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The Streets of Rage 2 FAQ
For Sega MegaDrive/Genesis
Version 1.0
Written by Chris Nash
September 1999
Hello and welcome to my first (and definetely not last) FAQ. My topic this
time is the Genesis/Megadrive classic, Streets of Rage 2.
Conventions in this document:
1)I'm not going to labourously type out 'Megadrive/Genesis' line after
line, so I ran a survey that indicated that most of the readers of this
FAQ will live in the USA. And it also told me that in America, you have
the Sega Genesis while in Europe, you have the same machine, only it's
called the Megadrive. So I'll just write 'Genesis', but European readers
should understand that this translates to 'Megadrive'.
2) When I write character names such as Galsia for example, this indicates
all the enemies that look like the original Galsia but have different names
and clothing as well.
Basic Overview of the game:
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Sequel to the original, Streets of Rage 2 puts you on the...um....Streets of
Rage, where the mysterious Mr. X has kidnapped your pal Adam and let loose
his minions to terrorise the population. Four people - two of which are Axel
and Blaze, heroes of the original game, plus Max, a wrestler and Skate,
Adam's kid brother, stand in their way. Choose one of these characters and
clean up eight locations then do battle with Mr. X himself.
Sounds impossible, don't it?
The Good Guys - Character Profiles:
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Max: Extremely powerful (but very slow) wrestler, Max's special move is like
getting hit by a truck.
Hint: Get behind any scumbag, grab onto them, jump and attack before you
touch the ground and see what happens.
Rating:3
Axel: Run-of-the-mill fighter, Axel is semi-fast and quite powerful.
Jumping is his speciality.
Rating:4
Blaze: Quite possibly the best of the bunch, Blaze is well rounded
(in more ways than one!!), a fast attacker, a powerful jumper and very
quick on her feet.
Rating:1
Skate: The fastest fighter, but not too powerful, Skate is good when you
need to make a fast getaway.
Hint: Grab onto anyone from behind and attack.
Rating:2
Level and Baddie Guides.
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Level 1: Standard conventional 'easy first level' stage, this was designed
to get you into the swing of things. Clear the street, trash the local bar
then face off to the amazingly muscular bartender.
New baddies encountered:
Galsia: Extremely pathetic local yob, can be despatched very easily. A
couple of hits should suffice.
Donovan: Traditional skinhead, but a bit more powerful than Galsia. Watch
out when you're trying to flying kick him as he will try to uppercut you.
Y or R-Signal: Yellow-coated long haired geek, don't get too close or
he'll throw you.
Jack: Knife-throwing maniac who seems to have about a thousand knives in his
jacket. Beware.
Electra: Lady with electric whip and powerful kick, treat with caution.
Barbon: Malicious bartender. Will kick, throw or punch to get you out of his
yard.
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Level 2: Slightly harder than Level 1. Avoid the bikers on the bridge,
clean out a truck then battle with a flying foe.
New baddies encountered:
The Weather Conditions Bike Gang: These guys have names like Calm, Storm
etc. and are of varying strengh. Knock 'em off their bikes if you can.
Karate Ninjas: Strong, but not too smart. Watch out for their flying kicks
and punches.
Jet: High-flying boss that can perform three moves only: Punch, Kick and
Takedown. The latter is one to be avoided.
Also: Galsia, Y and R-Signal, Donovan and variations of them return.
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Level 3: In the amusement park, wake up sleeping Donovan and Galsia, then
kill them. Smash arcade machines (notice that the arcade machines are Bare
Knuckle, the original version of Streets of Rage?), invade the Pirate Ship
(check out the free life up on deck) and enter the Aliens ride, where you'll
meet two mysterious challengers....
New baddies encountered:
Sword/Knife Ninjas: Tricky to grab hold of or do flying kicks on, watch out
for their Shinobi-esque death stars.
Vehelis: Mechanical menace, zooms about trying to knock you to the ground.
Flying kick is the most effective move on this guy.
Claw Guy: Powerful villain with razor-sharp claws. Try and pick him up
wherever possible, but make sure he doesn't do the same to you.
Also: The regular crowd return (Galsia, Donovan e.t.c) plus Electra and
Jack's brother and sister.
Notes: Watch the pods in the Aliens ride, they explode if you hit them.
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Level 4: A typical, normal ball park...except it's populated by hordes of
Galsias. Take the lift down to the basement and find out who's controlling
this area.
New baddies encountered:
Big Ben: Anyone who's played the original Streets of Rage should recognise
this guy. He's a lot less tougher than the original, though. Look out for
flame attacks.
Abadede: Another remnant from the original, he can to much more than punch
this time.
Don't get engaged in a Flurry attack (rapid presses of the B button) or
disastrous consequences will follow.
Also: The regulars plus some ninjas.
(Is it just me or did the game programmers run out of small, easily
disposable enemies that they hadn't used before at this point?)
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Level 5: Inside the ship, watch out for Wayne (another variation on Barbon)
and his kickboxing friends. Up on deck, see off another form of Jet and
destroy the boxer awaiting you...
New baddies encountered:
Kickboxing Birds: All of these share their names with birds. Dodge their
kicks if you can.
R. Bear: Big 'n beefy dungaree wearing bald guy, and about the only
character who can get out of being held by you. Unfortunately, the only way
to get out of his hold is to use your special move. Dangerous and deadly.
Also: Regular crowd plus ninjas and various other old bosses.
Level 6: On the beach and in the jungle, take down ninjas, bikers, fat
guys, whip-ladies and extremely agile claw-swinging dudes.
No new baddies encountered on this level (told ya they'd run out of ideas!).
One final point of advice: when you get to the boss, don't bother with Jet;
just take care of the claw guy and they'll both fall down.
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Level 7: You're inside a huge factory. Take down the regulars and some
clanking metallic enemies.
New baddies encountered:
Molecule and Particle: Robots who have lasers and maces. Destroy them and
they'll explode, so watch out.
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Level 8: This is the final level, and it features every boss and character
that you have fought so far, except:
Shiva: Mr. X's bodyguard who is strangely more powerful than Mr. X himself.
Flying kicks seem to work best on him, but don't under any circumstances try
to pick hm up. You'll regret it....
Mr. X: Finally, you get to meet the big boss. Like last time, he has a
machine gun, and he can hit his own people with it, so when he fires, get
out of the way and watch him anhilate his own men! For best effect, have Max
get behind him, grab onto him, jump and press Attack for that final winning
move.
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The ending sequence:
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I'm not going to spoil it for you. Complete the game and watch it yourself.
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Tips and Tricks:
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Hidden options:
If you complete the game on Hardest mode, you'll get to see a hidden code
that goes like this:
On the game select screen (with 1 Player, 2 Player, Duel and Options) hold
A+B together on the 2 Player control pad and have Player 1 go to Options
with his control pad.
If you've done it right, you'll see the options screen with some new
options:
Difficulty now has two extra settings: Very Easy and Mania.
Players can now go up to 9.
Level Select lets you select your starting level.
I've also heard of another code that lets you choose the same fighter in a
normal 2 player game for both player 1 and player 2. I haven't seen it on
any website yet, so e-mail me at the
address below if you find it (and it works).
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Well that's about it for my FAQ on the Genesis title Streets of Rage 2. Hope
you enjoyed it
and that it proved useful.
To add to this FAQ or any of my others, or to put your FAQ on my page, email
me at:
cmndrnash@hotmail.com
For more FAQs, point your browser directly at www.gamefaqs.com
Thanks for reading.
Bye!
 
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