Streets of Rage
It centers on the efforts of several ex-police vigilantes trying to rid the fictional American metropolis of Wood Oak City of a crime syndicate that has corrupted its local government.The electronic dance music soundtracks of the games, scored primarily by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima, have also received much praise.The first entry, Streets of Rage, focused on former police officers Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding, and Adam Hunter as they battle the forces of the crime lord Mr. X.The lead developer, named "Bomber Link," stated that the game was made from scratch without borrowing any element of reverse engineering.[10] A spin-off minigame based on the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series, Streets of Kamurocho, was released as part of Sega's 60th anniversary celebration.[24] Streets of Rage 2 (1992) is considered revolutionary[16][17] particularly for its "blend of swaggering house synths," "dirty" electro-funk and "trancey electronic textures that would feel as comfortable in a nightclub as a video game."[16] Streets of Rage 3 is also considered ahead of its time, for its automatically generated randomized sequences, experimental hardcore "fast-beat techno like jungle" sounds,[14][15] and trance music elements.[21] The series' soundtracks have influenced a range of chiptune, electronica, grime and dubstep musicians through to the present day, including artists such as Ikonika,[25][26][27] BT,[17] Labrinth,[27] Martyn, Joker, Darkstar,[26] Childish Gambino,[28] and Danger.It is just 35 pages long, based on the second game in the series, and was given away free with copies of Sega Force magazine in the United Kingdom.