Streets Of Rage 4

With a fresh coat of paint to complement its pixellated past, the festival of fightiness is back to open up a new world of teenage kicks

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Scrolling beat-’em-ups were all the rage in the ’90s, and Streets of Rage ruled the roost. But short-burst arcade thrills are apparently passé, so it’s taken a collaboration between fans and indie developers to give the Sega series its long-awaited revival.

Streets of Rage 4has a new hand-drawn art style, a storyline set a decade on from the last game, original characters reimagined and new blood introduced. The tweaks are subtle, but if it feels too fresh there are plenty of options to step back into the series’ past – including three-button gamepad controls.