Game entry

Streets of Rage 2

1992 · Beat 'em up, Arcade · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Mega Drive, Arcade, iOS, Android · Tec Toy

Streets of Rage 2 is ranked no. 96 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,839 and 74% of duels won. Against Super Castlevania IV, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 2 wins to 1 losses in 3 duels. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 1 out of 57 (1992).

World rank

no. 96 =

ELO score

1,839

Wins

74%

Duels played

136

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About Streets of Rage 2

Mr. X and the Syndicate are back, this time taking Adam hostage! Take on the role of Axel, Blaze, Skate, or Max to rescue Adam, and destroy Mr. X once and for all.

The community says

Solid game, sure, but this high...I'm not fully convinced it earns it over some of what it's matched against.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,839 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Super Castlevania IV 67% 3 duels played · 61 points ahead
against Batman: Arkham Asylum 0% 3 duels played · 44 points behind
against Hades 0% 3 duels played · 59 points ahead
against LEGO Dimensions 100% 2 duels played · 475 points ahead
against Resident Evil 6 Remastered 50% 2 duels played · 229 points ahead

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Around this spot

The games Streets of Rage 2 sits between in the world ranking.

93 Control 1,840
94 Ghost of Tsushima 1,839
95 Doom II: Hell on Earth 1,839
96 Streets of Rage 2 1,839
97 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1,838
98 Fallout 2 1,838
99 Assassin's Creed II 1,837

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The standing

Where Streets of Rage 2 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Streets of Rage 2 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 1 out of 57 (1992).

Where Streets of Rage 2 ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	96	5,035
Beat 'em up	2	163
1990s	21	659
1992	1	57

The community

The debate

43 comments

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QuestBard

Solid game, sure, but this high...I'm not fully convinced it earns it over some of what it's matched against.

WarrenByte

I've had that exact same moment, three moves carrying the whole fight, and it's exactly why I don't think it holds up against tighter modern combat systems.

NeonRider1987

Yo también crecí con él.
barton_alaina

I keep going back and forth on this one, the soundtrack alone carries half the experience, but the actual combat depth is pretty thin once you notice the same three moves working on everything... still, there's something about the pacing that newer beat 'em ups rarely bother with.

VinylPhoenix

J'ai relancé le jeu récemment sans filtre nostalgique et le rythme fonctionne encore très bien, même si je vois exactement ce que veut dire la limite des trois coups qui reviennent partout, ça m'avait sauté aux yeux dès la deuxième heure.
RetroSniper1988

i was maybe ten, my older cousin had it hooked up in his room and wouldn't let me pick blaze, ever...comparing it now to something like god of war III feels almost unfair, different eras entirely, but back then this was the whole world
GhostKnight

Does anyone else remember picking Max just because nobody else wanted him? Was he actually good or did we just get used to him out of loyalty?

NovaRex88

Same energy at my place, Skate and Max always fought over.

Éric_2005

Replying to NovaRex88

Chez moi c'était Axel qu'on se battait pour avoir, jamais Max, et ça finissait toujours pareil.
Lynn_2005

I put this on for my kids expecting five minutes of polite interest and they ended up fighting over who gets to play Skate. It's not as deep as something like Hades obviously, but the simplicity is exactly why it works on them.

GhostLegend98

La simplicité marche sur les enfants mais elle s'essouffle vite pour un adulte qui a déjà tout vu ailleur.

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