Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage is a classic Sega Genesis beat 'em up. Up to two players go on a quest to rescue their city from crime while awesome electronic music by Yuzo Koshiro plays in the background.

Gameplay Features
Streets of Rage features threee selectable characters with three different move sets.

Characters can throw enemies in several ways. One method is better for crowd control, but the others generally deals more damage to a single target. This allows for more varied and strategic use of abilities.

Food is in trash cans. This food heals the player.

Enemy AI varies based on player status. Basic enemies become more aggressive when the player has a weapon, for example.

Speaking of weapons, some of them include the slower pipe, the short-range damage dealing knife that can be thrown after use, and pepper spray, which honestly makes enemies act a little silly.

Players can summon a cop with a rocket launcher as a screen-clearing bomb once per life or per item pickup.

Narrative And Gameplay Interact
At the end of the game, after the players have done nearly all the work and fought their way past every challenge, likely after numerous failed attempts, the final boss will ask if the player to join him.

Streets of Rage can let you become the bad guy. But only if you're in two player mode.