Streets of Rage (Genesis) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
13,302A playthrough of Sega's 1991 beat 'em up game for the Sega Genesis, Streets of Rage.
Played through as Axel on the normal difficulty level. The good ending is shown.
Of all of the series that were spawned in the wake of Capcom's success with Final Fight, Sega's Streets of Rage (or Bare Knuckle, as it was known in Japan) series was quite arguably the best, and most popular. The first SoR impressed with the relatively large number of moves that could be pulled off (it was extremely similar to the equally easy but versatile controls pioneered in Final Fight) and it's genius implementation of a back-hit, two-player co-op play, and though the graphics were a bit squat looking, the game put tons of them on-screen at once. For 1991, this was great stuff.
However, the real star here is Yuzo Koshiro's soundtrack. I don't think I need to tell anyone what an amazing musician he is, but the SoR games really were showcases for the Genesis sound hardware, on both the artistic and the technical levels. It changes tone constantly to suit the scene, and it drives some amazingly bass-laden electronica throughout. For anyone that wants to hate on the Genesis's sound capabilities, here's a huge dose of stfu. When a master like Koshiro headed the sound design, there's little mistaking how much the hardware could truly do.
And for anyone that might be interested, there was a slightly modified version released for the Sega CD on the 5-in-1 disc that came with the system. In that version, the sound has been beefed up - most notably the increases sample quality for hits, yells, etc. I personally don't like that version - the cleaner samples seem a bit out of place, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
SoR is a fantastic game, and for the genre on the Genesis, was only ever outdone by its direct sequel. If you like beat 'em ups and have never played this Sega classic, there's no time like the present. Get to it!
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