Description

Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
A cult classic
Streets of Rage, known as Bare Knuckle (ベア・ナックル Bea Nakkuru) in Japan, is a trilogy of beat 'em up games developed and published by SEGA in the 1990s.

Famously known for its non stop action and electronic dance influenced music - scored by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima - the series has gained the status of cult classic throughout the years. It is considered one of the best beat 'em up series of all time. After many years, Axel and Blaze are finally picking up the fight where they left.

Featuring hand-drawn visuals from the team behind 2017’s gorgeous Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap remake, Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, a fresh story and a gauntlet of dangerous stages with a serious crime problem. Streets of Rage 4 recalls classic gameplay but it stands as an entirely original arcade-style romp thanks to the expertise of Guard Crush Games and Dotemu.

Whether players gang up with a friend or clean up the city solo, Streets of Rage 4 is a skull-bashing, chicken-chomping delight all set to a thumping soundtrack sure to get your blood pumping.

Mr. X Nightmare - DLC releasing July 15, 2021
Mr. X Nightmare introduces three new playable fighters (Estel Aguirre, Max Thunder, Shiva: all very much requested fan-favorites) and a unique Survival mode, which challenges players to elevate and prove their true capabilities through special tests of skill. Players can additionally build their own personalized fighting style with new moves via character customization, while extra weapons and enemies are sure to keep the battles ahead interesting. Mr. X Nightmare includes lively new original music from Tee Lopes (Sonic Mania, League of Legends, and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom etc.).

"A hefty offering of DLC which earned praise as a stellar example of DLC done right, standing as one of the all-around best reviewed releases of the year on all platforms despite its arrival as add-on content".

Separately, the free update adds an in-depth training system, color palette options, a fiendish New Mania+ difficulty, plus a wealth of refinements and balancing changes addressing feedback from Streets of Rage 4’s passionate community.

Legal line: © SEGA, © Dotemu, all rights reserved. Developed by Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games and Dotemu.

Features

  • The comeback of the legendary Streets of Rage series.
  • Beautiful graphics fully hand-drawn animated by the studio behind Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap.
  • Soundtrack by a wide line-up of world-class musicians.
  • 5 main playable characters (8 with Mr.X Nightmare DLC) and many unlockable retro characters.
  • 2 players online co-op, and up to 4 players locally.
  • Story mode, Arcade mode, Battle mode, Training Mode, Survival mode (with Mr.X Nightmare DLC).
  • Roasted chicken (or it is braised?) served on a pristine plate, and many other food options!

Videos

Major update available now for freeYouTube

Mr. X Nightmare DLC Launch TrailerYouTube

Mr. X Nightmare DLC RevealYouTube

Launch TrailerYouTube

Reveal TrailerYouTube

Dev Diary - Behind the Tracks part 1YouTube

Dev Diary - Behind the Tracks part 2YouTube

Dev Diary - Behind the GameplayYouTube

Dev Diary - Behind the ArtYouTube

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About Dotemu

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Dotemu is a French video game company specializing in bringing back the best video games and legendary pop culture licenses on PC and modern consoles, to create neo-retro experiences carefully crafted for fans around the world.

The Dotemu team has published and developed a number of global top-sellers across both PC and console including the award-winning games Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Streets of Rage 4, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, other great development and publishing work from Dotemu includes Windjammers 1 and 2, Pharaoh: A New Era and more. Dotemu is currently working with Leikir Studio on Metal Slug Tactics with more announcements planned for later 2024 and beyond.
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About Guard Crush Games

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Guard Crush Games was founded in 2009 by Jordi Asensio and Cyrille Lagarigue based on their passion for classic beat-em-up and side-scrolling titles. The team is best known for its work on the acclaimed Streets of Rage 4. Prior to contributing to the brawling series’ smash hit return, they previously released Streets of Fury on Xbox 360, and a follow-up on PC, Streets of Fury: Extended Edition in 2015, which both revel in over-the-top action and capture the studio’s love for fun side-scrolling brawlers.
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About Lizardcube

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Lizardcube is a Parisian games studio founded by game industry veteran Omar Cornut (Dear ImGui, Pixeljunk Shooter, Tearaway, Soul Bubbles) and traditional comic/animation artist Ben Fiquet (Soul Bubbles). It is known for the acclaimed remake of Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, praised for its art style and retro engineering marvel, and Streets of Rage 4, for which it handled all art direction, animation and visuals.
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More information on Lizardcube is available here.

Credits

Ben Fiquet (Lizardcube)
Art Direction, Animation
Julian Nguyen You (Lizardcube)
Background Artist
Cyrille Lagarigue (Guard Crush Games)
Programming
Bo Samson (Guard Crush Games)
Programming
Jordi Asensio (Dotemu)
Game Design
Cyrille Imbert (Dotemu)
Executive Producer
Olivier Derivière
Music
Yuzo Koshiro / 古代祐三
Music
Motohiro Kawashima / 川島基宏
Music
Yoko Shimomura / 下村陽子
Music
Keiji Yamagishi / 山岸継司
Music
Harumi Fujita / 藤田晴美
Music
Scattle
Music
Das mörtal
Music
XL Middleton
Music
Groundislava
Music
H-Pi
Music
Tee Lopes
Music