Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 2, known as Bare Knuckle II in Japan, is a 1992 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The sequel to Streets of Rage "Streets of Rage (video game)") (1991), the characters Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding return while the game also introduces two new characters: Max Thunder, and Eddie "Skate" Hunter, the younger brother of Adam Hunter from the first game. Streets of Rage 2 was developed by an ad hoc team of several companies: Sega, Ancient, Shout! Design Works, MNM Software, and H.I.C.[better source needed] Ancient's Ayano Koshiro was the lead graphic designer and one of the game design planners, while her brother Yuzo Koshiro composed the music. The game was programmed by the same team as the original. Upon release, Streets of Rage 2 received critical acclaim and topped sales charts for months.