Streets of Rage 4 Reviews

Streets of Rage 4 is ranked in the 93rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
May 12, 2020

Everything the players expect from a Streets of Rage title, has been given to them. Nostalgia and modernization at their best

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7.5 / 10.0
May 11, 2020

Thankfully, you won't have to buy Streets of Rage 4 for its retail price of $24.99 to enjoy it on PC or Xbox - the game is available on Xbox Game Pass, and for most gamers, that will be enough. Streets of Rage 4 wasn't perfect, but it was certainly better than I expected it to be and set a stage for future beat-em-ups that I hope more developers take cues from. Most surprisingly, Streets of Rage 4 made me want to boot up my NES and SNES, pop in the brutal fight fests of my childhood, and teach my 5-year-old just how hard games used to be.

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8 / 10.0
May 11, 2020

Streets of Rage 4 is a time machine for the virtual world. Everything it does, it makes sure to infuse the era that saw this franchise truly raise to dominance. The animations are all so fluent, while the hand drawn visuals are really well done. The music fits perfectly with the aesthetic and that heavy bass does a lot to emphasis each punch. This is a game that’s perfect for small hour sessions.

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85 / 100
May 11, 2020

A direct and updated sequel to the saga and the same brawler genre, with quality and respect. Classic form and modes in a work so indebted to the past games of the saga, as pampered and cared for the public of the 21st century. The return of Streets of Rage is direct fun and delicious rhythm, to return to it on multiple occasions as demanded by the best exponents of the brawler of yesteryear.

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Arais Nazarian
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9.5 / 10.0
May 11, 2020

If you have missed the classic Streets of Rage games, then Streets of Rage 4 is the perfect game for you. fun and compelling gameplay of original games has returned in this version and it's followed by the amazing sound and music design and a great roster of unlikable characters that can make you play the game for a very long time. Streets of Rage 4 is surely the game that Beat 'I up have been waiting for.

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4.6 / 5.0
May 11, 2020

Does SoR4 do the franchise justice? Yes! It gives older gamers the game they've been waiting for while offering younger players the chance to play a comic-book esque beat-em-up that's challenging and fun.

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9 / 10.0
May 10, 2020

Streets of Rage 4 is an excellent brawling title, one of if the not the best within the genre in literal decades.

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9 / 10.0
May 9, 2020

Creators of Streets of Rage 4 decided to forget about innovations and instead made us nostalgic by offering a classic gameplay with minor new features. And that's exactly what a lot of fans wanted.

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Worth your time
May 8, 2020

Streets of Rage 4 is worthy of its name and successfully brings back the genre with many great additions.

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95 / 100
May 8, 2020

The deadly universe of Streets of Rage 4 is simultaneously completely fresh and very recognizable at the same time, making it a blast to play through.

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9.5 / 10.0
May 8, 2020

I'm happy to say that Streets of Rage 4 is one of the most glorious returns of the generation. Everything in this game is well designed; From compelling and engaging stories to engaging, detailed, challenging, and valuable gameplay. This game is a jewel from the past. It doesn't matter if you have experienced this series in the past or not, Streets of Rage 4 is a title that everyone should experience.

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9 / 10.0
May 8, 2020

When the only gripes I have are some online flaws and a bit of lacking variety with certain enemy types, that’s pretty much a good sign that the game is solid all around. Still a bummer that the online situation isn’t fixed yet, but at the very least, local-play and the 1v1 battle modes are still absolutely worth your time, and I cannot recommend this game enough. It just misses the bar for being a perfect game in my book, but I still consider this to be the best in the SOR series, proving that you can return to an old franchise and make it even better.

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10 / 10.0
May 8, 2020

From great musical and visual presentation, to smooth fluid gameplay and unlockable content, bundled with online co-op play, Streets of Rage 4 is an absolute blast to play. Not disappointing in the least, it's more than just the finest addition to the series; it's the best in the genre, in my opinion.

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7 / 10
May 7, 2020

As this sort of game always did, it remains a fairly pointless one-player experience that comes alive when playing with a friend or two. For nostalgic fans of the genre, it will serve up a treat, albeit one that doesn't last all that long.

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May 6, 2020

This might be a bigger issue if Streets of Rage 4 was a more expensive game, but at just $24.99, it is well priced for the content it delivers, though we could've used just a little bit more. What is there is extremely polished, addictive, and, above all else, incredibly fun. Streets of Rage 4 captures the nostalgic vibes of its glory days with a beautiful coat of paint and just enough modern flourishes to hook a brand-new audience, who we think will fall in love with a classic series if they give it a chance.

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Unscored
May 6, 2020

Streets of Rage 4 improves the classic Beat'Em Up mechanics and brings them to the new generation. The game does not have a lot of replay value but everything it does, it does it in the best way.

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70 / 100
May 6, 2020

Streets of Rage 4 is both a sequel and a throwback to the original 2D brawler series. The gameplay has been tweaked and the presentation updated for the modern day, but it's still an unabashedly retro experience that will appeal to a select few.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 6, 2020

A perfect love letter to 16-bit era with enjoyable gameplay and gorgeous visial.

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May 5, 2020

I never would have imagined that the weirdest thing of 2020 is that I’m playing Streets of Rage 4. I never saw this coming. I never once considered that after 26-years since Streets of Rage 3 we’d get a sequel. How did this even happen? Where did this come from? I don’t know. I don’t care, because Streets of Rage 4 is a hell of a sequel.

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9.5 / 10.0
May 5, 2020

Streets of Rage 4 has re-awoken from its elongated dormancy. In its inspirational comeback to prominence, the beat ’em up brawler has made an admirable effort in reaffirming the genre as a staple of the current gaming climate.

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