Streets of RageMD

I just downloaded this based on your review. I was a big Nintendo nut when this game out so I was blinkered to think Final Fight was the greatest game ever! I have now seen the error of my ways, I'm loving this one.

As you say Axel is secretly Cody thou!! haha

I love the Streets of Rage series! Hopefully we will see parts two and three for the VC as well.

OMG!! HAPPY DAYS!! Would be even happier if it comes out in the U.K, which Im sure it will its, just taking its time about it! I loved this game back in the days and although I do prefer 2, this ones still good!

This better come to the uk soon! I have 800 points waiting for this bad boy for weeks!

its out now in UK. Again i stress that i own this game 3 times already. 1 mega drive orignal and 2 and 3 PS2 and Gamecube Sonic Gems Collections.

Wow, downloaded it last night, and it is AWESOME! =D
Well worth 800 points.

Mendez, you were right to d/l the game. I strongly recommend everyone do it too, ready for the SoR2, it'll make the new experiance all the so much better

Co-Op Mode is the best Period.

ive seen streets of rage running on the wii and the boarders are reduced and its quicker. not full speed but its not that bad to be honest so some effort is being made. still when i get a wii its a usa one for me.

Went through on 2 player got just b4 final boss and then the game ended congratulating us on a well deserved victory even though we didnt get to fight the boss man. well annoying

gaz...very unfortunate. Completed this last week in 1p mode...no problems. Has anyone else had the same problem as gaz in 2p?

One of the flagship games of the early days of the Megadrive, featuring some great graphics and music for the era. Big sprites, animated backgrounds and wealth of enemies and weapons populate the eight levels of Streets of Rage, Sega's first attempt at capturing the massively popular sideways scrolling beat-em up market. But in 2007, how does the game actually play? Quite badly as a matter of fact.

In terms of gameplay I'd argue that it's almost a step backwards from Double Dragon 2 on the NES (the NES version was very different to the arcade original). The combat system doesn't feel as intuitive, the weapons aren't as much fun and the levels are not anywhere near as imaginative as a game released several years earlier for a much more inferior machine.

I have to be honest, Streets of Rage is not the game it was when I last played it in 1994. It's rough edges really show through now and it's main selling point at the time, it's presentation is not enough to save it now. It's also way too easy, especially in two-player mode me and my mate cleared the game at the first attempt.

I'd wait for Streets of Rage 2, that was a much better game if my memory serves me correctly.

I actually love the special attacks because of their over the top quality, and the soundtrack is my personal fav of the three.

I'll give the special attacks credit, they totally ridiculous, especially on the elevator level (stage 6/7?). I just meant the actual weapons you can pick-up are a bit of a disappointment as they all work the same (aside from the tear gas) and there are no real strengths/weaknesses to any of them. You can only use them one way too, which is a missed opportunity.

The game may be bettered by SoR2, but that doesn't stop it from being excellant. 5* anyday.

this was the only game where you can hold the enemy (including most bosses) and have your partner beat the crap out of them using well distanced blows.

Ah, yes. The first Streets of Rage had a two-player mode (not to mention beating up the occasional female fighter) in which the SNES Final Fight lacked. Though it has enough new elements to separate from other FF-style clones. What's also wonderful in this game is the music; Yuzo Koshiro made the soundtrack so memorable as the gameplay itself. It feels like Revenge of Shinobi under a beat' em up premise (Team Shinobi/Overworks did both games). The first game has not aged well as SOR 2, but its charm remains in the hearts of Sega gamers and beat' em up fans alike.

5 stars. Easy. I love this game. I even love my police car driving bazooka firing buddies. (Wave hi fellas!) It's a blatant Final Fight clone, but a brilliant game that brings its own style to the table.
Still have really fond memories of me and a buddy taking out the street trash. I really didn't care for the super moves of the sequels though they are both 5 star games that brought something new to the series. Oh and I miss Adam Hunter.

Amazing game for its time although I dont think it holds up as well as the 2nd game.
I do prefer the soundtrack to the first game out of all 3 which I know alot of people would disagree with.

Can I just recommend to everyone that playing this with your mates, a few beers and with Eye of the Tiger playing on your CD player is better than just about anything on VC? Quality.

Love this game! This is the first Megadrive game I ever saw and played, I can still remember the awe I felt at the visuals and especially the tunes. I have been a Sega nut ever since. Rock on.

I remember when I first saw the cart I thought it was Street fighters, for some reason. While I was disappointed at first when I found out it what it really was, that dissappointment quickly turned to joy, especially during
co-op(I probably never would have liked Street Fighters anyways). Funny how, until I saw the videos, I would always look back on this game with disdain, me and my brother had so much fun playing co-op on this game and it even taught me to be wary of women dressed in leather police costumes and carrying around whips. I just can't seem to remember why I started hating this game so much, perhaps it had simply become too hard(we got pretty far, considering it was our first beat 'em up) and I was simply tired of losing, or maybe I was just tired of the game and my brother wasn't(I started hating a lot of good games because of that reason). Who knows...

Oh well, me and my brother don't play together very much anymore, so maybe I should download this one to bring back the memories and perhaps we could start playing again.

Oh, and Mixer, in my opinion this game had the best music I had ever heard on the Genesis, and I had many of the Sonic games. The music is part of why that video brought back so many memories

Great game, it is better than Final Fight on SNES as it has two player. Music is fantastic too.
I must say though, if you liked the Streets of Rage series you simply HAVE to download Streets of Rage Remake from
www.bombergames.net
It's a brand new game, using sprites from the originals, has new or redone stages, has Adam from SOR1 as a playable character...the list goes on!! Basically it has all the best bits from the originals and more! It's freeware so there is NO excuse!!

first i wasnt sure which SoR i played back then, but then saw the 3 phoneboxes in a row, and knew that this one was it
was a very nice fight/sidescroll game
like Final Fight II i played, it also is better with 2 players
but imo thats with most games

might buy this one later

Great game loved it in the 6 in 1 pack on mega drive.

I will get this when I have some points to burn

Not as good as the 2nd or 3rd Streets of Rage game. But still a good game. Personally, I would give it a 7/10.

I never played this game back when it was originally released. My brother told me about this gane so I tried it and love it. When I get more points than I'll download 2 and 3.