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.

The Punisher in the Streets of Rage

Hack Author: Dha Lau Hoo

New York - a jungle of steel and concrete where predators of all kinds mercilessly prey on all, any time, anywhere.

Central Park - an oasis of green offering respite from the grey. Here U.S. Marine captain Frank Castle enjoys a picnic with his family.

On that day, the Castle family accidentally discovered a brutal mob killing. Fearing any witnesses, the killers gunned down the hapless family.

On that day Frank Castle's family died.

On that day Frank Castle died.

On that day the Punisher was born...

to avenge them and all others like them.

If you are guilty, you are dead.

This hack features the iconic Marvel superhero - the Punisher, and his comrade Nick fury.

System Updates:
*This hack is based on the new system that was used in the previous hacks of the same author.
*The player can choose Frank Castle the Punisher or his best comrade Nick Fury.
*Bruce and Arnie have returned to this game with new moves. They can now "parry" enemy attacks by pressing BC at the same time and then hold C. Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNNA-mWdVg8
*For Frank and Nick, a grenade is given for every 10 enemies they defeat (initially zero).

[Version 1.28 featured minor revisions for Arnie and Bruce.]
*v1.26 demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLjxlYTd4zU
*v1.28 demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fyjdyLzDjo

In this game, Bruce and Arnie are extremely powerful as they were in the previous hack "International Action Hereos", and they can perform offensive special by pressing forward A without costing any health or KO count. If you enjoy wrecking your enemies with overwhelming power, choose them.

If you want to be a Marvel superhero, choose Frank and Nick. They are not as powerful as Bruce and Arnie, but they are still more than enough to punish the guilty. If you choose one of them, you will be given one grenade for every 10 enemies you defeat, and you can press forward A to throw it to the enemies. Frank is slightly more powerful than Nick, while Nick is slightly faster.


Important: Player Move List (very different from the original SOR2)

Frank and Nick (shared):
*Side Kick: Forward, forward, B
*Blade Kick: Press BC at the same time
*Gunshot: Grab an enemy in the front and press B
*Roundhouse Kick: Hold B for 2/3 second and release
*Grenade: Forward A
*Defensive Special: A

Bruce:
*Side Kick: Forward, forward, B
*Parry: Press BC at the same time, then hold B or C
*Face Kick: Grab an enemy in the front and press B
*Guillotine Choke: Grab an enemy from behind and press up + B
*Blade Kick: Down A
*Flash Kick: Forward A
*Defensive Special: A

Arnie:
*Champion's Elbow: Forward, forward, B
*Parry: Press BC at the same time, then hold B or C
*Elbow Uppercut: Grab an enemy in the front and press B
*German Suplex: Grab an enemy from behind and press B
*Brainbuster: Grab an enemy, press C, and then press B quickly.
*Vault: Grab an enemy and press down + C
*Hammer Fist: Down A (v1.26); Grab and press B (v1.28)
*Champion's Uppercut: Forward A
*Defensive Special: A

The sprites were provided by the following artists, and modified by the author to be used in this hack.
*Punisher and Nick by Grim & Bonzai
*Bruce (Fei Long) by Feng Qi Chui Yang Wu, Dha Lau Hoo, and Lord Zymeth
*Daken (Wolverine) by Jin315

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

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