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.

Overview:

*This hack allows the player to play as the SOR3 version of Axel, Blaze, Skate, and Shiva in SOR2. Unlike the previous works of the author, this hack does not feature extremely powerful playable characters. The power of the playable characters is approximately the same as the original SOR2.

*The story is a fan-fictional sequel of Streets of Rage 3. The brain in SOR3 was merely a clone of Mr. X. The real Mr. X finally returned to the city. All the Syndicate thugs were summoned, except Shiva, who had become a state witness after the event of SOR3.

*With Dr. Zan's effort, Shiva joined Axel's team. The two rivals finally work together to save the city.


Features:
*Shiva replaces Max and becomes a playable character.
*All playable characters have SOR3 style appearances with some modifications.
*All playable characters can run (with weapon animations).
*All playable characters have special moves from SOR3.
*Axel and Blaze have new moves.
*Shiva can use weapons.
*Combos become easier.
*Thugs' names are changed.
*Shiva has his portrait.
*Mania difficulty is directly accessable.
*Stage selection is available.

Update:
*v1.2 features better portrait of Shiva.
*Axel's Dragon Smash is invulnerable when he punches (just like SOR3).
*Blaze becomes slightly more powerful.
*All characters become slightly faster.


Move list:
[list]
Shiva:
*F, FB: Final Crash
*BC: Small Dragon Kick
*FA: Fire ball
*A: Dragon Kick
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[list]
Axel:
*F, FB: Tornado Punch
*BC: Dragon Uppercut
*FA: Dragon Smash
*A: Dragon Wing
*Jump DB: Tornado Kick
[/list]

[list]
Blaze:
*F, FB: Somersault Slide
*BC: Backflip Kick
*FA: Soul Fire
*A: Super Backflip Kick
*Jump DB: Terra Shield
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[list]
Skate:
*F, FB: Flying Headbutt & Roll Kick
*BC: Reverse Flip Kick
*FA: Skating Fist Fury
*A: Double Spin Kick
*Jump DB: Corkscrew Kick
[/list]

Known glitch:
*Shiva's fire ball may cause graphical glitch in two players mode.


You must apply the ips patch to Streets of Rage 2 (USA).

Have fun!

You must apply the ips patch to this ROM:
No-Intro Name: Streets of Rage 2 (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130710-102701)
ROM/File SHA-1: 8B656EEC9692D88BBBB84787142AA732B44CE0BE

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