- Tested on PC for 15 hours solo and coop
- Code transmitted by the publisher
- Solo campaign finished during the duo release in normal. Rebelotte with DLC in difficult this time and once solo in very difficult mode with Shiva. Some missions finished in the hardest mode Maniac +.
- boss rush mode finished in classification Please!
- Favorite characters: Shiva, Cherry, Blaze!
- Survival mode tried but over a relatively short time!
- Pleasure guilty: in the melee, take advantage of it to put tatanes to Bennj who grumbles!
If there is an independent publisher to watch, it is most likely Dotemu. In the Devolver by the spirit of rock and roll that it breathes and by the projects resolutely retro that it supports, this young Parisian publisher intends to take his share of the cake of the nostalgia market. This credo is an iceberg that grows day by day, despite the 8k, the ray tracing and other promises of a smooth video game, guaranteed without hooks. Back from this tying industry, the developers have succeeded in making a reborn Streets of Rage and commercial success. With the release of the DLC this summer, we have handed over the cover and we explain to you the contributions of this additional content supposed to revive the already well-rounded formula of the king of Beat !
An increased casting
This new DLC already allows to embody four new characters that we met in the main campaign. Roo, the kangaroo boxer can be unlocked in the same way as in episode 3 by pressing the Top, Option/Start and Square/X keys for a few seconds. In addition, police officer Estel Aguirre, wrestler Max Thunder and martial arts expert Shiva are also added. Three completely different new approaches to style. This brings the casting 8 modern characters and 9 variants old School with pixelized visual and clean attacks! For my part, I especially enjoyed playing Shiva which brings a lot of nervousness to the game by its speed of execution and its counter-defensive. Being willingly a fan of speed characters, it is naturally that I went towards him. With its more developed range of shots, Shiva is a resolutely aerial character.
A double pressure on the directional cross allows him to rush at any speed towards his opponent with either a smash final or an aerial kick. All you have to do is throw a blow to slur the poor guy in the air, an aerial defensive blow and the resurgence of the fly and assured. A blow of the most beautiful effect to send the marauds back to our playmate. In addition to its formidable efficiency, it easily targets several enemies at the same time. On the ground, shots with Y are also a treat. The offensive technique Senretsu Ken recalls the attack Godly display of our good old San goku ultra instinct for purists. Depending on the distance, the blow will project the enemies, ideal to throw them in the vacuum or otherwise will act as a defense with a short period of time during which you will be protected from adverse attacks.
Be careful to monitor your life gauge as if the game is very clearly promoting the offensive, however you will have to recover your life by hitting enemies every time you use your special shots. Therefore, care must be taken to find a balance so as not to simmer too much and risk losing the three-quarters of a living bar because of excess greed by spaming the triangle button... It is also possible to achieve jump cancel to unlock a little more developed combos. A nice but dangerous idea in battle, because some enemies have easy uppercut!
Anticipating the forain potato of a boss in full charge allows the right moment to pass behind him in a myriad of invisible blows. Subtil mix between DBZ and Jackie Chan, Shiva has a wide range of hits. To counterbalance this flexibility, this character still has a handicap that is not really one: impossible to pick up weapons. Shiva even pays the luxury of bragging on the selection screen: « I am the weapon ». This supposed handicap even overturns its advantage since it allows it to return everything it picks up to the ground and recover in full flight until the destruction of the object. One gimmick who has had a lot of fun with the author of his lines, always very enthusiastic about throwing everything and anything at the face of these poor devils. Chaining combos is a real challenge to run game sessions without damage. Playing with the corners of the screen is also a good way to continue the webs! If in multi, it is fairly easy to distribute mandals to his companion offortune [RIP Benoist], solo mode may be more conducive to perfect execution. What we lose in conviviality, we gain in precision and readability. But whether you're alone or alone, it's always a delight!
Survival instinct
In addition to these two new characters on the stand, the developers probably wanted to breathe new life into the main campaign that ended in a handful of intense but effective hours. One boss rush is now part of the game to measure your skill. In addition, survival mode was added to the title screen. On the menu of weekly challenges and randomly generated levels with everything it takes to season the formula. Meteorites falling from the sky, obstacles that appear, holes in the middle of an electrified ring and bosses coupled with robust enemies. The levels are fast-paced with a choice between two bonus stories to win in temerity in the face of growing difficulty. Inflamed or electrified blows, poison spells or reinforced weapons, etc..
The whole thing combines so that each game is different and the experience is renewed itself. By proposing weekly challenges, it is also the opportunity to keep the game wisely on his desk windows. By challenging these waves of enemies, we get points that allow us to develop new abilities for our characters. An interesting way to renew the games by varying our game style. If you want to change air, a duel mode is also part of the game even if the interest remains to be proved. I, for my part, failed to find a player online with whom to smack. Finally the training mode and the tutorials gain in finesse and intelligence with wise advice to master the more subtle gameplay than it seems when it comes to chaining endless combos.
With these additions, Streets of Rage 4, which was already a very good stock, gained interest in the long term. Score lovers also have something to do. Keeping a combo for style is a perilous exercise. We like to imagine sessions without suffering any damage and keeping his combo until the final score. With this additional content, OST also develops new punchy titles and still as neat. Sold for 7,99 €, DLC is sold at reasonable prices and even adds new levels of difficulty for the more reckless! In mania +, enemies are not only more numerous but also significantly faster and aggressive. A challenger for hard cooks! Streets Of Rage 4 is a game that breathes passion, as we had already noticed during our exchange with Julian Nguyen You, one of the artists of the game met at Gamescom 2019, while the formula was not yet as rich as today! Lizardcube and Guard Crush can boast of having restarted the fashion of Beat with the return of old franchises like Battletoads or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Shredder Tribute Games. In short, we warmly recommend this episode in the purest tradition of the combo pizza beers pif, duo, well-loved on the sofa or solo, with the perfect combo!
Already that I had rather enjoyed the basic game (a very good Come-Back 25 years after Street Of Rage 3) Bravo to the teams for having had the balls to release a game whose license was forgotten by the JV industry and the players. Bravo for taking risks (both financial and development work etc....)
Thank you Mr.Killer 7 for making me want to take the DLC (I will do it when I have promised time!!!! , I've got too many games to do I can do more !!!!)
And Bravo for this review (yes I abused Bravo in my sorry pavement)
Once again big support to the site, team, and continue like this you are on the right path!!!
I really look forward to discovering your next reviews!!!!
Thank you for your return, which is always a pleasure. A lot of good things to come in the coming months. It'll only improve with time. I enjoyed this game and soon I would probably be doing the boss rush mode without damage. A challenge that tempts me!
An excellent game yes and I took advantage of the purchase of the DLC to make my son discover it... Who loves him too. 🙂
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I'm waiting for Metal Slug Tactics like the messiah!
He looks so cool this spin off. I'd like a little original cover for the title release. We'll see what we can do!
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