The independent game developers atBombergameshave released their re-imagining of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive classic,Streets of Rage.

Streets of Rage Remakefor Windows was built from the ground up to pay homage to the original series. There are dozens of reasons why any fan of old-school style beat ’em ups should stop reading this immediately and go download the game before Sega calls out the legal hounds. We’re talking redrawn sprites; remixes of the original ’90s cornball soundtrack; eight playable characters (with two secretunlockables); customizable sprites; and more. You’ll even notice multipleunlockables, including a two-player volleyball mode.

Article image

I would have alerted everyone to this sooner, but I just spent and hour and forty-five minutes of my day sucker-punching punks, kangaroos, and dudes on jet packs. The team has done a tremendous job bringing this project to life and with classic gameplay like this, plus a slew of unlockables, don’t be surprised if you find this on a few of the Destructoid team’s upcoming Games of the Week. It sure as hellbeatsUrban Champion… and it’s $5 cheaper.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go eat an entire cooked turkey I found inside of this wooden crate I rabbit punched earlier; I’m feeling a bit under the weather.

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Indie game collage of Blue Prince, KARMA, and The Midnight Walk

Close up shot of Jackie in the Box

Silhouette of a man getting shot as Mick Carter stands behind cover