Streets of Kamurocho (PC) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
863A playthrough of Sega's 2020 retro beat 'em up for PC, Streets of Kamurocho.
This week kicked off Sega's 60th Anniversary celebration, and they've got some cool stuff lined up. In addition to the expected slew of deep discounts on their Steam storefront, they're also giving away a few titles that were made specifically for the occasion.
Streets of Kamurocho is one such game. It's based on Streets of Rage II, but all of the characters, art, and music have been redone to reflect the Yakuza universe. It only covers the first level of SoR2 (looping with a higher difficulty level each time you finish it, and there's no ending), but this is a really neat little production, especially for something that's a promotional give away!
You can play as Kazama Kiryu or Goro Majima from the start, and after a bit of play, you unlock a playable version of Ichiban Kasuga from Ryu ga Gokuto Online and the upcoming Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon. They all play the same as Axel, but they each have their own unique sprite sets, and the manhole guy's weapon drop matches whichever character you are playing as. I must admit, it felt great to play as a 2D Kiryu wielding a giant red traffic cone.
Since there is no ending, I played the game with all three characters. I begin with Kiryu and go for three full rounds. At 21:57 I do a single round play with Majima, and at 27:39 I do one with Ichiban. Finally, I finish the video with the credit roll at 33:26.
The new 2D pixel art looks great, and the gameplay feels largely faithful to the 16-bit title. The controls feel slightly stiffer than they did in SoR2, but the button mappings are the same and Axel's move list is totally intact. It only takes a minute or two to adjust to the slight differences before your back at it cracking heads again like it's 1992.
If you want to compare them, you can find my full video of Streets of Rage II for the Sega Genesis here: https://youtu.be/-fd5wRZ7hP8
And if you want a refresher on the beginnings of the Yakuza series, you can find my playthrough of the original 2005 PS2 game here: https://youtu.be/r_pDTtSCUR0
I don't typically post two videos on the same day, but Streets of Kamurocho came out today, and it is only going to be up on the Steam store for a limited time, so I wanted to spread the word for anyone that would like to try it themselves. Sega is delisting it on the morning of the 19th (this coming Monday), so if you want it, make sure you grab it before then!
Now, Sega, how about a new Streets of Rage game done in the style of Yakuza? Please? Pleeeeeaaaase?
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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