"Streets of Rage 2" is one of the greatest video games ever made - period.
I grew up in the early 1990s, and "Streets of Rage 2" (also known in Japan by its original title "Bare Knuckle II," and is the sequel to 1991's "Streets of Rage") which debuted in North America in December of 1992, was one of my favorite video games to play on my trusty Sega Game Gear in the wee hours of the morning before I had to go to school.
A fast-paced, side-scrolling "beat-'em-up," "Streets of Rage 2" does not really have much of a plot, but what draws you in and keeps you playing are the beautifully designed levels and graphics, the fast-paced gameplay, and its "ground-breaking" electronic dance music (EDM) soundtrack (by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima) - the latter of which is so addicting and memorable that I have a link to the full video game score on YouTube saved on my computer.
"Streets of Rage 2" is truly one of my favorite video games, and is definitely one of the greatest video games ever made.
10/10.
I grew up in the early 1990s, and "Streets of Rage 2" (also known in Japan by its original title "Bare Knuckle II," and is the sequel to 1991's "Streets of Rage") which debuted in North America in December of 1992, was one of my favorite video games to play on my trusty Sega Game Gear in the wee hours of the morning before I had to go to school.
A fast-paced, side-scrolling "beat-'em-up," "Streets of Rage 2" does not really have much of a plot, but what draws you in and keeps you playing are the beautifully designed levels and graphics, the fast-paced gameplay, and its "ground-breaking" electronic dance music (EDM) soundtrack (by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima) - the latter of which is so addicting and memorable that I have a link to the full video game score on YouTube saved on my computer.
"Streets of Rage 2" is truly one of my favorite video games, and is definitely one of the greatest video games ever made.
10/10.