Streets of Rage 4

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the cult beat-em-up series, the previous part of which was released back in 1994. Events start 10 years after the end of the third game. Peace has returned to Wood Oak City. The syndicate led by Mr. X collapsed, and the heroes of the series, who made every effort to bring peace to the metropolis, went their separate ways.

But as usually happens, a new criminal empire is looming over the city, which the police alone cannot cope with. Despite such a long break, our protagonists, returning to the streets for justice, saw the same sparkling neon signs, garbage cans, fried chicken and, of course, the same hooligans and gopniks terrorizing the area.

The gameplay takes you back to the good old days, when there was no need to saturate the gameplay with puzzles, RPG elements and platforming - only solid action with 2D side-scrolling elements. At the beginning of the game there are 4 heroes available. As the story progresses, the 5th one opens. There are a total of 12 characters in the game, unlocked using earned bonuses.

Each fighter is unique in its own way, among them are available:

• Floyd is a mountain of muscles with a cyber prosthesis that can grab several opponents at once;
• Cherry is a petite female guitar player who can run. She is the daughter of Adam Hunter - the hero of the first part;
• Axel is a regular character in the series, presented in the game in as many as three versions: one quickly dodges, the second has a wide range of techniques, the third has a large affected area, etc.

Players can pick up first aid kits or melee weapons at the level. Bosses are available at levels that can attack not alone, but with a crowd of henchmen at once. So-called “juggles” are available - strikes with which you can prevent your opponents from landing or counterattacking. Special attacks are divided into three types: defensive, ground attack and air attack. Each character has an ult, the radius of which reaches half the screen. One of the main features of Streets of Rage 4 is that the developers changed little compared to the classic. They only slightly modernized it, threw out controversial elements, such as the timer, and gave a real sense of celebration to all fans of old-school beat-em-ups and hardcore action games.