Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)

Sega Mega Play cart. published 31 years ago:

Streets of Rage 2 (c) 1993 Sega.

One year after defeating the evil crime syndicate led by Mr. X, things have gone well for the city. but now Mr. X has returned and as if things couldn't get any worse, he sent some of his goons to kidnap Adam Hunter. Now it's up to Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding to take the city back to it's good citizens, but this time they're not alone, because joining them is a pro wrestler who's a friend of Axel called Max Thunder, and Adam's little brother : Eddie 'Skate' Hunter. These 4 will do their best to end the syndicate's new reign of terror, and bring peace to the Streets of Rage.

- TECHNICAL -

[Mega Play 05]

Runs on the Sega "Mega Play" hardware.

Players : 2
Control : 8-way Joystick
Buttons : 3
=> [A] Attack, [B] Jump, [C] Special Attack

- TRIVIA -

This game is known in Japan as 'Bare Knuckle II - Shitouhe no Chingonka' (translates from Japanese as 'Bare Knuckle II - Death Struggle Requiem').

In an early beta version of the game, Axel's super moves feature an uppercut attack and a spinning roundhouse kick that is strikingly similar to that of Ken and Ryu from Capcom's "Street Fighter" series.

- UPDATES -

This Mega Play version has a higher level of difficulty than the original, you cannot receive any extra lives through points, and all 1ups are replaced by money bags worth 1,000 points.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Rear attack : press button-A and button-B simultaneously.

- SERIES -

1. Streets of Rage (1991, Sega Mega Drive)
2. Streets of Rage 2 (1992, Sega Mega Drive)
3. Streets of Rage 3 (1994, Sega Mega Drive)

- STAFF -