With stunning visuals, solid gameplay, and a then-advanced soudntrack pushing the Genesis console to its full capabilities, Streets of Rage 2 is a must-play for anyone into the Beat 'Em Up genre. It is considered by many fans to be the greatest game in its respective series.

Bringing the roster of characters to 4 by introducing the strong-but-slow Max, and the fast-yet-weak kid Eddie/Sammy "Skate" Hunter (the younger brother of excluded original protagonist Adam Hunter) Streets of Rage 2 brings in plenty of strategy depending on which character(s) you select.

One year has passed since the events of Streets of Rage. Always ready to conquer the city once more, Mr. X kidnaps original protagonist Adam Hunter, and sets loose all of his punks on the streets, bringing the city once more into destructive turmoil. In response to Mr. X's return, the retired police officers Blaze Fielding and Axel Stone once more set forth into the streets of rage, this time with Adam's younger brother Skate, and Axel's wrestler friend Max, in hopes of permanently ending Mr. X's reign on the city and rescuing Adam.

The gameplay of Streets of Rage 2 is similar, yet more refined to the original game. The main protagonists walk to the right on a 2D-3D plane, stopping on occasion to beat through waves of punks and martial artists. In rare occurrences, certain everyday sights (trash cans, phone booths, tables, etc.) are on the playing field, and can be struck to obtain street weapons (knives, lead pipes, baseball bats, etc.) and healing items.

STREETS OF RAGE 2 - ULTRA 2018

The author of this hack is Huo Yan (wangtaohuoyan@163.com)
(This description was translated by Dha Lau Hoo. Dha Lau Hoo did not participate in making this hack. He only uploaded this hack for the author.)


[list]I. FEATURES:
[li]1. Adjusted color to make characters look more smooth.
[li]2. All playable characters can run. Their weapon is shown while running.
[li]3. Fixed the voice of Axel with his uppercut.
[li]4. A new and complete set of weapon attack moves.
[li]5. Max has different front throw and back throw.
[li]6. All playable characters have new super moves, while some less functional old moves were removed.
[li]7. Blaze now wears her BK3 outfit.
[li]8. Some shadows were removed to reduce the size of the hacked ROM.



II. CHARACTER UPDATES:

1. Max:

Video preview: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av21451349

(1) Special effect for weapon attacks.

(2) B+C can attack enemies at both sides.

(3) The original back throw is replaced by pile driver.

(4) Forward A becomes a combo.

(5) The speed is slightly increased.


2. Axel:

Video preview: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av21450860

Video preview: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av20665743

(1) F, F, B (blitz) becomes a "Shoryuken" style uppercut. It's invulnerable while rising but vulnerable while falling.

(2) B+C becomes Grands Upper (Bare Knuckle).

(3) Static jump attack becomes a "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" style tornado kick.

(4) Grab forward attack becomes a combo.

(5) Forward A becomes an alternative Dragon Punch. It can attack enemies at both sides, but vulnerable to jump kicks.

(6) Pipe attack now has BK3 style.

(7) Sword attack now has BK3 style.


3. Blaze:

Video preview: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av21451014

(1) Jump kick has the same move as BK3.

(2) Larger attack area for the blitz (F, F, B).

(3) B+C becomes Kikoshou (Soul Fire).

(4) Forward A becomes slide kick (as in BK3).

(5) Knife attack now has BK3 style.

(6) Pipe attack and sword attack now have BK3 style.


4. Skate:

Video preview: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av21457064

(1) F, F, B is now a brand new move originally designed by the author Huo Yan.

(2) Jump down attack now becomes a spinning kick. With perfect timing, it may generate an infinite combo.

(3) Pipe attack now has BK3 style.

(4) Forward A has a slightly larger range, and has lightning effect.

(5) B+C can attack enemies at both sides.



Have fun!

No-Intro Name: Streets of Rage 2 (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130710-102701)
ROM/File SHA-1: 8B656EEC9692D88BBBB84787142AA732B44CE0BE

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