Streets of Rage 2
From Sega Retro
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| Bare Knuckle |
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| System(s): Mega Drive |
| Publisher: Sega |
| Developer: Sega (AM7) Ancient |
| Genre: Side-scrolling fighter |
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Streets of Rage 2, known as Bare Knuckle 2 in Japan, is a Beat 'Em Up sidescroller for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis released during 1992-1993. It recieved a 8-bit port for the Master System and Game Gear as well as being included on numerous compilations. It is available on Virtual Console and the Xbox Live Arcade.
The music for was composed by Yuzo Koshiro, who was well known for his work with the Revenge of Shinobi.
Storyline
The game's storyline takes place one year after the events of Streets of Rage. Adam Hunter, Axel Stone, and Blaze Fielding go to a nightspot and reminise over the defeat of Mr. X. The following day Axel gets a call from Eddie "Skate" Hunter, Adams younger brother, saying he returned to the house to find it in shambles and a picture with Adam chained to a wall next to Mr. X was left behind. They all decide to go on a rescue mission and to hopefully break up Mr. X's gang again.
Characters
Axel Stone: Axel is the most used character and the most popular. He is a well balanced character and the best choice for beginning players. He has average movement speed and agility.
is the most popular character, and the best choice for beginners. His blitz attack is the Grand Upper, which is arguably the most useful and effective move of the game, great for bosses and enemies with a "breakout" special move. He has average movement speed and agility.
Blaze Fielding: Blaze is another well rounded and popular character. Her speed matches that of Axel Stone although she appears to be faster (her speed percentage is the same as his).
Eddie "Skate" Hunter (Samuel "Sammy" Hunter in Japan): is the lightest and most agile character, also the weakest in terms of combo damage but the second strongest in terms of grappling. However, Skate is the only character capable of sprinting, by double-tapping a direction, and this can allow him to escape many attacks which the other characters could not.
Max Thunder (Maxwell "Max" Lightning in Japan): is the absolute "Powerhouse" of the game. He has great strength but incredibley slow speed which puts him at a disadvantage with speedier enemies.
Special Moves
In Streets of Rage 2, each character is given a blitz attack which will allow the player to do great damage with a single hit. Each characters blitz attack is unique to that character. The amount of times they can be used is limited.