Streets of Rage 2

275K plays 1993 #Action#Fighting

Streets of Rage 2, known as Bare Knuckle II in Japan, is a 1992 beat 'em up video game developed by Ancient and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The sequel to Streets of Rage (1991), the characters Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding return while the game also introduces two new characters: Max Thunder, and Eddie "Skate" Hunter, the younger brother of Adam Hunter from the first game.

Streets of Rage 2 was developed by an ad hoc team of several companies: Ancient, Shout! Design Works, M.N.M Software, and H.I.C. Ancient's Ayano Koshiro was the lead graphic designer and one of the game design planners, while her brother Yuzo Koshiro composed the music.

Upon release, Streets of Rage 2 received critical acclaim and successful sales. The game developed a strong fandom, and ended up on several lists ranking the greatest video games of all time. It was succeeded by Streets of Rage 3 (1994), Streets of Rage 2 has since been re-released on other platforms.

From Wikipedia's article Streets of Rage 2, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Keyboard controls

GenesisPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZN
BXM
CC,
XAY
YSU
ZDO
ModeShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

X, Y and Z are for six-button games such as Street Fighter II.

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Emulator help & troubleshooting

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Keyboard controls

GenesisPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZN
BXM
CC,
XAY
YSU
ZDO
ModeShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

X, Y and Z are for six-button games such as Street Fighter II.

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Emulator help & troubleshooting

Videos

Streets of Rage 3 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 480K plays • 1994
Streets of Rage Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 311K plays • 1991
Golden Axe III Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 530K plays • 1993
Golden Axe Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 700K plays • 1989
Last Battle Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 127K plays • 1989
Street Fighter II Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 3.5M plays • 1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 240K plays • 1993
Mortal Kombat Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 275K plays • 1993
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 1.1M plays • 1996
Teddy Boy Blues Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 16K plays • 1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 134K plays • 1992
Samurai Shodown Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 101K plays • 1993
World Heroes Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 35K plays • 1992
Art of Fighting Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 144K plays • 1992
Double Dragon II Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 298K plays • 1990
The Death and Return of Superman Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 24K plays • 1994
Fatal Fury Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 82K plays • 1991
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 46K plays • 1994
King of the Monsters Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 34K plays • 1991
Pit-Fighter Sega Genesis / Mega Drive 43K plays • 1990

Pixel Verdict

Streets of Rage 2Genesis

4.5 Great job!

GameRankings 88% (archived)

What the reviews talk about

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What the critics said

  • In the United States, GamePro gave it a perfect score, stating that "against the Final Fights and Super Double Dragons of the world, Streets of Rage 2 more than fends for itself" and concluded it to be the "side-scrolling street fighter to beat."

    — GamePro

  • In 1993, Electronic Games listed the first two Streets of Rage games as having some of the best video game music soundtracks they "ever heard" and described Yuzo Koshiro as "just about universally acknowledged as the most gifted composer currently working in the video game field."

    — Electronic Games, 1993

  • The upgraded Nintendo 3DS version has also received high acclaim, with Nintendo World Report writing that the "impeccable port combined with the additional features and cool 3D effect make this the definitive version of one of the pinnacles of the genre".

    — Nintendo World Report· about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Streets of Rage 2 article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.

Scores

  • GameRankings 88% · archived average · Genesis
  • Beep! MegaDrive 1993 34/40
  • Consoles + 1992 92%
  • Computer and Video Games 1993 95%; 94%
  • Famitsu 26/40
  • GameFan 386/400
  • GamePro 5/5
  • GamesMaster 88%
  • HobbyConsolas 93%
  • Joypad 1993 93%
  • Joystick 1993 94%
  • Mean Machines Sega 1992 90% ;; 89%; 85%
  • Bad Influence! 1993 9/10
  • Mean Machines 1993 92%
  • Mega Play 1993 164/200
  • MegaTech 1995 94%
  • Sega Force 1993 93%
  • Sega Power 92%
  • Sega Pro 96%
  • AllGame 4.5/5; 3.5/5; 3.5/5; 3.5/5
  • Eurogamer 2007 8/10; 8/10 (other versions)
  • GameSpot 2007 7.8/10; 8/10 (other versions)
  • IGN 2007 8.5/10; 7.3/10 (other versions)
  • Official Xbox Magazine (UK) 9/10 (other versions)
  • TouchArcade 2018 4.5/5 ; (other versions)

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 83/100 · 825 votes

Full reviews

Face key

  1. 1.00+
  2. 1.540+
  3. 2.050+
  4. 2.560+
  5. 3.068+
  6. 3.575+
  7. 4.080+
  8. 4.585+
  9. 5.090+

5.0 Outstanding! · 4.0 Great job! · 3.0 Good job · 2.0 Could be better · 1.0 Wake me up when it's over · A thumbs-up adds half a point. Our own drawings, in the spirit of the faces GamePro magazine used in the '90s.

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