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 x Warriors of Fate (aka. Tenchi wo Kurau)

- The warriors from the era of the Three Kingdoms come to the streets of rage!
- Featuring moves, combos, and voices that extremely resemble the arcade game Warriors of Fate.

Introduction:

It was believed that Mr. X was killed in the explosion in his secret base, and the city was peaceful again.

However, Dr. Guai, an evil sorcerer of the Syndicate, used dark magic and resurrected Mr. X. While Axel and his friends were travelling abroad, the Syndicate soon conquered the city.

While it seems all hope is lost, the angels in the heaven send the spirits of four great ancient warriors of Shu-Han Dynasty to the city. Their mission is to protect the city and send Mr. X back to hell.

The Syndicate thugs may be able to bully unarmed civilians, but they stand no chance against the true warriors of fate.

Features:
* Four new playable characters replacing the original team
* New moves, combos, and voices that extremely resemble the arcade game Warriors of Fate
* Default difficulty is changed to hard

V1.33 update:
* New title screen
* Zhao Yun can kick the enemy after grapple
* Guan Yu's windmill blade has a short time of invulnerability

V1.32 update:
* Sound fix and animation fix
* Player does not drop the weapon when grabbing an enemy
* Jump lag fix

V1.24 Update:
* FA and FFB moves of each character now have a short time of invulnerability
* KO count is displayed during gameplay
* It takes 3 hits to knock down an enemy, just like the arcade.
* Guan, Zhang, and Wei can scurry when the player double presses forward.
* All player characters can run/scurry in diagonal direction, but not turn about.
* Zhao can knock down enemies when running, just like the arcade.
* Zhang can use pile driver almost the same way as the arcade.
* Zhao's BC move is slower, more powerful, and has a short time of invulnerability.
* Zhao can throw the enemy in the same way as the arcade.
* Wei can use forward button to control the movement of his somersault kick.
* Kickboxers cannot block any attack from the players.
* A few other minor adjustments.

The IPS must be applied to Streets of Rage 2 (USA)

Known Glitches:
* In a two players mode, certain moves may corrupt the pictures for a few frames. Character tiles will return normal when the moves finish, but knives and darts won't.

Have fun!

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

View in The Vault