninjas, and whip-crackin' leather dominatrices!

At the end of each level, a super-strong boss makes your life miserable. Every boss requires a specific strategy. Erase his life bar before he erases yours!

OutRAGEous!

Streets of Rage is nonstop, finger-pumping action-definitely the hottest street brawl for the Game Gear to date. Fans of Streets of Rage for the Genesis won't be disappointed by this portable version. Sharp graphics, smooth animation, and intense challenge guarantee this cart will be all the rage!

ProTips:

• Smash open various stationary objects located at the bottom of the screen to reveal hidden power-ups.
• Find the crowbar hidden within the phone booths. This weapon has the most force and the greatest striking distance.
• You can only cany one weapon at a time. You must discard a current weapon to pick up a new one. Discarded weapons are gone for good.
• The Level 1 Boss throws his boomerang directly at you. Move up or down to dodge it Attack him after he catches his boomerang and before he rears back to throw it again.
• Attack the Level 2 flamethrower Boss from behind.
• Throw one enemy into another to take 'em both down.
• If an enemy grabs you from behind, flip him Into his buddies.
• Enemies tend to move in dusters. Knock them down as a unit before taking them one-on-one.

Streets of Rage^[a] is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up video games, centering on the efforts of several ex-police vigilantes trying to rid a fictional, large American city from a crime syndicate that has corrupted its local government. The first three games in the franchise were developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in the early 1990s, and have since been ported and re-released on various platforms. A fourth entry, Streets of Rage 4, was released in 2020.

The games were well-received and have been re-released many times both on compilations and as standalone games. The electronic dance music soundtracks of the games, scored by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima, have also received much acclaim.

History[edit]

Original trilogy[edit]

Three games in the series were released between 1991 and 1994. The first entry, Streets of Rage, introduces the four main characters, three young former police officers known as Axel, Blaze, and Adam, and Mr. X, an evil mastermind. It is the only game in the series to feature a Shinobi-style special attack that defeats all non-boss enemies on-screen. Streets of Rage was supported by Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System and Game Gear consoles.

Five huge side-scrolling levels await you in this one-or two-player game. The rules are simple: Use your character's fighting skills to knock out every gangster. You start with three lives, and there are three continues--finito. No passwords and no excuses. Fortunately, there's an abundance of power-ups, weapons, and bonus items hidden throughout each level.

Your riotous rumble takes you across the city in search of the Syndicate's HQ. Before you hit pay dirt, you must survive treks through the Downtown Streets, the City Bridge, ships in the harbor, and a factory. Wave after wave of nasties hinder your progress, including thugs, bikers, ninjas, and whip-crackin' leather dominatrices!

At the end of each level, a super-strong boss makes your life miserable. Every boss requires a specific strategy. Erase his life bar before he erases yours!

OutRAGEous!

Streets of Rage is nonstop, finger-pumping action-definitely the hottest street brawl for the Game Gear to date. Fans of Streets of Rage for the Genesis won't be disappointed by this portable version. Sharp graphics, smooth animation, and intense challenge guarantee this cart will be all the rage!

ProTips:

• Smash open various stationary objects located at the bottom of the screen to reveal hidden power-ups.
• Find the crowbar hidden within the phone booths. This weapon has the most force and the greatest striking distance.
• You can only cany one weapon at a time. You must discard a current weapon to pick up a new one. Discarded weapons are gone for good.
• The Level 1 Boss throws his boomerang directly at you. Move up or down to dodge it Attack him after he catches his boomerang and before he rears back to throw it again.
• Attack the Level 2 flamethrower Boss from behind.
• Throw one enemy into another to take 'em both down.
• If an enemy grabs you from behind, flip him Into his buddies.
• Enemies tend to move in dusters. Knock them down as a unit before taking them one-on-one.

Streets of Rage^[a] is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up video games, centering on the efforts of several ex-police vigilantes trying to rid a fictional, large American city from a crime syndicate that has corrupted its local government. The first three games in the franchise were developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in the early 1990s, and have since been ported and re-released on various platforms. A fourth entry, Streets of Rage 4, was released in 2020.

The games were well-received and have been re-released many times both on compilations and as standalone games. The electronic dance music soundtracks of the games, scored by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima, have also received much acclaim.

History[edit]

Original trilogy[edit]

Three games in the series were released between 1991 and 1994. The first entry, Streets of Rage, introduces the four main characters, three young former police officers known as Axel, Blaze, and Adam, and Mr. X, an evil mastermind. It is the only game in the series to feature a Shinobi-style special attack that defeats all non-boss enemies on-screen. Streets of Rage was supported by Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System and Game Gear consoles.

The next entry in the series, Streets of Rage 2, had new music (influenced by early '90s club music) from series composer Yuzo Koshiro and newcomer composer Motohiro Kawashima, more defined graphics and a larger selection of moves. It also introduced two new characters, Eddie 'Skate' Hunter, and Max Thunder (or Sammy 'Skate' Hunter and Max Hatchett in some regions). Like the original title, Streets of Rage 2 was playable on Sega's Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear.

The third entry to the Streets of Rage series, Streets of Rage 3, was less well-received than its predecessors. Despite some enhancements, it has been seen as very similar to Streets of Rage 2. This entry to the series added a more complex storyline told using cutscenes. The Western version featured increased difficulty, with other elements altered or censored from the Japanese release. The music, again composed by Koshiro and Kawashima, was also criticized for being radically different from the music from the first two games. Unlike the two foregoing games, Streets of Rage 3 was available only on the Genesis.

Series hiatus[edit]

Although it was one of the most popular Sega franchises in the 1990s, no new official Streets of Rage games were released for over 25 years after Streets of Rage 3, excluding rereleases of the first three games via various Sega game compilations.

Sega is reported to have attempted to bring the series to the Saturn, and early in the production cycle for Sega's Dreamcast a demo tentatively titled Streets of Rage 4 was made by Ancient. It showed a character similar to Axel fighting a group of enemies. Neither the Saturn nor the Dreamcast game, however, came to fruition.^[1]Backbone Entertainment later pitched a new Streets of Rage game to Sega, but this project also failed to proceed.^[2]

There have been numerous unofficial fan-made projects and remakes, including Beats of Rage^[3] and Streets of Rage Remake.^[4][5]

Revival[edit]

The first new entry in the series since the Genesis, Streets of Rage 4, was announced in 2018 and released in 2020.^[6] The game was developed by Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, and Dotemu, who previously released the 2017 remake of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap.^[7]

A spin-off minigame based on the Yakuza series, Streets of Kamurocho, was released as part of Sega's 60th anniversary celebration. It was developed by Empty Clip Studios and was only available for Windows via Steam from October 17-19, 2020.^[8]

Other media[edit]

Comics[edit]

Three six-part comic strip series based upon the games appeared in Sonic the Comic in the early 1990s (along with several other adaptations of popular Sega franchises). The first two of these were written by Mark Millar, while the third (and a Poster Mag story) was written by Nigel Kitching. These three stories are an alternate continuity from the games and do not feature Adam. A graphic novel compilation of the original four-part 'Streets of Rage' strip was released as a book titled Streets of Rage: Bad City Fighters in the UK in 1994.

The first story, entitled simply Streets of Rage, involved Axel, Blaze, and Max quitting the highly corrupt police force in order to do more good as vigilantes, taking down Max's ex-partner; the crime lord and martial artist Hawk. The next serial, Skates' Story, introduced Skates, delinquent stepson of Murphy, a friend of Axel and his team and one of the few honest cops left on the force, who was unwillingly drawn into joining Axel's group after his stepfather was killed by Mr. X. The third and final story, The Only Game In Town, involved the Syndicate unleashing an army of street gangs. The Poster Mag story The Facts of Life features Axel, Blaze, Skate, and Max.

Music[edit]

The game's soundtrack was acclaimed, with several soundtrack albums being released. The soundtracks were composed by Yuzo Koshiro. Another musician, Motohiro Kawashima, helped on the second, providing a few tracks, and making almost half of the tracks for the third. Three soundtrackCDs were released in all, each of which now sell for high prices at auction and in Japanese markets.

The soundtracks mainly consist of, often experimental,^[9]chiptune-based electronicdance music,^[10] encompassing electronic genres such as electro, house,^[11]techno, hardcore, jungle,^[10]ambient,^[12]breakbeat,^[13]gabber,^[14]noise,^[15] and trance.^[11][13][16] The music was produced using the YamahaFM-synthsound chips of the Sega Mega Drive / Genesisvideo game console (YM2612) and NEC PC-88computer (YM2608),^[17][18] along with Koshiro's own audio programming language 'Music Love,' a modified version of the PC-88's Music Macro Language (MML).^[18]

The soundtracks have been critically acclaimed. They are considered ahead of their time,^[11][12] and as some of the best video game music of all time.^[19]Streets of Rage 2 (1992) in particular is considered revolutionary^[11][12] for its 'blend of swaggering house synths,' 'dirty' electro-funk and 'trancey electronic textures that would feel as comfortable in a nightclub as a video game.'^[11]Streets of Rage 3 is also considered ahead of its time, for its automatically generated randomized sequences, experimental hardcore 'fast-beat techno like jungle' sounds,^[9][10] and trance music elements.^[16] The series' soundtracks have influenced a range of chiptune, electronica, grime and dubstep musicians through to the present day, including artists such as Ikonika,^[20][21][22]BT,^[12]Labrinth,^[22]Martyn, Joker, Darkstar,^[21]Childish Gambino,^[23] and Danger.^[24]

Novella[edit]

A Streets of Rage 2 novella (published together with a Street Fighter II novella) was written by Mat Yeo in 1993. It is just 35 pages long, based on the second game in the series, and was given away free with copies of Sega Force magazine in the UK.

Film and television adaptations[edit]

A feature film and television series produced by Stories International (a joint venture between Sega and Hakuhodo DY Group) are in the works alongside other adaptations such as of Altered Beast.^[25] The film and show is to be co-produced by Circle of Confusion with his production partners Lawrence Matthis and Julian Rosenberg at alongside Tomoya Suzuki.^[26]

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Notes[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Ken Horowitz (11 September 2004). 'Forgotten Franchises: Streets of Rage'. Sega-16. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
2. ^'New Streets Of Rage And ESWAT Games Were Being Pitched To Sega'. siliconera.com. May 6, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
3. ^'Beats of Rage'. Senileteam.com. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
4. ^'SorR project'. Bombergames.net. 2010-02-03. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
5. ^Kretzschmar, Mark; Stanfill, Mel (17 July 2018). 'Mods as Lightning Rods'. Social & Legal Studies: 096466391878722. doi:10.1177/0964663918787221.
6. ^Gilyadov, Alex (August 27, 2018). 'Streets of Rage 4 Announced'. IGN. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
7. ^McWhertor, Michael (Aug 27, 2018). 'Streets of Rage 4 is coming'. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
8. ^Romano, Sal. 'Streets of Kamurocho, a mashup of Streets of Rage 2 and Yakuza, coming to PC on October 17 for a limited time'. Gematsu. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
9. ^ ^abHorowitz, Ken (February 5, 2008). 'Interview: Yuzo Koshiro'. Sega-16. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
10. ^ ^abcDavis, Jeff. 'Interview with Yuzo Koshiro'. Gaming Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
11. ^ ^abcdeMcNeilly, Joe (April 19, 2010). 'Game music of the day: Streets of Rage 2'. GamesRadar. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
12. ^ ^abcdMustin. 'Streets of Rage 2 Original Soundtrack (US): Review'. Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
13. ^ ^abRyan. 'Streets of Rage 2 Original Soundtrack (US): Review'. Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
14. ^'Yuzo Koshiro / Motohiro Kawashima – Bare Knuckle III'. Discogs. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
15. ^'Streets of Rage'. Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
16. ^ ^ab'Streets of Rage 3 review – Sega Megadrive'. Mean Machines. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
17. ^Barnholt, Ray (June 2012). 'The Magic of FM Synth'. 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
18. ^ ^abSzczepaniak, John. 'Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier'. Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2011-03-29. Reprinted from Retro Gamer, 2009
19. ^Elston, Brett (December 4, 2010). 'Game music of the day: Streets of Rage'. GamesRadar. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
20. ^Lawrence, Eddy (11 January 2011). 'Ikonika interview: Producer and DJ, Ikonika had an incredible 2010'. Time Out. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
21. ^ ^ab'Recording Under the Influence: Ikonika'. Self-Titled Magazine. April 21, 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
22. ^ ^abLawrence, Eddy (18 January 2011). 'Ikonika interview: Dubstep has taken the world by storm over the past 12 months'. Time Out. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
23. ^'Yuzo Koshiro'. WhoSampled. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
24. ^Danger (7) – 09/17 2007 at Discogs
25. ^'STORIES INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH 'THE WALKING DEAD' PRODUCERS CIRCLE OF CONFUSION ON FILM & TV ADAPTATIONS OF HIT SEGA FRANCHISES 'ALTERED BEAST' AND 'STREETS OF RAGE' | STORIES LLC, STORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC'. STORIES LLC, STORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
26. ^''Altered Beast' and 'Streets of Rage' coming to film and TV'. Engadget. Retrieved 2016-12-06.

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External links[edit]

• Ancient Corp, the developers of Streets of Rage 2 and 3