▲
1
▼
According to Ayano Koshiro, Adam did not turn for the sequel because he didn't have a special play style compared to Axel and Blaze.
"You had Axel, your standard fighter, then Blaze, the speedy character. But there was also Adam in the first game…. but Adam had no real speciality… (laughs) So he was out. (laughs)"
"You had Axel, your standard fighter, then Blaze, the speedy character. But there was also Adam in the first game…. but Adam had no real speciality… (laughs) So he was out. (laughs)"
▲
1
▼
According to Ayano Koshiro, all the visuals for the characters and their moves were inspired by having played Street Fighter II with her brother, Yuzo.
"I’m sure you’ve played Street Fighter II—my brother and I did too. We liked it so much we bought a cabinet and had it installed in the office at Ancient. My brother and I liked the way they fought in SFII, and between the two of us, a shared vision of the fighting of Streets of Rage 2 arose: two jabs, followed by a straight punch, then some heavy hit, and the enemy goes flying! That kind of flow had to be in there."
"I’m sure you’ve played Street Fighter II—my brother and I did too. We liked it so much we bought a cabinet and had it installed in the office at Ancient. My brother and I liked the way they fought in SFII, and between the two of us, a shared vision of the fighting of Streets of Rage 2 arose: two jabs, followed by a straight punch, then some heavy hit, and the enemy goes flying! That kind of flow had to be in there."
▲
1
▼
According to the game's composer Yuzo Koshiro on his Twitter account, he found an internal document for "Stage 7: Munitions Plant" from Streets of Rage 2 that revealed the stage used ideas from the manga series Akira, and particularly influenced the second half of the level which takes place on an elevator.
▲
1
▼
In the Marukatsu Megadrive interview, the game's composer Yuzo Koshiro was asked about what music influenced the game. He responded: "I started writing the music last Spring, which was right around the time The Orb was coming to Japan, and everyone (myself included) was super excited about that. I was listening to Prodigy and Eon too, stuff with weird lyrics."
▲
1
▼
Ayano Koshiro stated that she and her team love reading various of "Weekly Shounen Champion" manga, mainly "Baki" and "Apocalypse Zero" manga series. They were a big influence to the game and there were lots of mangas referenced in the game.
▲
1
▼
Sound test track 10 on the Sega Master System/Mark III was intended to be the battle theme for Mr. X. But since there aren't any changes with the music in the area, Shiva's theme will be heard when they are about to fight.
Related Games
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage 3
Sega Genesis Classics
Sega Top Ten
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Project X Zone 2
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1
Sega Heroes
Clockwork Knight
Fighting Vipers
Forgotten Worlds
Fatal Fury
Last Battle
Strider
Astal
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Comix Zone
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau
F-Zero AX
Ghostbusters
Fighting Vipers
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
Ecco the Dolphin
Samurai Shodown
Phantasy Star II
World Heroes
Lode Runner
Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Sakura Wars
Raiden
Sword of Sodan
Bubble Bobble
Flicky
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz
Night Trap
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Super Locomotive
Dynamite Düx
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
Yakuza 0
D2
Alien Soldier
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Populous
Vectorman