Streets of Rage 3 | |
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Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Designer(s) | Noriyoshi Ohba |
Composer(s) |
Yuzo Koshiro Motohiro Kawashima |
Series | Streets of Rage |
Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis |
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Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Streets of Rage 3, known in Japan as Bare Knuckle III (ベア・ナックルIII?), is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed and published by Sega in 1994 for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the last part of the Streets of Rage series. It was later released for the Japanese version of Sonic Gems Collection for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, and for the Wii Virtual Console on September 24, 2007. The game also appeared in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The game features several enhancements over Streets of Rage and Streets of Rage 2 such as a more complex plot, multiple endings, longer levels, increased difficulty, more in-depth scenarios and faster gameplay. Weapons could now only be used for a few times before breaking and could be integrated with unique moves with certain characters, hidden characters were added and a few cutscenes were included to give the story greater depth.
The game is more fast-paced than its predecessors. Running and vertical-dodge moves were added (only Skate could run in Streets of Rage 2), and most player attacks deal less damage than in the predecessors. The level timer has been replaced with a "power meter" that, when full, allows players to perform special moves without draining the player's life bar.