Streets of Rage 2
Mr. X and his powerful criminal syndicate have returned to the streets. Players take control of up to two of the four vigilantes, fighting their way through the hordes of punks once again, in one of the most acclaimed beat ’em up brawlers of all time.
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Streets of Rage 2 differs from the previous title in several ways. There are changes in both graphics (characters now are bigger, more detailed and with more animation frames, and scenarios are less grainy) and gameplay (the rocket move was replaced by a special move that doubles in offense and defense along several new moves), along other new features such as life bars (and names) for all enemies and the radically different new characters. Play Streets of Rage 2 online!
Streets of Rage 2 game description
The sequel to the original Streets of Rage and the second part of the trilogy of the same name, Streets of Rage 2 puts players back into the shoes of former cops Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding who, a year after the original story, find out that Mr. X and his criminal syndicate has returned (retaking the streets while capturing fellow vigilante Adam Hunter). Together with Adam’s kid brother, Eddie “Skate” Hunter (Sammy Hunter in the Japanese version), and a friend of Axel’s, professional wrestler Max Thunder (Max Hatchett in the European version), Axel and Blaze hunts down the syndicate once more.
Streets of Rage 2 features a redesigned game engine from the original, showing larger characters and more use of the game screen (including a life bar system resembling the system from Final Fight) while adding new gameplay mechanics (such as the new Special Attack system and character-based abilities). These features were carried over to Streets of Rage 3.
After Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter destroyed the evil Syndicate leader, Mr. X, the city became a peaceful place to live, and each one of them followed their own paths. One year later, after their reunion, Adam’s brother Sammy returned from school to find their apartment in a mess, and Adam nowhere to be seen, and after calling his two friends, one of them notices a photo of Adam chained to a wall, next to someone they knew very well – Mr. X, who returned to turn the peaceful city once again into a war zone.
Now, Axel, Blaze, Sammy, and Axel’s good friend Max, a pro wrestler, must head out to stop Mr. X once again…hopefully for good…
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