Streets of Rage 2 is one of those titles that fans simply will not allow to die.  That is great because the game is quite good.  While the original is good, fans have taken the character selection a few steps beyond what Sega ever thought of.  Buckle up sunshine, this is going to be a wild ride.

We have seen Streets of Rage 2 celebrate a few birthdays here at Retro Gaming Magazine.  What is cool is, fans have kept the game alive with new additions, corrections, edits and more.  For instance, there is a color correction available and someone created a boss rush version and still, someone else corrected the censorship Sega instituted in North America.  As far as characters being added by fans, one of the wildest is Donkey Kong while Cody from Final Fight “just fits” so well.

Batman and Superman

It is cool that someone thought to add Batman and Superman to Streets of Rage 2.  It is just as weird to see either using weapons in the game as that is quite out of character for either.  Still, there is something fun about taking Batman through the streets and laying down some vigilante justice on the enemies.  Both Batman and Superman are animated well, feature color sets that are suitable to them and are fun to play with.

Pulseman

This is an odd choice for a new Streets of Rage 2 character.  Not as odd as Earthworm Jim or Scott Pilgrim but still “odd”.  Pulseman was released in 1994 on cartridge only in Japan.  North America got a short lived bit of access to the game via the Sega Channel (who remembers that?).  Pulseman has attitude and a few moves to his name so he is technically worth including- he just doesn’t “fit in” like some of the others.

Streets of Rage 2 Boss Rush Mode

Ever find yourself wondering why you have to go through all of these goons just to battle the big bad ass at the end?  Ever want to just battle that bad ass, one after the other, and show them who is boss?  With this hack, that is possible.  There are only four bosses available though so get ready for the battle of your lifetime.

Uncensored Streets of Rage 2

What do you do when you know that there has been censoring of your favorite game?  If you are a hacker then you go about your day fixing said censorship.  The censorship happened with Blaze and her flying kick.

Shinobi

Yeah, the ninja master makes an appearance in Streets of Rage 2.  Take control of Shinobi and rid the streets of the scum with ninja silence and rage.

Streets of Rage 2 Color Enhancement

Sega knew the limitations of their Genesis better than anyone else on the planet.  They had better because they designed the thing.  That did not stop them from screwing up a few times here and there though.  Take the colors used in Streets of Rage 2 for example.  They are not exactly the “best” choices out of the limited color palette of the hardware.  A fan has fixed that with this hack.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

What do you do when your city is overrun with thugs?  You hope for the best, right?  What about calling in the heroes in a half shell?  This hack lets you control all four turtles (up to two at a time) in an effort to clean up Streets of Rage 2.

If you have been living under a rock, there is now a Streets of Rage 4 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam for PCs.

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