Streets of Rage 4

User Rating
8.2/10 (243 ratings)
Release Date
30th Apr 2020
No. of Players
4
Genre
Action, Arcade, Fighting
Publisher
Dotemu
Developer
Dotemu
Content Rating
ESRB/Teen, PEGI/12
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About

Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street beating, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

The all-time classic Streets of Rage, known as Bare Knuckle (ベア・ナックル Bea Nakkuru) in Japan, is a beat ‘em up series known for this timeless gameplay and electronic dance influenced music. Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a God tier soundtrack.

Team up with iconic and brand-new characters

Streets of Rage 4 got its iconic characters back: Axel, Blaze, and Adam teaming up with new brother and sister in arms Floyd Iraia and Cherry Hunter. With some brand-new moves and kickass tracks to take a listen, our heroes are ready to dish out beatdowns to a fledgling group of ill-advised criminals in full force.

Nostalgia strikes again

One of your dreams is coming true. In addition to the 5 new characters, unlock and play your favorite pixelated characters from the previous Streets of Rage games such as Axel, Adam, Blaze, Skate, Max and many more with their own retro SFX, in gorgeous HD hand-drawn urban environments. And for the full nostalgic experience, you will also be able to play with the music of the previous Streets of Rage games!

Outstanding Hand-Drawn Visuals

Streets of Rage 4 will be the first entry to the core series in 25 years, standing as Axel, Adam or Blaze’s glorious return to serving up side-scrolling beatdowns. With lush hand-drawn animations, new combat abilities, and fresh tracks from an amazing team of composers, Streets of Rage 4 will be a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.

Epic line-up of legendary games composers

The Streets of Rage series is known for its electronic dance influenced music around the world.

Led by Olivier Derivière the soundtrack of Streets of Rage 4 will be composed by not only an all-star ensemble of Japanese memorable musical architects in the video game history but also by 4 Western rising stars:

  • Yūzō Koshiro
  • Motohiro Kawashima
  • Yoko Shimomura
  • Harumi Fujita
  • Keiji Yamagishi
  • Scattle
  • Das Mörtal
  • XL Middleton
  • Groundislava

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.
  • Clean up Wood Oak City by yourself or with another friend online!
  • Team up to 4 people offline for the first time and take the city back!
  • Classic gameplay enhanced with brand-new mechanics.
  • Soundtrack by a wide all-star line up of world-class musicians.
  • Braised chicken everywhere.
  • A dozen former Streets of Rage characters unlockable and playable in their original pixel versions.
  • Play with the music of the previous Streets of Rage games.
  • 12 unique stages.

Reviews 1

Nintendo Life said:

Streets of Rage 4 is the very best the series has ever been. Its hand-drawn graphics breathe new life into Wood Oak City and its inhabitants, the soundtrack is outstanding and the combat feels better than ever. Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games and Dotemu have managed to completely modernise the look and feel of Streets of Rage, expanding on the experience without losing sight of what made the original games so popular to begin with – and the handful of additions made to the action here serve only to enhance the classic core gameplay, resulting in one of the best side-scrolling beat 'em ups we've played in a long time.

9/10

User Reviews 1

JJtheTexan said:

I have to admit, I wasn't initially thrilled by the hand-drawn art style chosen for the long-awaited fourth Streets of Rage game. While I would still prefer a more classic / retro look, I can safely say the visuals don't detract from what is a very good beat-'em-up that adheres closely to the SoR formula.

If you've never played a Streets of Rage game, this is a fine place to start. Your playable character brawls their way through a number of areas, mostly moving left-to-right, battling bosses at the end of each stage.

Like other games in the series, SoR4 is quite challenging, and features excellent music, including contributions from original series composer Yuzo Koshiro. While the soundtrack never reaches the heights of the seminal Streets of Rage 2, it's still full of solid, high-energy tracks and block-busting beats.

Highly recommended for all fans of fighting and belt-scrolling brawler games.

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