Streets of Rage 4

For the unreleased Sega Dreamcast game, see Streets of Rage 4 (Dreamcast).

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Streets of Rage 4
System(s): PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Windows PC, Stadia
Publisher: Dotemu (Europe, US, Japan) Yooreka Studio (China) Limited Run Games (US) 3goo (Japan) H2 Interactive (Asia) Merge Games (Europe, US)
Developer: Lizardcube, Dotemu, Guard Crush Games
Licensor: Sega
Genre: Action, Adventure
Number of players: 1-2 online, 1-4 offline
Release Date RRP Code JP ▼ 2020-04-30 ¥2,5992,599 CUSA-16237 JP (Special Edition) 2020-07-30 ¥4,600 (5,060)4600e US ▼ 2020-04-30 $24.9924.99 CUSA-16237 US 2020 $34.9934.99 US (Classic Edition) 2020 $59.9959.99 US (Limited Edition) 2020 $149.99149.99 US (Brawler Bundle) 2020 $204.99204.99 EU ▼ 2020-04-30 €24.9924.99 CUSA-16221 FR 2020-07-24 €34.9934.99 FR (Signature Edition) 2020-07-24 €54.9954.99 UK ▼ 2020-04-30 £19.9919.99 CUSA-16221 UK 2020-07-24 £29.9929.99 UK (Signature Edition) 2020-07-24 £44.9944.99 AU ▼ 2020-04-30 $37.9537.95 CUSA-16221 JP ▼ 2020-04-30 ¥2,636 (2,900)2900i US ▼ 2020-04-30 $24.9924.99 EU ▼ 2020-04-30 €24.9924.99 FR 2020-07-24 €34.9934.99 FR (Signature Edition) 2020-07-24 €54.9954.99 UK ▼ 2020-04-30 £20.9920.99 UK 2020-07-24 £29.9929.99 UK (Signature Edition) 2020-07-24 £44.9944.99 AU ▼ 2020-04-30 $37.4537.45 KR ▼ 2020-04-30 ₩31,40031,400 JP ▼ 2020-04-30 ¥2,363 (2,599)2599i JP (Special Edition) 2020-07-30 ¥4,600 (5,060)4600e US ▼ 2020-04-30 $24.9924.99 US 2020 $34.9934.99 US (Classic Edition) 2020 $59.9959.99 US (Limited Edition) 2020 $149.99149.99 US (Brawler Bundle) 2020 $204.99204.99 EU ▼ 2020-04-30 €24.9924.99 DE ▼ 2020-04-30 €24.9924.99 FR 2020-07-24 €39.9939.99 FR (Signature Edition) 2020-07-24 €59.9959.99 UK ▼ 2020-04-30 £22.4922.49 UK 2020-07-24 £34.9934.99 UK (Signature Edition) 2020-07-24 £49.9949.99 AU ▼ 2020-04-30 $37.5037.50 HK ▼ 2020-04-30 HK$188.00188.00 US ▼ 2020-04-30 $24.9924.99 US ▼ 2020-04-30 $24.9924.99 985890 EU ▼ 2020-04-30 €24.9924.99 985890 UK ▼ 2020-04-30 £22.4922.49 985890 AU ▼ 2020-04-30 $35.9535.95 985890 CN ▼ 2020-04-30 ¥7676 985890 UK 2020-07-24 £24.9924.99 US 2021-07-15 $24.9924.99

Streets of Rage 4, known as Bare Knuckle IV (ベア・ナックルIV) in Japan and Asia, is a sequel to Streets of Rage 3 developed by Lizardcube, Dotemu and Guard Crush Games with the approval of Sega. It was released in 2020 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC, 26 years after its predecessor.

Story

The game takes over after the narration told by Bare Knuckle III, instead of the simplified story given in Streets of Rage 3.

“	Ten years have passed since the fall of Mr. X and his Syndicate. The city has been at peace... until now. A new crime empire has arisen, corrupting everything good in the city. It is rumoured to be led by Mr. X's own children: the Y Twins. Former detectives Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding join forces with their old friend's daughter, Cherry Hunter, along with Floyd Iraia, an apprentice of the brilliant Dr. Zan. Together these four vigilantes stand against the Y Syndicate on the... Streets of Rage	„
— Opening sequence

Gameplay

As with its predecessor, Streets of Rage 4 is a one or two player beat-'em-up game, where the objective is to traverse though twelve stages defeating enemies while trying to stay alive. The core mechanics are based on those found in 1992's Streets of Rage 2, but with a number of new features introduced to faciliate a new "combo" system.

Systems

Main article: Streets of Rage 4/Systems.

Streets of Rage 4 gameplay is based on the mechanics developed for Streets of Rage 2 and adds various tweaks to refresh the formula. The basics are still composed of:

• Standing attack moves, simple punches, and kicks that can be strung together,
• Jump attack moves, to hit enemies or to recover after being thrown away by an enemy,
• Weapon attack moves, using objects laying on the floor like knives, drinking bottles or lead pipes,
• Item manipulating moves, to pick items up from the floor, catch them in mid-air, drop them, or throw them at enemies,
• Grab moves, including vaults over enemies for most characters.

In SoR2, all those moves were assigned to a single action button but, in SoR4, the attack moves and the item manipulating moves are assigned to two different action buttons.

This basic move set is completed by more powerful moves:

• Blitz moves, special moves that don't incur any penalties and only work with bare hands,
• Special moves, draining user's health,
• Star moves, super special moves exclusive to SoR4.

Contrary to SoR3, each character only has a single blitz move but all of them can now perform 3 different special moves, including a new air special move. Floyd can also perform a grab special move. Those special moves still drain user's health but health lost this way can now be entirely recovered by hitting enemies as long as no enemies hit the user back in the meantime. The move set is completed by new star moves that can only be performed as long as a player still has stars displayed below his/her health bar. A player always begins with a single star. Stars can be cumulated by picking up star items on the floor.

Moreover, a new combo system makes its apparition:

• Combo hit counting goes on as long as enemies are hit before a given delay.
• Combo contribution to the score is strictly based on the amount of enemy health removed by hitting them.

As such, it is quite easier to perform very long combos in co-op or online modes by alternating hits between players. Hitting continuously already dead enemies does increase the combo hit count but doesn't contribute to the score at all.

As the story is a 3-party narrative actively involving the police and the Y Syndicate, some sections can be easier to get through by letting cops and thugs fight each other.

The gameplay with SoR4 versions of the characters are pretty much based on SoR2 mechanism of limited motions. In every situation, you must place yourself at certain locations beforehand to anticipate dangerous actions from enemies. This is in contrast to SoR3 gameplay where every character can move very quickly to any locations, focusing the gameplay on instincts and reflexes instead of strategies and planifications. The only exceptions to this limited motion rule are Cherry who can dash and SoR4 Adam who can perform small forward dashes.

The game also lets you play the previous incarnations of most characters by retrofitting their old gameplay to the systems in SoR4 where it makes sense, including SoR3 incarnations that still all get their evasive moves, dash and dodge moves.

Playable characters

Main article: Streets of Rage 4/Playable characters.

At the beginning of the game, only the SoR4 incarnations of Axel, Blaze, Cherry and Floyd can be selected. SoR4 Adam Hunter is available after defeating the boss of the fourth level, policewoman Estel Aguirre, the first time in the Story mode. All the previous incarnations of the classic characters can also be unlocked by increasing the score over several runs, except for Roo and Ash from SoR3.

When purchased, the Mr. X Nightmare DLC adds alternative movesets for all the characters, which must be unlocked in the new Survival mode, and 3 new SoR4 playable characters: Estel, Max and Shiva. It also adds SoR3 Roo as a secret character, only accessible through the same cheat code as in SoR3. Unless going through the Survival mode and unblocking at least one alternative move with him, the cheat code must be performed each time the game gets launched to get access to him again.

While information in this section is directly taken from the in-game Extra section, move names are directly taken from the move selection windows in the character selection screen, only available after purchasing the Mr. X Nightmare DLC. Mentions are given when other official sources come into conflict with those names. Those other sources are

• The in-game Extra section of the game,
• The poster coming with 3goo's Japanese physical release,
• The manuals of the previous games in the franchise.

Only the normal movesets are listed in here, the main page. The alternative movesets are listed in this section's related subpage.

It's to be noted that, in other languages, the move names are simply the English names for Russian and languages using Latin characters, or direct transliterations in the languages' writing systems as in Korean. The only exceptions are both Traditional and Simplified Chinese, using translations or loose adaptations instead, as transliterations in Chinese are not possible without sounding very clumsy in most cases.

	Axel Stone
	Occupation: Ex-cop Fighting Style: Martial arts Hobby: Video games Move list Type Name Description Blitz Grand Upper (English) Ground Upper グランドアッパー (Japanese) Yuzo Koshiro revealed at the 30th anniversary of the 1st SoR that, although the American manual of SoR2 lists Grand Uppercut, he really wanted to render Ground Upper in the Japanese manual. Defensive Special Dragon Wing Offensive Special Dragon Smash The 10th lesson of the Training mode references the Dragon Smash as the Dragon Rush. Air Special Dragon Dive The in-game Extra section lists Grand Hook: this is actually the name of Axel's 2-star blitz in MD SoR3. Star Move SoR2: Grand Dragon Wing (English) SoR2: Grand Dragon グランドドラゴン (Japanese) SoR3: Spinning Body Smash (English) SoR3: Body Smash ボディスマッシュ (Japanese) SoR4: Dragon Burst
	Blaze Fielding
	Occupation: Dance instructor Fighting Style: Judo Hobby: Lambada Move list Type Name Description Blitz Hishousouzan 飛翔双斬 The in-game Extra section lists Vertical Slash: this was the name given to Blaze's blitz in the English manual of SoR2. Defensive Special Embukyaku 円舞脚 Offensive Special Kikou Shou 気功掌 Air Special Tobi Kyaku (English) Tobigeri 飛び蹴り (Japanese) If it hits, it can be performed a second time. R08 major update of 10 March 2023: Blaze can now perform 3 air specials in a row. Star Move SoR2: Tumbling SoR3: Razor Sliding Tackle (English) SoR3: Razor Slide レーザースライド (Japanese) SoR4: Tamashi Age 魂上げ The Razor Sliding Tackle move uses the same animation as Blaze's 3-Star Blitz in MD SoR3, the Shouka Souzan Ha 昇華双斬破.
	Cherry Hunter
	Occupation: Guitarist Fighting Style: Pogo Hobby: Repairing motorbikes Move list Type Name Description Blitz Flying Knee Also called Cherry Kick チェリーキック in the poster of the Japanese physical release. Defensive Special Sound Check Also called Elec Shock エレキショック in the poster of the Japanese physical release. Offensive Special Townshend Smash (English) Townshend タウンゼンド (Japanese) Also called Guitar Strike ギターストライク in the poster of the Japanese physical release. The in-game Extra section properly lists Townshend Smash タウンゼンドスマッシュ in Japanese instead of the elliptic Townshend. Air Special Air Townshend Smash (English) Air Townshend エアタウンゼンド (Japanese) Star Move Stage Entrance (English) Entrance エントランス (Japanese)
	Floyd Iraia
	Occupation: Mason Fighting Style: Rakushin Fist Hobby: Science Move list Type Name Description Blitz Thunder Twins (English) Thunder Twin サンダーシイン (Japanese) Also called Zenpou Shougekiha 前方衝撃波 in the poster of the Japanese physical release. Defensive Special Thunder Sphere Also called Shock Wave ショックウェーブ in the poster of the Japanese physical release. Offensive Special Magnetic Grab Also called Rocket Arm ロケットアーム in the poster of the Japanese physical release. Air Special Thunder Pounce (English) Thunder Pound サンダーパウンド (Japanese) It can be performed several times in a row and as long as Floyd doesn't have an empty life bar. Starting from a full life bar, this means up to 9 times in a row. Grab Special Called Power Spark パワースパーク in the poster of the Japanese physical release. Star Move Rakushin Beam Floyd actually says Cyber Nova in-game. The in-game Extra section lists Rakushin Cannon ラクシンキャノン instead of Rakushin Beam.
	Adam Hunter
	Occupation: S.I.F. Agent Fighting Style: Boxing Hobby: Bonsai trees Move list Type Name Description Blitz Uzi Punch Defensive Special Chopper Slang term for helicopters Offensive Special Howl Fang Air Special Air Chopper Star Move Sword Strike
	Shiva
	Occupation: Dojo master Fighting Style: Kempo Hobby: Meditation Move list Type Name Description Blitz SoR3: Dashing Moon Kick (English) SoR3: Dash Moon Kick ダッシュムーンキック (Japanese) SoR4: Final Crash Defensive Special SoR3: Moon Kick SoR4: Flaming Circular Kick (English) SoR4: Dai Enkyaku 大炎脚 (Japanese) The non-playable SoR4 boss can create spiritual doubles of himself, which inspired the alternative moveset available in the Mr X Nightmare DLC for the playable SoR4 version. Offensive Special SoR3: Final Crash (SoR3) SoR4: Senretsu Ken 千裂拳 Far from any enemies, the Senretsu Ken ends with a palm strike. Air Special Air Senretsu Ken (English) Taikuu Senretsu Ken 滞空千裂拳 (Japanese) By default, this move goes forward but, by holding down, it can go downward. Star Move SoR3: Ultimate Final Crash SoR4: Shin Hashinshou 真破神掌 The in-game Extra section lists 2 other moves: Handspring Palm Strike (English) / Kaiten Shoutei 回転掌打 (Japanese) and Rising Kick (English) / Shouten Shuugeki 昇天蹴撃 (Japanese). Those are probably the names given to the moves exclusive to the non-playable boss version of Shiva in the original MD SoR3.
	Estel Aguirre
	Occupation: Police officer Fighting Style: Krav Maga Hobby: Painting Move list Type Name Description Blitz Boot Mark Defensive Special Flashbang (English) Sen Koudan 閃光弾 (Japanese) Offensive Special Police Tackle If Estel reaches and holds an enemy, the player can smash the attack button to have her pummel the enemy on the ground to add up to 6 hits. Air Special Air Grenade Star Move Tactical Support (English) Engo Shageki 援護射撃 (Japanese) The in-game Extra section lists Elbow Slam and Heel Kick, which are actually normal grab and basic combo moves, respectively.
	Eddie "Skate" Hunter (English) / Sammy Hunter (Japanese)
	Occupation: Student Fighting Style: Street Hobby: Breakdancing Move list Type Name Description Grab Move Migraine (English) Wanpaku Sekkan 腕白せっかん (Japanese) Blitz Flying Headbutt In MD SoR2, Skate's blitz is called Super Dash in English, not Flying Headbutt, and Dynamite Headbutt ダイナマイトヘッドバット in Japanese. Defensive Special Spinning Attack (English) Spin Attack スピンアタック (Japanese) In MD SoR2 and MD SoR3, Skate's defensive special is called Double Spin Kick, not Spinning Attack. The in-game Extra section actually also displays the name used in MD SoR2 and MD SoR3. Offensive Special SoR2: Corkscrew Kick SoR3: Skating Fist Fury (English) SoR3: Nakijyakuri Punch 泣きじゃくりパンチ (Japanese) Star Move SoR2: Breakdance SoR3: Ground Roll Smash (English) SoR3: Do Roll Smash ドロールスマッシュ (Japanese) It looks like the Japanese name Do Roll Smash is a result of a spelling error while attempting to shorten the move name by removing Ground. The move name discrepancies between SoR4 and SoR2/3 is probably due to the fact that the development team took this move list guide at GameFaqs by KageKaze (Troy Ludwig) as a reference while developing the Mr. X Nightmare DLC. The author of this FAQ took quite some liberties while naming some moves.
	Max Thunder
	Occupation: Pro wrestler Fighting Style: Wrestling Hobby: Bodybuilding Move list Type Name Description Grab Moves Bear Hug, Thunder Body Slam, Atomic Drop Blitz SoR2: Sliding Tackle SoR4: Power Slide In MD SoR2, Max's blitz is called Power Slide in English, not Sliding Tackle, and Sliding Scissors スライディングシザース in Japanese. The in-game Extra section actually also displays the name used in MD SoR2. Defensive Special Spinning Knuckle Bomb In MD SoR2, Max's defensive special is simply called Knuckle Bomb in English and Bomber Knuckle ボンバーナックル in Japanese. The in-game Extra section displays Spinning Knuckle Bomb in English and Bomber Knuckle ボンバーナックル in Japanese. In SoR4, the move selection window in the character selection screen in Japanese actually shows Max's defensive special as Spinning Knuckle Bomb スピニングナックルボム for SoR2 Max but simply Spinning Knuckle スピニングナックル for SoR4 Max. Offensive Special Thunder Tackle Air Special Body Slam Star Move SoR2: Giant Swing SoR4: Thunder Strikes (English) SoR4: Thunder Strike サンダーストライク (Japanese)
	Dr. Gilbert Zan
	Occupation: Scientist Fighting Style: Science Hobby: Bowling Move list Type Name Description Weapon Throwing Move Energy Ball Toss (English) Energy Shot エナジーショット (Japanese) Blitz Elbow Slam Shield (English) Energy Slam エナジースラム (Japanese) The in-game Extra section in Japanese follows the original MD SoR3 move names: Vernier Tackle バーニアタックル. The in-game Extra section in English displays completely different names: Mach Dash. Defensive Special Shock Treatment (English) Power Spark パワースパーク (Japanese) The in-game Extra section in Japanese follows the original MD SoR3 move names: Power Spark パワースパーク. The in-game Extra section in English displays completely different names: Electric Body. Offensive Special Electric Grab The in-game Extra section in Japanese follows the original MD SoR3 move names: Thunder Bolt サンダーボルト. The in-game Extra section in English displays completely different names: Electric Reach. Star Move Super Shield Charge (English) Super Charge スーパーチャージ (Japanese) All the English names of Zan's moves are creation of SoR4 as both the North American and European manuals of MD SoR3 didn't name any moves. The move name discrepancies between the different menus in SoR4 is probably due to the fact that the development team took this first move list guide at GameFaqs by Truncated (Anton Berglin) as a reference during the development of the original game and then this second move list guide by KageKaze (Troy Ludwig) while developing the Mr. X Nightmare DLC. The authors of those FAQs surely didn't have access to the Japanese version of the game and thus came up with their own names for Zan's special moves.
	Roo (English) / Victy (Japanese)
	As a throwback to SoR3, in the Mr X Nightmare DLC, Roo is only accessible through a cheat code. Move list Type Name Description Blitz Handbrake Defensive Special Somersault Tail Whip (English) Somersault Tail サマーソルトテール (Japanese) Offensive Special Hurricane Kick Air Special Air Tail Whip Star Move Here Comes Bruce (English) Bruce ブルース (Japanese) This moves is about invoking the clown that appears along Roo in SoR3. He cannot invoke more than 9 clowns simultaneously as the 10th invoked clown explodes killing all the other clowns in the process. While the name of the clown is indeed Bruce in Streets of Rage 3, he's actually called Danch in Bare Knuckle III, making the move's Japanese name wrong for those knowing this fact. Both Chinese localisations translated Bruce with the Chinese name of Bruce Lee i.e. Lǐ Xiǎolóng 李小龍. A localization bug makes Roo remain as Roo-SOR3 in Japanese and Korean but he does become Victy-BK3 in Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

Items

By default, the 2 health items are set to roasted chickens and apples but they can be separately changed to any other equivalent food items.

	Health items, Streets of Rage style
	Roast Chicken: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Apple: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, Japanese style
	Big bowl of Ramen (Ramen ラーメン in Japanese): full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Rice Ball (Onigiri 御握り (おにぎり) in Japanese): small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, French style
	Roast Beef (Rosbif in French): full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Croissant: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, Quebec style
	Poutine: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Montreal Bagels: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, Fast-food style
	Burger & French Fries (US)/Chips (UK): full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Pizza Slice: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, Vegeterian style
	Big bowl of Salad: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Tofu: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, Delicacy style (added in 2021-07-15 patch)
	Lobster: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Caviar: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, Fruit style (added in 2021-07-15 patch)
	Basket of Fruits: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Pineapple: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, English pub style (added in 2021-07-15 patch)
	Bucket of Chicken Wings: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Fried Eggs and Sausage Breakfast: small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, Vietnamese style (added in 2021-07-15 patch)
	Durian (Sầu Riêng in Vietnamese): full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. Fried Spring Rolls (Nem Rán in N. Vietnam or Chả Giò in S. Vietnam): small health refill, +300 Points at full health.
	Health items, misc. (added in 2021-07-15 patch)
	Couscous: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health. 25th Anniversary Cake: full health refill, +1000 Points at full health.
	Money Bag
	+200 Points
	Money Case
	+500 Points
	Star
	+1 run of the Star move

Weapons

The 30 kinds of weapons in SoR4 are classified into 4 different types (melee, non-lethal, less-lethal, and projectile) associated with 3 different ranges (short, mid-range, and long):

• Projectile weapons always get automatically thrown at enemies, with long-range projectiles going through the whole screen,
• The 3 other kinds of weapons remain in hands when attacking but have different effects when trying to perform a Blitz:

• Most SoR4 incarnations can perform 2 types of thrusts with melee weapons, depending on their ranges,
• SoR3 incarnations can perform 2 types of weapon blitz moves with melee and less-lethal weapons, again depending on their ranges.

The free patch of 15 July 2021 added 7 new kinds of weapons in the Story mode.

Image	Weapon	Type	Range	Effect	Comments
	Knife	Melee	Short
	Lead Pipe	Melee	Long
	Taser	Non-Lethal	Short	Electricity
	Nightstick	Less-Lethal	Long
	Golf Club	Melee	Long		Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Umbrella	Melee	Long		Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Bottle	Melee	Long
	Broken Bottle	Melee	Short
	Baseball Bat	Melee	Long
	Grenade	Projectile	Short	Explosion
	Toxic Beaker	Projectile	Short	Toxicity
	Snooker Cue	Melee	Long
	Broken Cue	Melee	Short
	Snooker Ball	Projectile	Long
	Fire Beaker	Projectile	Short	Fire
	Barbon's Bike Frame	Melee	Long
	Boomerang	Projectile	Mid
	Katana	Melee	Long
	Sai	Melee	Short
	Road Sign	Melee	Long
	Cleaver	Melee	Long
	Eel	Melee	Long	Electricity	Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Chili Pepper	Projectile	Short	Fire	Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Fugu	Melee	Short	Toxicity	Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Durian	Melee	Long		Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Halberd	Melee	Long
	Blue Chinese Sword	Melee	Long		Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Red Chinese Sword	Melee	Long		Added in 2021-07-15 patch.
	Golden Chicken Sculpture	Projectile	Long
	Floor Mop	Melee	Long
	Nail Bat	Melee	Long
	Claw Hammer	Less-Lethal	Long
	Sledgehammer	Melee	Long
	Brick	Projectile	Long
	Electric Beaker	Projectile	Short	Electricity
	Sword	Melee	Long
	Morning Star	Melee	Long
	Shuriken	Projectile	Long

Enemies

As any beat'em up, SoR4 lore contains several basic types of enemies then declined over several variations.

	Galsia
	Galsia is a common street punk, one of the few recurring enemies from the first SoR. Pretty harmless alone, he excels in groups or with short-range weapons like knives. The variants B.T., Joseph, Jonathan, Garam, and Brash behave the same way.
	Donovan
	Donovan is a skinhead wearing sunglasses, recurring since SoR2. He has a powerful anti-air uppercut and specializes in long-range weapons like pipes. The variants Altet, Gudden, and Z behave the same way.
	Signal Gang
	Another recurring enemy since the first Streets of Rage. His patterns didn't change since: this mohawk punk always tries to slide attack or throw players in the air. Y. Signal stands for Yellow Signal after his coat color. The variants G. Signal (green), R. Signal (red), and D. Signal (cyan? This should be C. instead of D.) behave the same way.
	Koobo
	Koobo is a cyborg with mechanic legs wearing a skull mask. With his kinetic abilities, he can throw all the weapons on stage at you and strike by slamming the floor after high jumps. The variants Baabo behaves the same way.
	Dylan
	Dylan is a shirtless hoodlum, specialized in straight kicks and headbutts. He keeps his hands in his pockets all the time. The variants Kevin, Francis, and Brandon behave the same way but they can also perform a series of three kicks reaching you from far away.
	Feroccio
	Feroccio is the common police officer that usually slugs you to the gut. The variants Dick and Lou behave the same way but they will also try to hold you, waiting for other colleagues to come finish you. The variant Barney always shows with a taser to stun you. When unarmed, getting his taser back comes first. The name Feroccio comes from Frank Ferrocio, a character from the Streets of Rage comics published in the 90's UK magazine Sonic the Comic.
	Murphy
	Murphy is a riot officer, equipped with an energy shield and a nightstick. Taking down his shield is mandatory before being able to beat him down. The variants Dunphy and Sand behave the same way whereas Shadow only uses shurikens to strike you. The name Murphy again comes from a character from the old Streets of Rage comics, with the character design inspired by the cop helping you with a bazooka in SoR. But this name is also a throwback to the main character of Robocop, Alex Murphy.
	Big Ben
	Big Ben is this annoying capped fatty guy, coming after you with a grin and by breathing fire since SoR2 or even SoR if we consider him being a demoted Bongo, the boss from SoR round 4. The variant Gourmand comes at you by performing a body press. The variants Anry and Heart come at you with rolling attacks.
	Garnet
	Garnet is a female punk wearing a bra and jean shorts, around since SoR3 and hassling you with high jumps and drop kicks. The variants Ruby, Diamond, Pyrop, and Saphyr behave the same way.
	Sugar
	Sugar is a large female biker that can headbutt you from afar and grab you ending with a piledriver from up close. The variants Honey, Caramel, and Candy have a longer reach.
	Raven
	Raven is a Muay Thai fighter, back from SoR2, that only uses large kicks and his knees to attack. He only uses his arms to guard against your attacks. The variants Condor, Pheasant, and Sparrow behave pretty much the same way.
	Goro
	Goro is a bold karateka that prepares most of his dashing punches with specific stances, letting you know when he will attack. During those stances, only powerful or grappling moves can stop him from full execution. The variant Dokuja can also strike you with a flurry of punches.
	Victoria
	Victoria is a female punk wearing a spiked leather jacket and sunglasses. She throws beakers at you containing chemicals making a fire after the beaker gets broken. The variant Elizabeth throws beakers containing acid, Margaret throws grenades instead, and Anne throws beakers with electric effects.
	Gold
	Gold is a bald hitman wearing a two-piece suit and sunglasses, returning from SoR3. He fires at you with his gun from afar but he cannot punch or grapple you anymore. The variants Silver, Bronze, and Iron behave the same way.
	Queen
	Queen wears a dominatrix leather suit and hits you with her whip. She's a variant of Nora, the boss of round 3. The variants Belle and Stiletto behave the same way.

Levels and soundtrack

SoR4 is composed of 12 rounds instead of the usual 8 rounds of the original MD trilogy.

The backgrounds are filled with nods to the popular culture, to the previous games in the series or to the game's development team:

• The Pine Pot café in round 1 is the same café found in round 1 of the first SoR,
• A poster of Ash, the controversial mini-boss in Bare Knuckle III, can be found hanging inside the ship's main cabin at the end of round 3.
• The ball Wilson from the movie Cast Away starring Tom Hanks can be found in the rubble at the end of round 4.
• In the sewers of round 5, there are several tags representing:

• The 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Splinter before their transformation,
• One of the dragons from the logo of the videogame Double Dragon,
• Marvel comics' Hydra logo,
• Toad as a simple mushroom and some Super Mario Bros pipes,
• The names from people of the development studios appear like 2RIVIERE for Olivier Derivière, C.LAG for Cyrille Lagarigue, C.IMBERT for Cyrille Imbert,
• Some rings from Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic himself performing his signature rolling attack,
• Joe Musashi from Shinobi III.

• At the bar of round 5, Roo is standing there cleaning a glass,
• In the art gallery of round 8, there are several art pieces referencing:

• The crimson beherit from the manga Berserk,
• A purple sculpture referencing a real piece of art, McCarthy's green giant butt plug erected in 2014 in Paris, France, meant to be an abstract Christmas tree,
• A portrait of Roo in Picasso style.

• The mural right before the lift leading to Max in round 9 is a stylised rendition of the intro in SoR2,
• Some members of the public around the battle ring at the end of round 9 are recognisable:

• Julian Nguyen You from LizardCube on the left of the ring,
• From left to right, Alban Ligouzat, Cyrille Imbert, Pierre-Olivier Petillot and Christian Cortez, people at Dotemu, on the left of the Y twins,
• Laura Peitavi and Florian Harry, other people at Dotemu, on the right of the Y twins,
• The singer Childish Gambino further on the right,
• From top to bottom, Beausoleil Samson-Guillemette, Cyrille Lagarigue and Jordi Asensio, people of Guard Crush Games, on the right of the ring.

• The stained glass in the castle of round 12 represents the androids P-Robot and Particle of SoR3, and Mr X as he was at the end of SoR2, sitting before the final fight.
• The very last fight against the Y twins happens on a place in the style of ancient Rome architecture, with a central panel depicting Mr X holding his Tommy gun, a Thompson M1928 submachine gun fed by a drum magazine.

Note: the tracks given below are directly taken from the game credits available in-game, except for those with a reference next to them.

"Main Theme", "Character Select Theme" by Yuzo Koshiro

"Staff Roll Theme", "It's Extra" by Motohiro Kawashima

	Stage 1: The Streets
	Back to the streets of Wood Oak City, the vigilantes make their way until bumping onto Diva, the boss of Round 1, The Streets. "They're Back" by Yuzo Koshiro "The Streets", "Chill or Don't" by Olivier Derivière "Overflow" by Groundislava Galsia B.T. Donovan Y. Signal G. Signal Koobo Dylan Kevin
	Stage 2: Police Precinct
	Diva hinted at somebody in Chinatown that can help you. But the cops arrested everybody. It's time to break out from jail but the commissioner, the boss of Round 2, Police Precinct, won't let you out without resistance. It's a matter of police pride. "What's Going on in the City" by H-Pi "Call The Cops", "Funky HQ" by Olivier Derivière "The Commissioner" by XL Middleton Galsia B.T. Donovan Y. Signal G. Signal Dylan Kevin Feroccio Dick Barney Murphy Since the free patch of 15 July 2021:
	Stage 3: Cargo Ship
	The events at the police station didn't go unnoticed. Mr. Y made a proposition that you promptly refused. He thus simply expedited the problem by retaliating with heavy guns. You escaped by diving into the bay. Now, you must go back to dry land using a cargo. Nora returns from SoR and gets promoted as the boss of Round 3, Cargo Ship. "A Very Generous Offer" by H-Pi "The Storm Boat" by Olivier Derivière "Nora" by Keiji Yamagishi Galsia Galsiaaaaa B.T. Donovan Dylan Kevin Francis Big Ben Since the balancing patch of 7 September 2020: Since the free patch of 15 July 2021:
	Stage 4: Old Pier
	The cargo crashed into an old pier. You still try to reach Chinatown but officer Estel Aguirre is the boss of Round 4, Old Pier, and will make you understand why you don't go against the police without a lawyer... "Ghost Fair", "Down The Beatch" by Olivier Derivière "Estel Round 1" by Harumi Fujita Galsia B.T. Donovan Y. Signal G. Signal Feroccio Barney Murphy Ruby Diamond
	Stage 5: Underground
	Estel didn't listen to your claims so she called more backups. The situation seemed desperate until an agent from the Special Investigation Forces, Adam Hunter, came to delay the police forces enough so that you could escape through the sewers. Your footsteps will get you to a bar, managed by an old acquaintance: Barbon returns from SoR2 and is the boss of Round 5, Underground. This time, his physical appearance is a throwback to the famous singer of the musical group Queens, Freddy Mercury. "Long Time No See" by H-Pi "On Fire" by Olivier Derivière "Barbon" by Motohiro Kawashima Galsia B.T. Donovan Altet Y. Signal Koobo Dylan Kevin Francis Big Ben Ruby Diamond Garnet Honey Sugar Caramel Since the balancing patch of 7 September 2020: Walking upward in front of Roo makes spawn 3 vials:
	Stage 6: Chinatown
	You kindly thanked Barbon's welcome party by borrowing one of his motorbikes and finally reached Chinatown. Diva's hint will make you come across Shiva again after the events of SoR2 and SoR3, the boss of Round 6, Chinatown. "Chow Time", "Do Joe" by Olivier Derivière "Shiva" by Yoko Shimomura Galsia B.T. Donovan Altet Dylan Kevin Francis Big Ben Gourmand Diamond Garnet Raven Condor Pheasant Goro Since the free patch of 15 July 2021: Walking upward in front of the right-most stock pot in the kitchen makes spawn an eel most of the time, sometimes a red chili pepper or a fugu instead. Since the R08 major update of 10 March 2023: In Mania+ only, a red Chinese sword pops up when walking upward in front of the weapon rack in the 1st floor of the red Chinese tower.
	Stage 7: Skytrain
	Shiva didn't associate with the Y twins but he laid down their plans to control people's minds through sound waves, hence the huge loudspeakers. The vigilantes now obviously want to halt those plans and are on their way to the Y tower. However, Estel and the commissioner both challenge the vigilantes again and are the bosses of Round 7, Skytrain. Defeating Estel is enough to win the round. "Thank You Shiva" by H-Pi "Aphex Train" by Olivier Derivière "Estel: Round 2" by Harumi Fujita B.T. Donovan Altet G. Signal Francis Feroccio Dick Barney
	Stage 8: Art Gallery
	This time, Estel understood what's brewing within the city directly from Mr. Y: he personally fired a bazooka towards the train to finish the vigilantes off despite the commuters and the cops. The ensuing explosion let them around the corner of an art gallery controlled by the Syndicate. Beyo and Riha, the bosses of Round 8, Art Gallery, are probably the sisters of Diva. While Diva attacks you with an electrified snake, Beyo can create toxic puddles and Riha hits you with a flamethrower snake. Beyo and Riha are named after the singers Beyoncé and Rihanna. "Now Die" by H-Pi "An Exhibition" by Olivier Derivière "Double Divas" by Motohiro Kawashima Galsia B.T. Jonathan Donovan Altet G. Signal Lou Raven Condor Victoria Elizabeth Margaret
	Stage 9: Y Tower
	This art gallery was next to the Y Tower. Going the tower up will lead you to Max from SoR2 as the unexpected boss of Round 9, Y Tower. He's controlled by the Syndicate through mind-controlling music. Snap him out of it by taking him down. "Rising Up" by Olivier Derivière "Maximum" by Scattle Joseph Donovan Altet G. Signal R. Signal Dylan Kevin Francis Big Ben Gourmand Ruby Garnet Raven Condor Pheasant Goro Dokuja Silver Gold
	Stage 10: To The Concert
	After freeing Max from the Syndicate control, the Y twins tried to subdue all the heroes with the mind-controlling devices at hand. This plan failed thanks to the help of Estel. The twins hence fled to the concert hall, probably to use tonight's DJ K-Washi concert as a means to broadcast their music. DJ K-Washi is the boss of Round 10, To The Concert. K-Washi is a throwback to Motohiro Kawashima. "We Have To Stop It" by H-Pi "25 Years Ago" by Olivier Derivière "DJ Kwashi" by Motohiro Kawashima The boss track of this round was originally entrusted to Hideki Naganuma (Jet Set Radio, Sonic Rush, Yakuza) but some planning issues made him cancel the engagement, with Kawashima finally replacing him for this additional track. B.T. Jonathan Joseph Garam Gudden Z R. Signal D. Signal Koobo Big Ben Anry Sugar Caramel Honey Raven Condor Margaret Since the balancing patch of 7 September 2020: D. Signal has been removed from this stage, replaced by: Gold
	Stage 11: Airplane
	The concert has been successfully canceled. Now, it's time to definitely stop the Y twins. The pursuit goes on at the airport. Mr. Y is the boss of Round 11, Airplane. "A Ki Ra", "Lift The Ground" by Olivier Derivière "Mr. Y" by Yuzo Koshiro Jonathan Garam R. Signal D. Signal Francis Brandon Barney Dunphy Sand Saphyr Pyrop Victoria Anne Iron Belle Queen Stiletto
	Stage 12: Y Island
	The plane was a means for the twins to get back to their home: Round 12, Y Island. You must first fight Ms. Y alone. Then the twins will team up to finish you off with a giant mech. "Airplane Crash" by H-Pi "Ti Un Fou" by Olivier Derivière "Mrs. Y" by Yuzo Koshiro "Next Of Kin Showdown" by Das Mörtal Jonathan Joseph Brash Z D. Signal Baabo Shadow Big Ben Gourmand Anry Heart Saphyr Garnet Caramel Candy Sparrow Bronze Since the balancing patch of 7 September 2020: Anry has been removed from this stage along the big spike ball in the ninja room.

Survival

Included with the Mr. X Nightmare DLC is a "survival" mode, which pits the player against an onslaught of enemies until their life runs out. As this mode is played, alternative moves are unlocked for the characters taking part, which can then be selected before the start of other modes in the game. As with other unlockables, the rate at which this happens depends on the player's final score in this mode, however the survival score is kept separate from the main game and is represented as a progress bar rather than numbers.

The survival mode comprises of "levels", in which randomly selected groups of enemies are spawned into a small arena with the player. As the mode progresses, the number of enemies increases, and stronger varieties are introduced. Every four levels the player must face a "boss"; a much stronger foe (or as the difficulty increases, foes) which is either a boss from the main game, one of the player characters (controlled by the computer) or returning bosses from prior Streets of Rage games.

In addition to fighting enemies, the player often must contend with arena hazards, and will occasionally be taken to a "retro" level in which to fight enemies from Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3 (with original graphics and a CRT screen filter).

Random items are also spawned alongside enemies, including the full roster of weapons, food items, money and stars. At the end of each level, the player is given a choice of random power-ups to assist play. All become less common as the levels progress.

In addition to a "random sim", weekly events are also held, in which level order and enemy/item placement is always the same. Defeated enemies become spawnable in training mode.

Level types

	"Warm up"
	The no-frills empty room also used in training mode.
	"Aztec"
	An arena with wrecking balls, floor switches that trigger traps or arrow shooters.
	"Aircraft carrier"
	Combatants have to deal with wind that can push left or right, or lightning strikes that target where characters were standing moments before.
	"Factory"
	An arena with ceiling lasers, moving walkways or a giant cylindrical crusher in the centre of the stage. Sometimes switches spawn on either side, which if hit will giving the player control over these features.
	"Fighting arena"
	A classic fighting arena, but with electrified fencing, more wrecking balls and the opportunity to fall off the stage.
	"Volcano"
	An arena with spurts of lava and occasionally fireballs raining from the sky.
	"Retro"
	The retro levels lack stage hazards and recreate areas from the three Mega Drive Streets of Rage games. All enemies and pickups are from the classic games, and the music is also recycled from prior entries.

Unique enemies

A number of enemies are exclusive to Survival mode, although most are simply other variants of pre-existing enemies. Every enemy and boss from the main game (including the hidden ones) may also spawn.

	Tatsu
	Fully functional, but unused in the base game.
	Tora
	Fully functional, but unused in the base game.
	Barnaby
	Leo
	Paul
	Doug
	Zeebo
	Ralphy
	Fred
	Weetnee
	Deputy
	Lieutenant
	Vulture
	Wayne
	DJ K Zushi
	DJ K Nashi
	Mr. What
	Mr. Whatever
	Ms. What
	Ms. Whatever
	Break (boss)
	Blaze (boss)
	Cherry (boss)
	Floyd (boss)
	Adam (boss)

Retro

Most of the "retro" enemies behave as they did in prior Streets of Rage games. There were no palette-swapped variants but the R08 major update of 10 March 2023 added those variants.

	Electra
	Hakuyo
	Robo X
	Goldie
	Fog
	Zack
	Tiger
	Mona and Lisa
	Kusanagi
	Bruce
	Antonio (boss)
	Souther (boss)
	Bongo (boss)
	R. Bear (boss)
	Yamato (boss)

Achievements

Main article: Streets of Rage 4/Achievements.

History

Development

Main article: Streets of Rage 4/Development.

Reception

The first announcement of the game was made on Dotemu and Lizardcube's Twitter accounts on 27 August 2018, along with a trailer already showing some sequences of the game at its early stage, with a soundtrack composed by Kirosen, a team of 2 French composers, Benjamin Nakache and Mathieu Rosenzweig. The reception from the retro gaming public was quite lukewarm at the time, negatively comparing the artistic direction to popular Flash games during the 2000s. The uncertainty at the time of whether Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima would return as composers on the game was also quite unappealing to long-time fans of the franchise. But various fan communities sent a lot of encouragements and suggestions instead of simply criticizing severely the initiative, particularly during PAX showcases in North America.

The huge success of Limited Run Games' physical editions pre-ordering campaign between 20 March and 10 May 2020, the first announced in the wild, probably sealed the publication rights to other physical publishers worldwide.

As non-US customers weren't made aware during Limited Run Games pre-order campaign that other publishers would make local physical releases, a big wave of unhappy fans made their voice heard. Dotemu quickly apologized for the mishandling of the situation and offered a free Steam key for people who purchased the limited edition and all LRG orders came with an additional soundtrack CD including an exclusive remix from Tee Lopes (Sonic Mania, Team Sonic Racing).

Moreover, as the limited edition of LRG hasn't been officially announced until 29 April 2020, LRG exceptionally bent their usual policy by allowing the cancellation of previous SoR4 pre-orders for those who secured a copy of the limited edition. Although not officially announced, they also accepted pre-order cancellations for some non-US residents, most likely within the usual leniency of their preorder non-cancellation rule.

With trailers being regularly released and groundbreaking announcements like the 4-player co-op mode or the possibility to play the game using old incarnations of the classic characters, the public and critics alike welcomed the game quite warmly after its digital release on 30 April 2020, making it quite a surprising success by hitting more than 1.5m downloads by 7 September 2020, including downloads from the Xbox Game Pass where the game is available at no additional costs. This has been followed by a worldwide physical release between 24 and 30 July 2020, published by 3goo in Japan, H2 Interactive in Asia, and Merge Games in Europe and the USA. Limited Run Games also released their own regular and classic editions of the game late August 2020. Their limited edition with a figure of both Axel and Blaze, including the brawler bundle with a triple vinyl soundtrack, was announced for late Fall 2020 but has been delayed to mid-December 2020 because of the global Covid-19 pandemic with an actual release date in early January 2021.

Most physical releases came with some goodies:

• Merge Games regular editions all have at least a reversible cover, a keyring, and an art booklet,
• Merge Games' Signature edition also comes with 5 enamel pins, a numbered collector’s certificate, Axel's blue bandana, and a double CD OST,
• 3goo special edition comes with a reversible cover, a single CD soundtrack and a poster having its back side showing the complete command list for the 4 characters available during the first run of the game à la Bare Knuckle III,
• H2 Interactive published physical editions at least in Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan with a reversible cover and a single CD soundtrack,
• Limited Run Games' regular edition has a reversible cover and an instruction manual,
• Limited Run Games' classic edition also comes with a SteelBook case and a Genesis clam shell case,
• Limited Run Games' limited edition adds to these a CD soundtrack, a chicken stress ball, a 7" figure of Axel and Blaze, a commemorative Genesis metal cartridge, an artbook, and an 18 x 24 inches poster.

Following the initial Steam release on Windows on 30 April 2020, Streets of Rage 4 has officially become available on Mac and Linux on 12 November 2020. By that time, Metacritic listed an average Metascore of 85/100 and an average user score of 8/10 on all platforms.

DotEmu declared that they sold over 2.5m copies on 8 April 2021, without specifying if this figure includes Xbox Game Pass downloads. The inclusion of SoR4 in the Xbox Game Pass had a negative effect on actual selling on the Xbox platforms. Despite this, the game still sold a substantial amount of copies on Xbox and this inclusion didn't impact the other platforms. Actually, it surely had an overall positive influence by word of mouth, tremendously spreading the news among potential buyers on those other platforms. Most importantly, this deal with Microsoft secured the financial situation of DotEmu before the game release and Cyrille Imbert, CEO of DotEmu, stated that he will gladly renew the experience with future productions.

Production credits

• Executive Producer: Cyrille Imbert (Dotemu)

Core Team

• Ben Fiquet: Art Director, Original Concepts, Character Art and Animation, Narrative Director, Story, Cinematics, Creative Designer
• Jordi Asensio: Lead Game Designer, Level Design
• Cyrille Lagarigue: Technical Director, Main Programmer, Game Design, Level Design
• Beausoleil Samson-Guillemette: Programmer, UI Integration, Background Effects, Additional Writing
• Julian You: Background Supervisor, Art Designer, Cutscenes

Development

• Head of Production: Christian Cortez (Dotemu)
• Associate Producers: Ben Fiquet (Lizardcube), Cyrille Lagarigue (Guard Crush Games), Alban Ligouzat (Dotemu)
• Assistant Animators: Bruno Cohen (Lizardcube), Brice Maleo (Lizardcube)
• Additional Level Design: Florian Harry (Dotemu)
• Additional Programming: Olivier Veneri (Moshing Cat Studio)

Music

• Music Supervisor: Cyrille Imbert (Dotemu)
• AMEO Production: Olivier Derivière (Composer and Producer), Marion Derivière (Agent)
• Japanese Composer Tracks - Produced by Brave Wave Productions: Yuzo Koshiro (Ancient Corp.), Motohiro Kawashima, Harumi Fujita, Yoko Shimomura (Midiplex), Keiji Yamashigi (Kajiya Music)
• Brave Wave Sound Producer & Coordinator: Alexander Aniel
• Brave Wave Executive Producer: Mohammed Taher
• West Composer Tracks - Produced by Mutant Ninja: Das Mörtal, Groundislava, Scattle, XL Middleton
• Mutant Ninja Music Advisors & West Artist Coordinators: Tarafa Sahloul, Rémy Dahi
• Music Editor Assistant: Maxime Gautier
• Tenor Saxophone: Jordi Asensio
• Guitares: Francois Masciopinto
• Cinematic Tracks: Henri-Pierre Pellegrin (Composer/Producer)

Sound Design

• Sound Designer: Swann Menage

Voices

• Production: Philippe Catrice (Voxmade), Camille Oesch
• Axel: Joe Bianco, Olivier Raynal
• Blaze: Hitomi Farrel, Barbara Weber-Boustani
• Cherry: Quinn Lafontaine
• Floyd: Bruce Sherfield
• Adam: Avant Strangel
• Shiva: Olivier Raynal
• Estel: Barbara Weber-Boustani
• Diva: Célia Asensio
• Barbon: Diego Asensio
• Enemies: Célia Asensio, Diego Asensio, Jordi Asensio, Diane Quenet, Thomas Hajdukowicz, Xavier Eutrope, Camille Jacques, Swann Menage, Alice Noiret, Léa Grenet, Pierre Bertinet, Elodie De Mesquita, Caroline Zhang

Story

• Story By: Ben Fiquet
• Additional Storywriter: Matthew Ritter
• Cinematics: Ben Fiquet (Lizardcube), Swann Menage (SFX), Henri-Pierre Pellegrin (Music), Julian You (Lizardcube)
• Original Teaser Trailer: Bobby Prod

Mr. X Nightmare DLC

• Executive Producer: Cyrille Imbert
• Core Team: Ben Fiquet, Jordi Asensio, Cyrille Lagarigue, Beausoleil Samson-Guillemette, Julian You
• Additional Art: Justine Ghyselen
• Music Composer: Tee Lopes
• Music Master Engineer: Andrew One
• Sound Designer: Christophe Hogommat
• Additional Voices: Voxmade
• Estel: Tracy Lindley
• Max: Bryan Olson
• Shiva: Bert DeCoy
• Beta Testers: Lucas "Shad G" Bily-Ropero, Gauthier Brunet, Thierry Leblanc, Jérôme Nivart, Clément Schouvey, Louis Urbani

Dotemu Quality Assurance

• Head of QA: Pierre-Olivier Petillot
• Lead Tester: Laura Peitavi
• Testers: Manon Botineau, Catherine Dorojko-Mojaisky, Florian Harry, Grégoire Imbert, Valentin Laginha, Grégory Le Bris, Thibaut Panchout, Corentin "Deity" Pauvrasseau
• External QA Company: Huwiz Solutions
• Testers - Huwiz: Alexander Kofira, Alexandre Do Rego, Alexandre Hayeur, Bastien-Jay Ouellet, Carolljo Maher, Christopher Sauvé, David Ringuet, Éliane Dumesnil, Frédérik Dupras, Gabriel Levac, Guillaume Alarie, Guillaume Delmé, Guillaume Laneel, Jan Brotto, Jason Smith Murk, Jeremie Desjardins, Jimmy-Lee Daneault, Kwany Labarre, Kariane Lacharité, Katrina Rousseau, Laura Cousillas, Léandre Lavoie-Henry, Louis St-Denis, Marc-Antoine Crépeau, Marc-Olivier Bélisle, Marianne Guérin, Maryse Melançon, Mathew Potvin, Maude Touchette, Maxime Doucet, Maxime Lacoste, Maxime Lecompte, Maxime Sauvé, Melissa Dagenais, Mélissa Leblanc, Michaël Coulombe, Mikael-Ange Blanchette-Laurin, Mylène Roffi, Nathan Legault, Nicolas Lefebvre, Nicolas Parr, Normand Chartier-Prévost, Olivier Gauthier Landry, Philippe Bernier, Samuel Audet, Samuel Legris, Samuel Sirard-Robert, Simon Jobin Richer, Tomy Blondeau

Localisation

• Localisation Manager: Alban Ligouzat
• European Localisation: LevelUp Translation
• General Manager: Damien Yoccoz
• English: John Marston
• French: Johann Audouin
• Italian: Federica Masante
• German: Tilman Löffler
• Spanish: Julia Gara Lecuona Allende
• Russian: Dmitriy Usov
• Brazilian Portuguese: Ana Cristofaro
• Japanese Localization: Ryu Ito (Kakehashi Games)
• Ukrainian Localization, SBT Localization: Andrii Yatsechko, Sophia Shul, Yura Pavlyuk
• Localisation QA: MoGi Group

Porting Partners

• Blitzworks: Tony Cabello, Jorge Cabezas, Miguel Angel Horna, Javier Moya, Javier Campo, Mario Gonzalez
• Lollipop Robot: Óscar Navalón, Francesc Sánchez, Alejandro Romero, David Arona, Vicent Ortells, Daniel Segarra, Iván de Rosa, Laura Chordà
• Seaven Studio: Pascal Feard, Olivier Penot, Hervé Denoyelle, Romain Soual, Sylvain Dupont

Administration and Licensing

• CEO: Cyrille Imbert
• Office Manager: Thibaut Camus
• Business Development: Jules Hirtzig

Marketing and Communication

• Head of Marketing: Arnaud de Sousa
• Communication Manager: Jessica Richard
• Community Manager: Leslie Rugard
• Creative Director: Stephane Perez
• Product Manager: Loïc Hao Yin Tam

Press Relations

• North America - Tinsley PR: Stephanie Tinsley Williams, Thomas Schulenberg
• Europe - Cosmocover: Salima Bessahraoui, Pierre Louis Barbier, John Tyrrell, Nyssa Woznicki, Maxence Jacquier, Matej Samide, Carlos Gurpegui, Fabian Doehla, Frimousse
• United Kingdom - Indogo Pearl: Robbie Paterson, Anita Wong, Luke Bennett
• Japan - Kakehashi Games: Zach Huntley
• Brazil - Masamune: Renato Almeida, Rodrigo Brasiliense, Sandra Akemi Tsukamoto, Luciano Andrade

Special Thanks

• Omar Cornut, Ibrahim Bhatti, Hugo Ferretto, Mike Futter, Andrew Gomes, Francis Imbert, Joëlle Imbert, Natalie Laudon, Vanessa Lopes (Popo), Camille Oesch, Jean-Pierre Pasche, Danny Russell, Clelia Santi, Alexander Sliwinski, Seaven Studio, Blitworks
• Special Consulting Fans: Shamsiddin Muhammad Jr [Mr. Din], Anthopants
• Production Babies: Anoul Asensio, Robin Fiquet Oesch

Made in association with SEGA

• SEGA Development Team: Daisuke Sato, Yukinobu Arikawa, Daiki Tsuchimoto, Kouta Satoh, Sumito Nakai, Yosuke Okunari
• Licensing: Lai Tse Kin

Used Middleware

• Guard Crush Engine by Guard Crush Games Inc.
• WWise by Audiokinetic
• Dear ImGui library by Omar Cornut (MIT License)
• MonoGame framework by Tom Spilman and Steve Williams (Ms-PL License)
• FNA by Ethan Lee (MS-PL License)
• Protocol Buffers .NET technology by Marc Gravell (Apache 2.0 License)
• Core RT (MIT License)
• Facepunch Steamworks API by Facepunch Studios LTD (MIT License)
• HarfBuzz (Old MIT License)
• FreeType (FreeType License)
• Fonts: Noto Sans (SIL 1.1 License), Oswald (SIL 1.1 License)

Downloadable content

Since the release of the game, the dev teams hinted several times at a DLC to come to the game, which wasn't initially planned but got greenlighted thanks to the game's huge success. Its official announcement eventually happened on 8 April 2021, called Mr. X Nightmare. Its release date of 15 July 2021 was announced on 1st July 2021, exactly 2 weeks before the actual release date, probably following the Total Recall's "two weeks" meme. Available at €7.99, US$7.99, £5.79, ₽195, R$16.59, JP¥820, C$8.99, CN¥32, HK$45, NT$150, ₩8500, it includes:

• 3 new playable characters (Estel Aguirre, Max Thunder, and Shiva).
• 1 new secret character (SoR3 Roo).
• A new Survival mode with random and weekly challenges.
• Character customization: build your own fighting style with new moves.
• New weapons and enemies.
• Exclusive brand new tracks by Tee Lopes.

It came along a free update:

• New Difficulty level: Mania+.
• Training mode with tutorials.
• 3 new skins per character (new colour palettes only for the modern incarnations).
• Balancing.

Merge Games launched a physical Anniversary Edition of the full game with this DLC on Switch and PlayStation 4 on 24 September 2021 in Europe and North America, implying no Xbox nor PC versions this time, while H2 Interactive launched the same physical edition on the same 2 consoles on 23 September 2021 in Asia. The name of this edition refers to the fact that it has been released on the year when the franchise turned 30 as SoR1 has been released worldwide in 1991.

The Survival mode uses the remnants of Mister X’s brain as a pretext to enter a simulation about trap-filled arenas. Inspired by rogue-lite games, this simulation produces fighting arenas and waves of enemies using procedural generation instead of the scripted events of the Story mode. After a wave is beaten, players can choose between 2 or 3 perks that remain active during the entire run. Beating waves allow the player to permanently unlock new moves, also available in the other modes so that players can fully customize characters' movesets.

On 10 March 2023, a major free update labelled R08 has been released, boasting with more than 300 improvements. Its main features are about:

• New co-op moves,
• New charged moves for SoR1 characters,
• New custom survival mode for the DLC Mr. X Nightmare,
• 3 new skins per character (new colour palettes for the retro incarnations).
• Move rebalancing across the whole character cast,
• Various tweaks to help with achieving full stage combos (additional containers in stages, bonus time during stage transitions, etc.),
• Mania+: added cursed arcade cabinets in stages and special reinforcements during boss battles.

Magazine articles

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Physical scans

PlayStation 4 version

PlayStation 4, JP (Special Edition)

PlayStation 4, US (Limited Run Games)
Cover
Disc Inlay

PlayStation 4, US (Classic Edition)

PlayStation 4, US (Limited Edition)

PlayStation 4, US (Brawler Bundle)

PlayStation 4, UK

PlayStation 4, UK (Signature Edition)
Original Soundtrack

PlayStation 4, FR

PlayStation 4, FR (Signature Edition)
Original Soundtrack

Nintendo Switch version

Switch, JP (Special Edition)

Switch, US

Switch, US (Classic Edition)

Switch, US (Limited Edition)

Switch, US (Brawler Bundle)

Switch, UK

Switch, UK (Signature Edition)
Original Soundtrack

Switch, FR

Switch, FR (Signature Edition)
Original Soundtrack

Xbox One version

Xbox One, UK

Xbox One, UK (Signature Edition)
Original Soundtrack

Xbox One, FR

Xbox One, FR (Signature Edition)
Original Soundtrack

PC version

PC, UK

External links

• Official website
• Streets of Rage 4 on LimitedRunGames.com
• Streets of Rage 4 on 3goo.co.jp
• Streets of Rage 4 on H2Interactive.co.kr
• Streets of Rage 4 on MergeGames.com
• Streets of Rage 4 on Steam
• Streets of Rage 4 on PlayStation.com: JP, US
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