Streets of Rage Remake v5.2 - Overview & Link!

I've been meaning to do this video for over a year. I kept putting it on the back burner because it kept giving me a problem with my capture software. I got it fixed so here it is, the latest update to the awesome Streets of Rage Remake.
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By: Jan Neves
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Episode Notes:
1. PC version shown. This can also run on other devices like the OG Xbox.
2. My previous video was based on v5.1
3. This works with multiple controllers. I used an Xbox One pad.
4. Bomber Games did a heck of a job with this. I really wish Sega would pick it up and officially release it.
5. A quick Google search will get you the entire soundtrack. It's worth finding.

[@SegaLordX]

It's been brought to my attention that I never stated the platform I captured this from. This is the PC version here. It also has ports to other machines like the OG Xbox and Vita. It's been around so long I just assumed everyone knew its origins.

[@rustymixer2886]

How do I play on og xbox 🤔 do I burn on 💿 or usb rom to HD or

[@joefawley9264]

I have the similar question. Do I need a modded vita?

[@elonmartin3294]

What's og Xbox the first or 360

[@rustymixer2886]

@@elonmartin3294 2001, the first ever xbox...before 360...

[@jordongutierrez1219]

@@RadiantYT2K what are you talking about???

[@thecunninlynguist]

Still one of the best fan games ever. I love remixed soundtrack. Wish sega would commission it as a real game. Sad to hear one of the musicians who did the music passed recently

[@justmalek90]

This would have been great for the streets of rage 30th anniversary

[@trentdaddydolla647]

What happened to him

[@RusskiyChel]

He died​@@trentdaddydolla647

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Streets of Rage 2 played that game so much... after finding this Remake i was totally in love with the series again. SOR4 was a really cool game for what it was only remake is still my number 1 game to play 🤗

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Yo Wicked 🖐. It got a port to the Vita a few months ago. It's version 5.2 also 👍! Runs nicely.

[@cbk12]

@@TexasHollowEarth really can you guide me to the site ty 🙏

[@SuperHns]

yeah this is better than SOR4. Sega should let these guys work on the IP

[@rustymixer2886]

🙌

[@WickedGamerCollector]

@@TexasHollowEarth ok, that is awesome to bring this game with you 🙌

[@Hpalhazred]

This game should be official, like Sonic Mania.

[@Yuzoboy]

Probably the best fan game ever. A credit to the team making it happen!

[@Lenoh]

And speaking of banger tunes...

[@IncarnationOfNeutrality]

​@@Lenoh lol

[@MMaRsu]

Yuzoboy ur a legend bro

[@GameSack]

Sega should have had these guys handle Streets of Rage 4 just like they did with Christian Whitehead and Sonic Mania. These guys understand what makes the originals so great. I noticed some of the scrolling is still pretty framey though, especially when you showed them on the jet skis (towards the end of that clip).

[@SegaLordX]

It could be the capture itself. I had use the built in Windows screen capture(Xbox Game Bar). It sometimes likes to get wonky.

[@GameSack]

@@SegaLordX I was wondering if that may have been the case. I'll have to download the game, fire up my Windows computer and have a look see. Any excuse to play it. :)

[@Ownko]

Bomberlink would have made a very faithful SOR4, but I bet it wouldn't have evolved the formula as much as what we currently got. I love both SoRR and SoR4, though. I think the job done by Guard Crush games advanced the series' gameplay in the right ways with additions like being able to juggle enemies, the way specials work now where you can get your spent life back if you don't get hit, and the combo counter where if you're good enough you can even chain the entire level and rack up a huge score (and extra lives in the process), it all makes the game very replayable and gives the player an incentive to improve. If anything I'd love it if they made a SoRR "v5.3" which added SoR4's iterations of the characters (but redrawn to be consistent with the classic look) with the new mechanics implemented. That would push replayability of this game beyond the 100-hour mark to me.

[@SNARC15]

Tried it myself and didn't see any frame rate issues. But then again I didn't do the jet ski stage.

[@kathleendelcourt8136]

I really like both games, and I think you can't really compare them. Bomber Games did what only an independent studio could, SORR's development took so many years that many believed that the games would never be released in a fully finished state. I remember thinking before the v5 release that they should stop planning new features every 6 months or the game would never come out otherwise. On the other hand SOR4 is an officially licensed title and SEGA would never have accepted to let a studio drag the game's development over a decade! I don't think we could have had much better than what we had for SOR4 given the time and budget constrains. I think the result is more than convincing and its DLC is one of the most honest and content packed that I have seen at this price tag.

[@crystalwater505]

This is my favorite fan made remake of any game ever. It's perfect. Been playing it consistently since 2013. Man time flies. Well done Bomber Games.

[@damielugbadebo9745]

Had the pleasure of playing the remake long before SOR4 came out and it’s such an amazing game. Playing SOR4 feels like 10 steps backwards once you’ve experienced this remake. Sega really should make this game official as sort of a remix of the original trilogy. I need this on console.

[@franciscor390]

It's for me personally the absolute cream of the crop when it comes to remasters, these guys understand SOR to its very core, they know exactly what fits and what doesn't, the added moves, the new animations, the new stages, the new bonus content. Everything fits perfectly. I don't know how they did it but somehow they pulled it off.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

It took them 8 years but it was so worth it. What a labor of love

[@roberto1519]

The latest update with more content, widescreen and overhauling everything, supporting modern OSes is yet another brilliant touch to an already great homage to the series. This is what the Saturn should have gotten, alongside with other franchises that made the Mega Drive so great.

[@IkariMetalSlugger]

I had waaaay more fun playing this than Streets of Rage 4 itself.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Same and I still do lol. It’s faster and feels more fun to play

[@sirtieman]

while sor4 has better combat, sor remake tops everything it has

[@IkariMetalSlugger]

@@sirtieman Something about the combat just didn't really click with me in SOR4.

[@basedelon]

SOR4 had maybe 2 levels too many. Felt like a chore as you go on.

[@adayinforever]

Somebody needs to port this game to the Dreamcast. Would be so cool to be able to play this on a Sega console.

[@loki.odinson]

I love Streets of Rage, especially Streets of Rage 2. Streets of Rage Remake may be one of the best beat em up games ever made. I'm so happy that the fan community has as much love for this franchise as I do. I wish Sega would hire these guys, like they did with Sonic Mania, so this could see a commercial release.

[@claufranco]

This is unbelievable, Sega should definitely consider making an official release of this stuff.

[@MrStevenskiChan]

Having just played this for the first time, all I can say is wow!! Truly incredible work.

[@mmrahman82]

Remember playing one of the previous versions a few years back. Was absolutely blown away as to how much content it had. At the time I never understood why Sega never did another SOR game after 3 or at least get the creators of SORR to do it for them. As much as I liked SOR4, for me, SORR is the superior game.

[@miaouew]

I just wanna go on record saying SORR is FKING AMAZING.

[@gonzaloagusti5768]

BOMBER GAMES understood everything!!! What fans wanted in a remake, and they showed the world that they are SOR fans too. I think that SEGA and DOTEMU sould ask many advices to them. Congratulations BOMBER GAMES!!

[@Patsfan1987]

I recently played this with my 2 oldest sons to show them how awesome streets of rage was and how much fun I had growing up with it

[@SegaLordX]

My daughter quite enjoyed this as well.

[@endwigast5212]

@@SegaLordX You let your daughter play violent video games?! Shouldn't she be playing with Barbie dolls instead?

[@synthnation9857]

that's sounds awesome! your kids was pretty lucky to have such an awesome dad haha. if only my dad was into games as me but at least I can introduce a lot of awesome games to my little bro tho lmao (and he's loving it :)

[@Patsfan1987]

@@synthnation9857 hell ya my older brother showed me a lot of games growing up and we still play together online till this day, plus our kids are starting to play together as well

[@synthnation9857]

@@Patsfan1987 now that's one wholesome family right there, that's cool :)

[@freddysandoval4252]

Hey thank you dude for pointing this out. I got my hands on it, set it up, started playing it, and before I got out of the first stage I was blown away. Thank you again, and keep up the great content because I love it all.

[@BrianJones-wk8cx]

A masterpiece that demonstrates just how talented and devoted fans can be. A must-play!

[@noonethatspecial]

This makes me want to see a Golden Axe Remake in the same vein as SoRR.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Dude this would be incredible. Sadly it probably won’t happen because this one took 8 years to create. So the only way a golden axe remake would happen is if it was sega themselves. I’m just glad this was created and I was able to put 1000 hours into it

[@andrewsqual]

Thanks for this informative video. I assumed the 5.0 release from over a decade ago was the last bit of work ever done on this since the website went down a few years later. Amazed to hear there is even more new tracks and will have to check these out now. :)

[@garrynorth6269]

Glad you got round to this after I mentioned it months ago, it's so much better than streets of rage 4. Also mentioned final fight LNS ultimate just as much fun as these remakes. Both well worth downloading and playing.

[@MR.SANDMAN1030]

One of my favourite beat em up series

[@ChrisLT]

Played this many years ago and loved it. Looks like it's time to see what's changed since then.

[@mayamanign]

I've been playing through the original series again just this week. This is cool.

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

I hope Sega considers, to make sequels to other beloved franchises like: A proper Golden Axe and Shinobi

[@CactuarKnight]

Or Bomber games are hired to do those sequels!

[@marcgodley3064]

Sega is sitting on so many cool characters and franchises that could use a modern day update. A new Shinobi game would be great nowadays with the right people behind it.

[@jimwall7537]

Oh my goodness…this is awesome. Thank you SLX for posting this video.

[@Rockhead84]

Excellent video. I didn't know this existed in either incarnation but I'm going to check it out!

[@alexandreg1565]

Man, thank you so very much for showing us this gem!

[@McDaniel77]

SORR 5.2 is one of my favorite games of all time.

[@RetroRalph]

I love SoR Remake but wasn't aware of the new version , this is awesome man! I'm for sure going to check it out, love your videos! #SegaFOREVER

[@Kinggoken]

This is slowly becoming one of my favorite channels to watch.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Oh happy to hear more of this, a great fan work

[@Leroy719]

Streets of Rage 2 so many great memories! Definitely checking this out looks great. I love to see retro projects like this. Would be awesome to see this on modern hardware.

[@jallard5764]

Great video thanks for sharing. I had no idea this came out. I got it last night and played it for several hours. Thanks again.

[@Konuvis]

Didn't know about this one so thank you! I loved SoR as a kid, played 2 and 3 all the time.

[@RobsonRoverRepair]

I remember finding sorr and sonic 3 complete on the same weekend several years ago. I genuinely spent the entire time enjoying both.

[@EnforcerX71]

Sonic 3 AIM (Angel Island Revisited) is arguably superior to S3C.

[@getgle]

@@EnforcerX71 it definitely is

[@jeffbourland2705]

This might be the greatest beat em up of all time. The amount of content is mind blowing. This is pure joy....

[@Y0u588]

Very smart and efficient video!

[@cptcaveman26]

Will be giving this a go after work tonight

[@thecunninlynguist]

you won't be disappointed. Excellent game all around.

[@Shady_Fungus]

It’s official, this is the best Beat’em up of all time. Streets of Rage 4 wasn’t even close to remake and this update pushes 4 out of existence.

[@avjaarsveldt]

Thanks Sega Lord X! I really hope there is a SOR3 Playthrough as well.

[@ConsoleWars]

Had no idea this existed. Looks incredible

[@peachflavored]

This is my go to game when I need my SoR fix. It’s perfect!

[@wangtang32000]

this is the best news all day for me!

[@jeromebrown20]

Love this game, been playing it since version 4. It would be incredible if it was ported to the switch!

[@justmalek90]

I love how you think

[@FreihEitner]

Oh, awesome! Always love Streets Of Rage 1 and 2 (and generally loved 3 except for the music). Having them all-in-one plus extras, that's sweet.

[@blissforall9827]

I really like these videos. sega rules

[@SegaLordX]

Glad you like them!

[@loki.odinson]

Same. I would love for someone to put this on an actual Mega Drive / Genesis cartridge or on an actual Dreamcast disc. Would be incredible to play this on real Sega hardware.

[@RowleyBQC]

Excited to give the update a go! Love SORR!

[@erickr4ndom]

Now this is how a remake should be made! Great video Sega Lord X. Im playing it soon

[@shredbraahh8606]

So epic! Downloading it now. I really wish it could run on Genesis or Saturn or Dreamcast or something. Put those flashcarts to use on OG hardware. Thanks for sharing this!

[@MrBeardedninja]

Excellent content as usual!

[@nefariou5]

another great video. sof remake is a masterpiece in fan gaming and gaming in general. 5.4 is a great surprise

[@claycowan1989]

Streets of Rage 4's art style was perfect for the evolution of the series. The hand drawn animation was some of the most fluid in video games. All in all, SoR 4 did a great job of evolving the series without straying away from what made it great in the first place

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Yeah agree 1000%. I like yhe look of the originals as well, especially for the time they were made but cannot for the life of me fathom how anyone can look at 4 as a downgrade to the point it's apparently the most common complaint I've seen from older fans. Like them sprites are nice but how can anyone see what 4's team did and go "ew" lol

[@DenkyManner]

SoR4's art looks nothing like the originals, it's not an evolution of it, it's an entirely separate, distinctly French comic book style. You can like it but it's not in line with the previous games. Personally I didn't care for it, and it had nothing to do with it not being pixelated or retro.

[@RedLyne8405]

Yea art style for Sor4 was a solid choice imo

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

Thanks Lord, I'm gonna download it now, I haven't played this in a long time!

[@mopbrothers]

After decades I think I understand why I like Streets of Rage more than Final Fight. SOR has class. The characters move smoother and dress classier. There’s much more diversity and the soundtrack has always been excellent. There can never be enough SOR content.

[@hekboogie1]

wow this really looks great. i would buy it instantly!!

[@icandodgebullets7869]

I wish it was out on ps4 in digital/physical/collectors edition. Although Sega had its disputes in the past, in this day and age they should just buy the IP from Bombergames and that way Bomberges get the credits/recognition/pay from the mainstream for all those years of hard work. This game needs to be taken to the next level.

[@Shyning77]

Actually, the IP is the property of SEGA already ;) Hence the C&D coming from them when the first complete version came out.

[@Idelacio]

Nice to see this getting updates. Right up there with AM2R.

[@megamanfan1500]

Old SOR fan from back in the day. I remember playing this remake on PC a few years back. I really enjoyed it, and I can't wait to get around to playing this latest iteration. That said, SOR4 blew me away with its graphics, gameplay, and Yuzo Koshiro contributed soundtrack. It truly is a gem of a game, that I'm surprised is getting some hate in the comments. You don't have to knock one to lift the other up. They're both great games, and the more SOR, the better in my opinion.

[@williamcc8007]

Oh, the game is great, my friend. Support you!

[@amageese8481]

Installed that 5.2 build on my OG xbox and it works perfectly!

[@generalkunta396]

SOR remake is the best game I’ve ever played. They smashed it out of the park!

[@vorenge]

I like 4 ok, but this is definitely where it’s at! All love for this project.

[@wg8561]

4 is one of the best imo, but I've never played this remake.

[@Lastjustice]

@@wg8561 It beats the pants off 4. 4 just is missing something that this has.

[@trentdaddydolla647]

@@wg8561 you're missing alot. The replay value is huge on this game. I stopped playing marvel vs Capcom 2 and dead or alive 5 last round for this game. Survival mode is addicting. Wish they had online play for street of rage remake

[@filejacker00]

SOR1 has a special place in my heart. Remake is incredible.

[@mtshark7]

Awesome review man!

[@gamelordabd]

Looks amazing, SLX. Gonna play it later. It's crazy how fans put more care into Sega's IPs than Sega does. Hope someone makes a fan port or remake of Daytona USA 1 and 2 or Sega Rally one day. Even with Sonic, Sonic fans have the decompilations of Sonic 1/2/CD, Sonic 3 A.I.R., the DC Conversion mods for the PC ports of the Sonic Adventure games, and there's even some mad lad taking on the herculean effort of remaking the disaster that is Sonic 06 with Sonic Project 06. The amount of effort and passion that goes into these projects is nothing short of astonishing.

[@raphaelfp]

These guys held the torch for years and years until Sega finally decided to develop a fourth installment. We can't thank them enough, SoR Remake has always been a top notch indie game (that's how I see it).

[@trentdaddydolla647]

And too bad the fourth installment doesn't hold a candle light to the remake at alllll. Sega wasted resources by not licensing remake

[@jons9239]

Can't wait to download this again. I had a VERY early version of this which was already good.

[@ludicrousfool7953]

Hell of a job by these guys. Sticking with what the originals so great, with heavy refining and expansion upon the games with lots of customization options. Way to go. Funny thing about Streets of Rage 4 was that the beat ‘em up game Fighting Force by Core Design was originally pitched to Sega as that potential fourth game. Sega said no because of Core wanting the game to be multi-platform rather than a Saturn exclusive, so it was rebranded and published by Eidos. I’m very glad it didn’t get picked up by Sega, as Fighting Force was rather mediocre and the less about its sequel, the better.

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, I think Fighting Force would have been a really bad route for the franchise.

[@rorychivers8769]

I don't really blame SEGA for this one, I mean who is going to pitch Nintendo a multi-platform version of Mario Kart or Kirby, that's just taking the piss. Shame on you Core. Where are you now.

[@Skellotronix]

@@SegaLordX Would have been the Golden Axe Rider for SoR.

[@TechRyze]

Awesome! This should have been on Mega CD / 32X / Saturn back in the day. IF ONLY this game could get a 4 player mode - that would be fantastic. Thanks for providing the link as well - just got hold of it!

[@TravisStamper]

Stuff like this is why I am subbed. May have to try the xbox version that is in there.Thanks for the video

[@MaidenHell1977]

This game looks absolutely phenomenal. It's nuts. Sega should honestly publish this already...

[@ivorywestravis6356]

This looks incredible. I will def try this. But i will say the combo system of sor4 is revolutionary

[@Lastjustice]

Remake is amazing, as it's one of the greatest beat em titles ever. I haven't played it in awhile, so I will be happily checking out the update very soon.

[@Zahir658]

I had never heard of the remake till now. Looks like it's time for me to play this awesome SOR Fan game :)

[@adamdenardis5438]

Updates? Kickass!

[@TheOneRobUK]

Followed this mod for years, always felt bitter at Sega with their cease and desist days after 5.0 was released. Especially after having previously been okay with it and sitting on the IP for years before SOR4 - really stopped a lot of people seeing the incredible work done on it. I still frequently put on the SORR music to listen to. Great fan project, do give it a go.

[@huillamdaverc3141]

This is an exceptional good fan game, that manages to surpass the originals. It really is that good. I wish a miracle would happen and Sega would officially release the game and make ports for actual consoles. Great review as always dude! This game deserves much more love! Maybe someone will port it for the XBox Series S/X?

[@shiftytigger7664]

I have an early version installed on my modded OG X-Box and it plays great - I was just happy to have a version to play after Sega put the stoppers on the project. Never knew they carried on the great work. Sadly I have no tech skills to add this update to my Xbox and not sure if my EmuELEC Android box would handle it or how to get that running either so I guess i'll just hook my laptop up to my TV for now. Looking forward to getting back into this again.

[@Leynx-Et-Fenrir]

One of if not the best fan remake!

[@TheGemini5]

Can't wait to try it, especially for the soundtrack! Please, I hope they did Violent Breathing some justice..that's my favorite!

[@blackflame4506]

SOR4 is a solid beat'em up but I didn't like the juggle system all that much but this one reminds me of the trilogy with a huge overhaul in moves, stages and that classic 2d sprite work. Definitely gonna give this a go.

[@whoohaaXL]

Streets of rage is hands down the best beat-em-up of all time! THE REAL reason to own a GENESIS, aside from THE ROAD RASH SERIES! I'll never forget the time I had a friend over and we killed a bottle of Scotch while playing this. He one time verbally expressed "This is fuckin awesome". Growing up playing these games it was a delight for me to hear that while kicking ass alongside my homie.

[@mattb9664]

I'll definitely be updating mine!

[@christopherduncan9907]

Great video Sega Lord X and the Streets of Rage Remake V5.2 is available to download and I can download the game on a USB flash drive and I still have the V5.1 version and I need update mine

[@michaelh.8945]

OH MY GOD!!!!

[@opaljk4835]

This is absurdly cool.

[@danalabomme968]

Outstanding!!!

[@MrLurchsThings]

I’ve got this on my modded OG Xbox and it’s absolutely brilliant on it. Huge fan of this game.

[@devastator200]

Does this version also play on the original modded Xbox? I just remember having crashes from the previous updates once you defeated a boss. Real shame as it was awesome.

[@VegarotFusion]

Love Streets of Rage Remake.

[@mnomic8371]

I thought SOR4 was good, but I really missed the original artwork… this version looks and sounds amazing and should have been the official SOR4! 👍🏻

[@docsavage4921]

Was addicted to this about a year ago. I actually like how you can unlock AI partners, who are better then a lot of real life coop partners I bring with me. Izumi, the famous SoR2 speed runner, called it "Mugen fan game". Also claimed he liked it on a fun level, but for whatever reason didn't think of it as a real SoR game stylistically. Eh, it's fun by my clock, and that's all that matters.

[@Shyning77]

"Mugen fan game" couldn't be further from the truth, as the engine has been made from scratch specifically for this game.

[@docsavage4921]

@@Shyning77 Well, he's a speed runner. As impressive as their skills are I find they can be a little off colored sometimes (Look up the KZbin video about how God of War 2 was cracked wide open by a speed runner, he was clearly a little bit insane.. :) )

[@rednight2476]

That looks awesome

[@SuperHns]

Finally you cover this one, IMO better than SOR4.....

[@hermanthetosser4219]

8:05 the music there typically defines early 1990s dance music from uk rave elements and bit of house

[@ryanprentice]

This is amazing

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Impressive!