Streets of Rage

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Bare Knuckle
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Genre: Action
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Streets of Rage, called Bare Knuckle: Ikari no Tetsuken (ベア・ナックル 怒りの鉄拳) in Japan, is a Beat 'Em Up sidescroller for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis released during 1991. Streets of Rage was released for the Sega Mega Drive and became one of the Mega Drives most known titles along with its sequels Streets of Rage 2, and Streets of Rage 3. AM7 and Ancient were hired to program this title. During this time Beat em' up's were popular in arcades with games like, Final Fight, Double Dragon, and the success of these titles prompted Sega to seek out a similar title.

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 in a city that resembles New York. The city had been taken over by an evil syndicate, headed by the evil Mr. X. Chaos ensues and out of it comes three brave ex-cops: Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding, and Adam Hunter. Together they are willing to risk everything including their own lives to free the city from the evil syndicate.

The opening sequence text says: "This city was once a happy, peaceful place...until one day, a powerful secret criminal organization took over. This vicious syndicate soon had control of the government and even the police force. The city has become a center of violence where no one is safe.

Amid this turmoil, group of young Police officers has sworn to clean up the city. Among them are Adam Hunter, Axel Stone, and Blaze Fielding. They are willing to risk anything...even their lives...on the... Streets of Rage"

Characters

Playable Characters

Axel Stone: Axel is the leader of the three. He is a 22 year-old white blond male who is skilled at Martial Arts and loves to play video games. Axel is one of only two characters who appear in all three Streets of Rage Games. (The other one being Blaze Fielding.)

Adam Hunter: Adam is the powerhouse of the three. Adam is a black 23 year old male who excels in boxing. His weakness is that he moves more slowly than Axel and Blaze which makes handling Adam somewhat difficult.

Blaze Fielding: Blaze is a 21 year old white female. She enjoys lambada as a hobby and masters at judo martial arts. Blaze is physically weaker than Axel and Adam. However, what she lacks in physical strength she makes up for with speed. Blaze is an excellent choice for new players who are trying to master the game.

Bosses

Boomer: Boomer is the boss of Round 1. As his name implies, he wields a large boomerang and can sometimes kick. Boomer also appears in Round 8.

Zamza: Zamza is the boss of Round 2. He has claws attached to his gloves and can lunge at the player from far away. In Round 6, two Zamzas will appear as the boss. He also appears in Round 8.

Abadede: Abadede is the boss of Round 3. He is a muscular brute who can charge and punch from long distances. He also appears in Round 5, Round 8, and Streets of Rage 2.

Big Ben: Big Ben is the boss of Round 4. He is a big-bellied fighter who can breath fire and walk quickly across the screen diagonally. A player will take damage if he or she attempts to throw him. He also appears in Round 6, Round 8, and Streets of Rage 2.

Mona & Lisa: Mona & Lisa are twins who resemble Blaze. Because they attack together and are always jumping around, they can be difficult to defeat. Their most common attacks are kicking in midair and grappling. They also appear in Round 8 and Streets of Rage 3

Mr. X: Mr.X is the final boss and head of the syndicate. He is the main antagonist throughout the series. Generally he carries around a machine gun when fighting or sits on his throne sicking goons on the player. However in Streets of Rage 3, he has been reduced to a brain inside a jar.

Gameplay

Gameplay is typical for a beat-'em-up. Use to punch and to jump. In midair, throws a jumping kick. If the player is standing over a weapon the enemy dropped, use to pick it up and to use it. Pressing and together will trigger a rear attack. The player can grapple an enemy by coming close without being attacked.

In Streets of Rage, the player can call for a police car with . Upon doing so, the sunroof on the police car opens and a police officer fires a bazooka with a flare bomb in a Golden Axe-esque way. In multiplayer games when player two calls for the car the police officer uses and even bigger gun and tons of blasts rain down in a meteor shower fashion causing large explosions.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Yuzo Koshiro. A slightly enhanced soundtrack is available (but was only sold in Japan) containing three beta tracks not available anywhere else. The first beta track is Up and Up. It has been said that it would have been used in round 7 but was replaced by Violent Breathing. The other track is called Super Threc (which is considered by some to be a typo so it should actually read "Super Three") The last track is Name Entry and has been theorized by some to be what played during the high score screen because the jingle that supposedly replaced it (which is a duplicate of the Round Clear theme.) also says Name Entry in the Sound Test. This Soundtrack was made using a Soundboard II sound chip rather than the Mega Drive's sound chip. Yuzo Koshiro also included Arrange remixes of The Last Soul, Keep the Groovin, You Became the Bad Guy, Fighting in the Streets, and The Street of Rage as bonus tracks in the album.

This soundtrack was rereleased with somewhat better quality in 2007 as part of the Yuzo Koshiro Best Album series. The original version of the soundtrack while easier to find an official copy of than the Bare Knuckle III Soundtrack, is still quite rare. The arrange tracks are not in the 2007 iteration of the soundtrack for some reason.

Manuals

• JP manual ^(info) ()

Production Credits (Genesis Version)

Game Designer: Hiroaki Chino
Programmers: Momonga Momo, Little Sun
Designer: Seishi Atsumiya, Rascal Fuku-Chan, Nandemo, Udi
Music: Yuzo Koshiro
Sound Assistance: Takayuki Nakamura
Special Thanks: Tokuhiko "Bo" Uwabo, Kottu, Yamaichi, Ore, Thunder, Scott
Presented By: SEGA

Production Credits (Game Gear Version)

Game Designer: Abadede
Programmer: Nagisa, AT1000, IK
Designer: Abadede, Honey
Music: Yuzo Koshiro, Mikito Ichikawa
Special Thanks To: Mul, Kei
Presented By: SEGA

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External Links

• Streets of Rage on Streets of Rage Online