.Platform(s),First releaseAugust 2, 1991Latest releaseApril 30, 2020Streets of Rage is a series of side-scrolling video games, centering on the efforts of several heroes trying to rid a city from the rule of a crime syndicate. The original trilogy of games was developed and published by for the in the 1990s, and have since been ported and re-released on various platforms. A fourth entry, will be released in 2020.The games were well-received and have been re-released many times both on compilations and as standalone games. The soundtracks of the games, scored by and, have also received much acclaim.

Contents.History Three games in the series were released between 1991 and 1994. The first entry, 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 -style special attack that defeats all non-boss enemies on-screen. Streets of Rage was supported by 's, and consoles.The next entry in the series, had new music (influenced by early '90s ) from series composer and newcomer composer, 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 II was playable on Sega's Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear.The third entry to the Streets of Rage series, was less well-received than its predecessors.

Despite some enhancements, it has been seen as very similar to Streets of Rage II. This entry to the series added a more complex storyline told using. 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.All three games have been re-released on numerous platforms and compilations, including and, and on the 's,.Subsequent projects Although it was one of the most popular Sega franchises in the 1990s, no new official Streets of Rage games have appeared since 1994, besides remakes such as the Japanese-only Java mobile game, Bare Knuckle Mobile.Sega is reported to have attempted to bring the series to the, and early in the production cycle for Sega's a demo tentatively titled Streets of Rage 4 was made. It showed a character similar to Axel fighting a group of enemies. Neither the Saturn nor the Dreamcast game, however, came to fruition.

Fandoms: Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat - Fandom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Streets of Rage (Video Games), King of Fighters, Gakuen Mokushiroku Highschool of the Dead. It is the first installment of the Bare Knuckle/Streets of Rageseries which was followed by Streets of Rage 2and Streets of Rage 3. The game was also converted over to Sega's Game Gear.

Later pitched a new Streets of Rage game to Sega, but this project also failed to proceed.There have been numerous unofficial fan-made projects and remakes, including and Streets of Rage Remake.In 2018, was announced. The game is being developed by Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, and, who previously released the of. Characters Playable characters in Streets of Rage gamesCharacter1234TotalAdam HunterYesCameoCameoYes2AshNoNoYesTBA1Axel StoneYesYesYesYes4YesYesYesYes4Cherry HunterNoNoNoYes1Floyd IraiaNoNoNoYes1Max ThunderNoYesCameoYes2Mr. XBossBossBossTBA3Robot AxelNoNoBossTBA1RooNoNoYesTBA1Eddie 'Skate' HunterNoYesYesYes3ShivaNoBossYesBoss & Playable Character3Dr.

Gilbert ZanNoNoYesYes2Total347TBAIn order of appearance:Streets of Rage. Further information: Axel Stone A playable character in all the games, Axel is generally the frontman of the series. He is usually portrayed as a muscular man with blonde hair, and wearing blue jeans with a white vest and a red headband.

A police detective in the first game, he went on to open a karate. In the Japanese Bare Knuckle 3 storyline, he is transferred to the Special Investigation police department. In the early Streets of Rage games he has balanced abilities, combining power and speed. In later installments, he becomes more of a heavyweight fighter. His special attacks variously include a 360-degree flaming punch (Dragon Wing) and a punch/uppercut combo (Dragon Smash). He also has a flaming uppercut named Grand Upper (which was renamed to Bare Knuckle for SoR3).

It was toned down considerably in SoR3 due to its excessive power in SoR2. After many years of hiatus, Axel made an official return in a crossover game, in which he is voiced by in Japanese.Blaze Fielding. Main article:Blaze is a female police officer who lacks high attack power, but has superior speed and jumping abilities to make up for it.Adam Hunter Adam is a playable character in SoR1 and SoR4. He is kidnapped in SoR2, and appears in later cutscenes of SoR3. He is the older brother of Eddie 'Skate' Hunter.

Adam is an ex-professional boxer who joined the police force as a detective. Unlike Axel and Blaze, he did not quit the police force at the end of the second game. He is the opposite of Blaze, in that he is slower but stronger. He is portrayed in the first title as a tall young man with dark hair and with highly developed upper-body strength, wearing a yellow vest with motorcycle leathers.Mr.

X The syndicate boss Mr. X is the main antagonist and appears as the in all games in one form or another. In the two first games, he is armed with a. After barely surviving his first two encounters with the SoR team, in SoR3 he is nothing more than a brain in a jar and has a robot, Robot Y (or Neo X in BKIII) who fights for him.Streets of Rage 2. Further information: Max Thunder Only playable in SoR2, Max, a wrestler, is by far the slowest character in the series, but also the hardest hitting. Max is a friend of Axel and makes a cameo appearance in the ending of the third game.

His special techniques are a spinning ax-handle blow (Thunder Bomb) and a dashing tackle (Thunder Tackle). He also has a devastating backward-grappling move called the Atomic Drop. He is the exact opposite of Skate, by lacking speed but having great power.Eddie 'Skate' Hunter Adam's kid brother is playable in SoR2 and SoR3. His first name is Sammy in BK2 and Eddie in SoR2.

'Skate' is his nickname, as he fights on. He is fast, but the weakest of all characters. In SoR2 he was the only character who could dash, an ability all playable characters gained by SoR3. In both games, one of Skate's special moves was the Double Spin Kick. In SoR2, he uses the Corkscrew Kick and in SoR3, he uses Rolling Punches, a flurry of punches.

At 4' 10' (147&cm), he is the smallest playable character in the entire series by far.Shiva The boss fought right before Mr. X in SoR2, and up to two times in SoR3. X's bodyguard and a very skilled fighter, his repertoire of moves matching the regular playable characters.

He is also a secret playable character in SoR3, who can be unlocked right after defeating him by holding down the B button. His special move is called Final Crash. He is named after.Streets of Rage 3. Further information: Cherry Hunter The teenage daughter of Adam Hunter, and the third playable character of SoR4. She teams up with Axel, Blaze, and her father, using her guitar and jumping attacks to combat foes. Floyd Iraia A former apprentice of Dr. Zan who has two cybernetic arms, Floyd is from New Zealand.Other media Comics Three six-part comic strip series based upon the games appeared in in the early 1990s (along with several other of popular Sega franchises). The first two of these were written by, 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. 'Bulldozer' from (1994) demonstrating randomized sequences, with elements of electro, house, / and trance music.Problems playing these files? See.The game's soundtrack was acclaimed, with several soundtrack albums being released.

The soundtracks were composed. Another musician, helped on the second, providing a few tracks, and making almost half of the tracks for the third. Three were released in all, each of which now sell for high prices at auction and in Japanese markets.The soundtracks mainly consist of, often, -based, encompassing such as,. The music was produced using the of the and , along with Koshiro's own 'Music Love,' a modified version of the PC-88's (MML).The soundtracks have been critically acclaimed. They are considered ahead of their time, and as some of the best of all time. Streets of Rage 2 (1992) in particular is considered revolutionary for its ' swaggering house,' ' and 'trancey electronic textures that would feel as comfortable in a as a video game.'

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, and trance music elements. The series' soundtracks have influenced a range of chiptune, and musicians through to the present day, including artists such as,. Novella A Streets of Rage II novella (published together with a 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 magazine in the UK.Feature film and television series adaptation A feature film and television series produced by Stories International (a joint venture between Sega and ) are in the works alongside other adaptations such as of.

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