Last Update: 9/3/07
Streets Of Rage 2
Streets Of Rage 2 is now available on the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live. Download it now for only 400 M$ points!
Streets of Rage 2 exploded onto the Genesis/Megadrive in late 1992 and was quickly hailed as an absolute classic. The game used Sega's new 16-meg cartridge (double the size of the original game) and was intended to be their answer to the SNES version of Final Fight.
Anyone who played the game quickly saw where that extra memory went. Gone were the tiny sprites and grainy backdrops of the original. Now the graphics were huge, highly detailed, well-animated and easily of arcade quality. This showcased what the Genesis/Megadrive was capable of and showed that it was still a serious rival to the technologically superior SNES.
The character roster expanded to 4, with 2 new characters; Max and Skate. All the characters had a large selection of individual moves and were now quite different to play. New special moves replaced the old rocket special attack and led to much smoother gameplay as players could now fight their way out of a situation without wasting a special attack. Wisely, the new special attacks cost energy, so players could not just walk through the game using them.
As well as more characters to choose from the number of enemies pitted against the heroes increased also. New, more interesting enemies with special attacks of their own were added alongside the old ones to create some formidable opposition. New weaponry was introduced to liven things up further. The 8 levels were much longer, more ambitious and with multiple scenes.
A 2-player Duel feature was also introduced, which allowed players to just fight each other one-on-one in a Streetfighter-style best of 3 battle. This was a feature that Sega had included with similar Genesis/Megadrive side-scrolling games such as Golden Axe and Alien Storm. Although it wasn't particularly fun to play, it was an interesting addition none the less.
Streets of Rage 2 is a perfect sequel. Usually videogame sequels, like with movie sequels, are rehashes of the original. Not so with Streets of Rage 2. Everything from the original is improved and expanded to create one of the best games of the 16-bit era.
Source: Streets Of Rage Online
This was Sega in their prime!
Special mention must go to Yuzo Koshiro's excellent and memorable 90's club-scene soundtrack, which not only added depth and intensity to the overall feel of the game, but made many people question the widely accepted fact that the Mega Drive's sound chip was vastly inferior to its competitors. The soundtrack is even available on CD.
"Streets Of Rage 3" was released two years later in 1994 - though SOR2 is considered by many to be the best in the series.
Streets of Rage 2 exploded onto the Genesis/Megadrive in late 1992 and was quickly hailed as an absolute classic. The game used Sega's new 16-meg cartridge (double the size of the original game) and was intended to be their answer to the SNES version of Final Fight.
Anyone who played the game quickly saw where that extra memory went. Gone were the tiny sprites and grainy backdrops of the original. Now the graphics were huge, highly detailed, well-animated and easily of arcade quality. This showcased what the Genesis/Megadrive was capable of and showed that it was still a serious rival to the technologically superior SNES.
The character roster expanded to 4, with 2 new characters; Max and Skate. All the characters had a large selection of individual moves and were now quite different to play. New special moves replaced the old rocket special attack and led to much smoother gameplay as players could now fight their way out of a situation without wasting a special attack. Wisely, the new special attacks cost energy, so players could not just walk through the game using them.
As well as more characters to choose from the number of enemies pitted against the heroes increased also. New, more interesting enemies with special attacks of their own were added alongside the old ones to create some formidable opposition. New weaponry was introduced to liven things up further. The 8 levels were much longer, more ambitious and with multiple scenes.
A 2-player Duel feature was also introduced, which allowed players to just fight each other one-on-one in a Streetfighter-style best of 3 battle. This was a feature that Sega had included with similar Genesis/Megadrive side-scrolling games such as Golden Axe and Alien Storm. Although it wasn't particularly fun to play, it was an interesting addition none the less.
Streets of Rage 2 is a perfect sequel. Usually videogame sequels, like with movie sequels, are rehashes of the original. Not so with Streets of Rage 2. Everything from the original is improved and expanded to create one of the best games of the 16-bit era.
Source: Streets Of Rage Online
This was Sega in their prime!
Special mention must go to Yuzo Koshiro's excellent and memorable 90's club-scene soundtrack, which not only added depth and intensity to the overall feel of the game, but made many people question the widely accepted fact that the Mega Drive's sound chip was vastly inferior to its competitors. The soundtrack is even available on CD.
"Streets Of Rage 3" was released two years later in 1994 - though SOR2 is considered by many to be the best in the series.
Publisher: Sega
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 Already have it ;)As a matter of fact I'm listening to Go Straight right now. Such a catchy tune...
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 Music by Yuzo Koshiro: If you look on ancient.co.jp you might still find the extended bare knuckle (SOR2) soundtrack (45mins and CD Quality). It's awesome!
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 I totally loved this game. I had a Genesis,and was ticked that I couldn't get Final Fight. Streets of Rage One was no caparison, but Streets of Rage 2 was right on par. Better characters, better weapons, secret characters, I could play this game over and over.
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