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.

I. Overview:

THE NINJA WARRIORS ONCE AGAIN: Gameplay Trailer

*This hack allows the player to play as for characters from Ninja Warriors!

II. Features:

-Characters replaced by Ninja, Kamaitachi, Kunoichi and Yaksha.
-All playable characters can jump further while running.
-The command to run (f, f) becomes more sensitive.
-The game has Juggling.
-Neutral Air Attack(Jump+B) is now Air to Air. Works great for juggling an opponent in a corner or while playing in Co-op, but can miss when attacking a ground target.
-You can choose the same characters.
-Player characters have animation recovery when they escape from being thrown (up + C).
-The player can gain SP by hitting the enemies: Each hit will increase SP by 1.
-Throwing an enemy will increase SP by 2. Piledriver (Ninja only) will increase SP by 3.
-Offensive special attacks do not increase SP.
-The maximum value of SP is 100.
-Player can perform offensive special attack by pressing forward and A only if he have 20 MP.
-Tea and coffee help the player to recover SP. A cup increases player SP by 10. A pot increases player SP by 20.
-If the player presses A while running, the player’s character will perform Offensive Special (in the original game, nothing will happen).
-You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when you capture the enemy.
-You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when grabbing an enemy from behind.
-Mania difficulty is directly accessible.
-Stage selection is available.
-Added 6-Button gamepad Support. Block with counterattack now is Y-button.
-Friendly fire is disabled.

III. Movie List:

Ninja - Powerful but Slow

*Have Dash instead Run
*Piledriver: Grab an enemy, press C, and then press B quickly.
*Vault: Grab an enemy, press Down+C.
*Jetpack: Jump and press down + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Fatal Elbow: Forward, forward, B
*Parry: Press (and hold) Y or BC at the same time
*Fire Punch: Forward A
*Defense Special: A

Kamaitachi - Rushdown

*Can change direction and turn around while running
*Dive Kick: Jump and press down + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Drill Attack: Forward, forward, B
*Parry: Press (and hold) Y or BC at the same time
*Electro Whip: Forward A
*Defense Special: A

Kunoichi - All Rounder Character

*Have Dash instead Run
*Skull Splitter: Jump and press down + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Cut and Slice: Forward, forward, B
*Parry: Press (and hold) Y or BC at the same time
*Dragon Slice: Forward A
*Shuriken Swing: A

Yaksha - All Rounder Character

*She walks slowly, but can run with change direction and turn around while running.
*Has the highest jump in the game. Small basic attack range, but her counterattack has a huge range.
*Spin to win: Jump and press down + B
*Super Kick: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Sliding Tackle: Forward, forward, B
*Parry: Press (and hold) Y or BC at the same time
*Dragon Punch: Forward A
*Defense Whip: A

IV. Other:
*The hack has been renamed from Ninja Warriors to The Ninja Warriors Once Again.
*The hack was completely rebuilt from scratch on clean rom.
*Used Sprites from the Nintendo Switch version instead of the SNES (Watch the trailer)
*Characters Used sprites: https://twitter.com/YoniArousement/status/1360155991661248513
*Boss sprite: https://gamejolt.com/games/JusticeLeagueUnited/449272
*Special thanks to Dha Lau Hoo for taking notes on his hacks and for guides with Air combo and Skate Throw.
*Thanks to YoniArousement for Sprite Ripped.
*Thanks to Docm@n88hz and Uuuser for helping.

V. Known Glitches:

If play as Ninja 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!

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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