It’s been a long time coming, but finally we are getting the chance to discover the strength of street life as Streets of Rage 4 launches on Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Some 25 years since the last iteration of the Streets of Rage franchise hit home, Streets of Rage 4 has been created and pushed out by the teams at Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games, to ensure a safe return of the much loved, highly iconic beat’ em up series.
Streets of Rage 4 sees the reunited trio of Axel, Blaze and Adam working their way through the mean streets of Wood Oak City, cracking skulls and kicking back against foes as they go. With a stunning hard drawn art style in place, all new scenarios to enjoy and an original soundtrack from Olivier Derivière combining massive contributions from series composers Yūzō Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima, there is quite obviously much to love about Streets of Rage 4.
Priced at £20.99 or available as a free download to subscribers of the Xbox Game Pass scheme, Streets of Rage 4 also includes an intriguing Battle Mode; a legacy experience that is found returning from Streets of Rage 2 and 3. This feud-settling battleground is certainly going to appeal to those who are looking to become Wood Oak City’s finest alley-clearing ruffian, as well as be able to settle grudges spurred by accidental friendly strikes during multiplayer sessions.
Features include:
- Team up with iconic and brand-new characters – Streets of Rage 4 got its iconic characters back: Axel, Blaze, and Adam teaming up with new brother and sister in arms Floyd Iraia and Cherry Hunter. With some brand-new moves and kickass tracks to take a listen, our heroes are ready to dish out beatdowns to a fledgling group of ill-advised criminals in full force.
- Nostalgia strikes again – One of your dreams is coming true. In addition to the 5 new characters, unlock and play your favorite pixelated characters from the previous Streets of Rage games such as Axel, Adam, Blaze, Skate, Max and many more with their own retro SFX, in gorgeous HD hand-drawn urban environments. And for the full nostalgic experience, you will also be able to play with the music of the previous Streets of Rage games!
- Outstanding Hand-Drawn Visuals – Streets of Rage 4 will be the first entry to the core series in 25 years, standing as Axel, Adam or Blaze’s glorious return to serving up side-scrolling beatdowns. With lush hand-drawn animations, new combat abilities, and fresh tracks from an amazing team of composers, Streets of Rage 4 will be a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore
- Epic line-up of legendary games composers – The Streets of Rage series is known for its electronic dance influenced music around the world. Led by Olivier Derivière the soundtrack of Streets of Rage 4 will be composed by not only an all-star ensemble of Japanese memorable musical architects in the video game history but also by 4 Western rising stars
To get involved in all this madness you’ll just need to pay a visit to your favourite digital store, pay up the asking price and proceed forward with a full download of Streets of Rage 4 on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch or PC.
So, have you been holding out for 25 years in the hope that the Streets of Rage franchise would continue? Were you not even around when the originals dropped but are highly interested in this edition? Let us know your full thoughts and comments in the section below. And keep an eye out for our review too – it’ll be coming your way real soon.
And if Streets of Rage 4 ignites a new fire within, then you may also like to check out the recently released Brutal Rage too.
Game Description:
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street beating, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore. The all-time classic Streets of Rage, known as Bare Knuckle (ベア・ナックル Bea Nakkuru) in Japan, is a beat ‘em up series known for this timeless gameplay and electronic dance influenced music. Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a God tier soundtrack.
