Christmas could have come early for us 90s Sega youngsters. Yesterday, French retro developer and writer DotEmu (Windjammers 2) introduced that they’re bringing again Sega’s basic brawler sequence with Streets Of Rage 4. Interestingly, it’s a 3 studio collaboration. Sega aren’t concerned, so DotEmu are on design and publishing for this, whereas Lizardcube (Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap) are on artwork and Guard Crush Games (Streets Of Fury) are writing the code. No platforms or launch date have been introduced but, however I’d be stunned if this wasn’t PC-bound.
The reveal trailer under and a handful of screenshots give us our first glimpse at Streets Of Rage 4. Lizardcube’s creative enter is evident, particularly within the detailed backdrops, filled with pointless (however charming) litter. In the few seconds of gameplay proven, character animations and poses really feel genuine to the originals too, with Axel’s signature rolling uppercut having some satisfying heft to it, though the jury remains to be out on the beard. So far solely two playable characters have been proven – Axel and Blaze, with authentic trio member Adam absent – right here’s hoping for extra later.
DotEmu’s three-part crew have plenty of retro expertise between them. Guard Crush are essentially the most attention-grabbing selection – Streets Of Fury might need had goofy digitised costumed dorks as an alternative of hand-drawn sprites, however there was an incredibly good game beneath the janky artwork, nearer in spirit to Treasure’s Guardian Heroes than anything. So far there’s no point out on who’s dealing with the soundtrack, however the official web site does name-drop authentic composers Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima as key to the sequence, so fingers crossed.
Art-wise, I’m impressed to date, however I’m very choosy about my scrolling brawlers. The style is one thing of a misplaced artwork, solely simply being rediscovered now, with the wonderful Fight’N Rage being my favorite lately. One factor I’m hoping to see recaptured on this sequel is Streets Of Rage’s excessive ability ceiling, offering expert gamers alternative to keep away from nearly all injury, even on larger problem ranges. It’s a troublesome job, however I believe this workforce may simply be capable to pull it off.
There’s at the moment no introduced platforms or launch date for Streets Of Rage 4, however you’ll be able to take a peek at the official site here for some extra early screenshots.
