Streets of Rage 3

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Streets of Rage 3
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, iOS
Publisher: Sega
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Genre: Action

















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Streets of Rage 3, called Bare Knuckle III (ベアナックルIII) in Japan, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Sega in 1994 for the Sega Mega Drive. It is the last part of the Streets of Rage series and a sequel to Streets of Rage 2.

The game features several enhancements over Streets of Rage 2 such as a more complex plot, multiple endings, longer levels, more in-depth scenarios (with interactive levels and the return of traps like pits) and faster gameplay (with dash and dodge moves). Weapons can now only be used for a few times before breaking and can now be integrated with unique moves with certain characters, hidden characters have been added along with several cutscenes to give the story greater depth. Controls are identical to its predecessors.

Compared to its prequels, Streets of Rage 3 is a less common and more expensive game to find second-hand in its original Mega Drive form. It has, however, been released for the Japanese version of Sonic Gems Collection for the GameCube and PlayStation 2, and for the Wii's Virtual Console service. The game also appeared in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Prototype screenshots show that a motorcycle stage was planned, with some code still present in the final ROM. It is unknown why this feature was axed.

Localization Changes

Bare Knuckle III suffered severe censorship during its localization in the US and Europe as Streets of Rage 3. Unlike the previous two games, Sega of America saw fit to make the character colour schemes "gender neutral", meaning the in-game colours do not match either the box art designs or previous games.

Among the most notable changes were the removal of the miniboss, Ash, due to his perceived homosexuality. A new story was developed which features several plotholes and missing scenes from the Japanese version and the difficulty level was also increased for unknown reasons. Scantily clad female characters were given more clothes to wear. These and other changes ultimately hurt critical reception in Europe and North America, with some reviewers urging Streets of Rage series fans import Bare Knuckle III or skip this title entirely.

A fan translation from 2009 by Twilight Translations is available for Bare Knuckle III, and also changes the region to US as well. This translation had script used with the permission of the original author, in the ROM hacking Project Bare Knuckle III DX: Director's Cut which added the lost Motorbike Stages and additional areas of Round 6 restored in addition to a few other changes.

Manuals

Production Credits [Bare Knuckle III]

Producer: Ossiy, Noriyuki
Director: Yui
Planner

  • Main Planner: Wanter
  • Shinkon Planner: Zozo

Designer

  • Total Design: Seisi Atumiya
  • Mechanic Design: Ryuryu
  • Character Design: ..., Ryuryu, Kaseizin, Juntaro, Ma‑Kun
  • Scene Design: Kaz Ewasawa, Noomin, Kanjii

Programer

  • Main Program: Momonga Momo
  • Enemy Program: Takosuke, Chata, Nagisa, Mr・Nobody
  • Scene Program: Tonsyun

Sound

Voice: Saru Man, Elilin, Kami, Hamako, Yossy
Special Thanks: Say A, Tetsu, O Kitaoka, Hassy, Todoroki Taiyo, Miya, Koromi, Four
Produced by: Sega

Production Credits [Streets of Rage 3]

Producers: Ossiy, Noriyuki, Max Taylor
Director: Yui
Product Manager: France Tantiado
Planning

  • Main Planner: Wanter
  • Assistant Planner: Zozo

Design

  • Concept Designer: Seisi Atumiya
  • Animation Designer: Ryuryu
  • Character Designers: ..., Ryuryu, Kaseizin, Juntaro, Ma‑Kun
  • Background Designers: Kaz Ewasawa, Noomin, Kanjii

Programming

  • Lead Programmer: Momonga Momo
  • Character Programmers: Takosuke, Chata, Nagisa, Mr・Nobody
  • Background Programmer: Tonsyun

Music

Sound Effects: Saru Man, Elilin, Kami, Hamako, Yossy
Special Thanks to: Say A, Tetsu, O Kitaoka, Hassy, Todoroki Taiyo, Miya, Koromi, Four, Steve Burton, James Spahn, Shinobu Yokoyama, Marianne Arotzarena, David Javelosa, Stewart Kosoy, Adam Sevillia
Game Testing: Julio Martinez, Lance Nelson, Jeff Junio, Atom Ellis, Jason Kuo, Ty Johnson, Daniel Dunn, Joe Cain, Tony Lynch, Siegie Stangenberg, Rick Greer, Harry Chavez, Simon Lu, Greg Watkins, David Martin, Maria Tuzzo, Christine Watson, Jeff Todd, Greg Becksted, Vy Nong, Ivan Foong, Kurt Tindle, Terry Thomas, Alex Villagran, Sam Saliba, Michael Williams, Wesley Gittens, Kim Rogers, Greg Fleming, Fernando Valderrama, Ray Alferez, Mark Subotnick
Produced by: Sega

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
67
73
90
72
90
83
Sega Mega Drive
 79
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[1]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[2]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
75
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[4]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[6]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
75
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
73
[8]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[9]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
78
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
90
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[12]
Gamers (DE)
47
[13]
Gamestar (AU) NTSC-J
74
[14]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
44
[15]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[16]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[17]
Hyper (AU)
83
[18]
Joypad (FR)
72
[19]
Joypad (HU)
72
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
76
[21]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
72
[22]
Mega Force (FR)
94
[23]
Mega Fun (DE)
75
[24]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
83
[25]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
90
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
83
[27]
Player One (FR)
85
[28]
Play Time (DE)
84
[29]
Sega Magazin (DE)
86
[30]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[31]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
83
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
82
[33]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
86
[34]
Sega Force (SE)
90
[35]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
80
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[37]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
85
[38]
Super Juegos (ES)
86
[39]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[40]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
82
[41]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[42]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[43]
Video Plus (CZ)
90
[44]
Sega Mega Drive
 79
Based on
44 reviews

Streets of Rage 3

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  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 225
  2. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1994" (DE; 1994-10-04), page 20
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 19
  4. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 84
  5. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 24
  6. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 55
  7. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-08-02)
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  9. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 362
  10. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 7: June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26
  11. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 84
  12. ↑ GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
  13. ↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 34
  14. ↑ Gamestar, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
  15. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 17
  16. ↑ Game Informer, "July/August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 16
  17. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61
  18. ↑ Hyper, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 30
  19. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 66
  20. ↑ Joypad, "1/1995" (HU; 1995-xx-xx), page 21
  21. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 40
  22. ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 37
  23. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 78
  24. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-18), page 92
  25. ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 43
  26. ↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 14
  27. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 42
  28. ↑ Player One, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 104
  29. ↑ Play Time, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 134
  30. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 10
  31. ↑ Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 78
  32. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 38
  33. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 64
  34. ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 38
  35. ↑ Sega Force, "6/94" (SE; 1994-09-14), page 10
  36. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 18
  37. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  38. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "July 8th 1994" (UK; 1994-06-25), page 10
  39. ↑ Super Juegos, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
  40. ↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 56
  41. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 187
  42. ↑ Video Games, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-29), page 87
  43. ↑ VideoGames, "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70
  44. ↑ Video Plus, "" (CZ; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
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