1993-07-23
Streets of Rage 2 for the Game Gear is a port of Sega's legendary Genesis brawler. Although it removes Max and removes some stages, it adds some new levels and each character has a nearly complete moveset despite the lack of buttons. Like every other Streets game, it also features 2-player simultaneous co-op gameplay.
Strangely, special attacks in this game don't cost health to use. You press forward + A + B to execute them. Axel's Dragon Smash has fire on all of the punches instead of just the last one.
Streets of Rage 2 on the Game Gear is the best port you could expect the system to handle. It does a great job fitting in almost all the moves, although it's weird specials don't cost health. The graphics are colorful and the music's super catchy. Of course, due to limitations you only fight three enemies at once.
