Streets of Rage 2 [Mega-Play 05] (c) 1993 Sega.
One year after defeating the evil crime syndicate led by Mr. X, things have gone well for the city. but now Mr. X has returned and as if things couldn't get any worse, he sent some of his goons to kidnap Adam Hunter. Now it's up to Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding to take the city back to it's good citizens, but this time they're not alone, because joining them is a pro wrestler who's a friend of Axel called Max Thunder, and Adam's little brother : Eddie 'Skate' Hunter. These 4 will do their best to end the syndicate's new reign of terror, and bring peace to the Streets of Rage.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Sega Mega Play hardware
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3438 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) SN76496 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 96
Players : 2
Control : 8-way Joystick
Buttons : 3
=> [A] Attack, [B] Jump, [C] Special Attack

>>> TRIVIA
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This game is known in Japan as 'Bare Knuckle II - Shitouhe no Chinkonka' (translates from Japanese as 'Bare Knuckle II - Death Struggle Requiem').
In an early beta version of the game, Axel's super moves feature an uppercut attack and a spinning roundhouse kick that is strikingly similar to that of Ken and Ryu from Capcom's 'Street Fighter' series.
Official Sega Mega-Play releases list :
[Mega-Play 01] Sonic The Hedgehog
[Mega-Play 02] Golden Axe II
[Mega-Play 03] Grand Slam - The Tennis Tournament
[Mega-Play 04] Tecmo World Cup
[Mega-Play 05] Streets Of Rage 2
[Mega-Play 06] Bio-Hazard Battle
[Mega-Play 07] Sonic The Hedgehog 2
[Mega-Play 08] ???
[Mega-Play 09] Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master
[Mega-Play 10] ???
[Mega-Play 11] Mazin Wars
[Mega-Play ??] Columns III - Revenge of Columns
[Mega-Play ??] Gunstar Heroes

>>> GAME UPDATES
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This Mega Play version has a higher level of difficulty than the original, you cannot receive any extra lives through points, and all 1ups are replaced by money bags worth 1000 points.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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Rear attack : press button-A and button-B simultaneously.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Streets of Rage (1991, Sega Mega Drive)
2. Streets of Rage 2 (1992, Sega Mega Drive)
3. Streets of Rage 3 (1994, Sega Mega Drive)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music composed by : Yuzo Koshiro

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony Playstation 2 (2005, 'Sonic Gem Collection')
Nintendo GameCube (2005, 'Sonic Gem Collection')
Nintendo Wii (2007, 'Virtual Console')
Microsoft XBOX 360 (2007, 'Xbox Live Arcade')
* Notes : The Japanese version of 'Sonic Gem Collection' features the entire Streets of Rage trilogy as a bonus. In the western versions, these were removed so that the ESRB rating could be lowered.

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.