Streets of Rage Remake

I'm very excited about today's post. Easily one of the best series of games on the Sega Genesis was Streets of Rage 1 - 3. As you might have noticed from my previous posts, I like fan remixes of great games. And I'm pleased to announce there is a fan remix of SOR called "Streets of Rage Remake v5." This game took the author 8 years to create. Earlier this year he released the final version (hence the "version 5" in the name).

Let me just start off by saying this game is AWESOME! Below is a very short list of what's cool about this game:

1. Includes faithful recreations of the first 3 SOR games.
   
2. Adds tons of new original levels.
   
3. Select different routes to take as you play.
   
4. Play as any of the 6 characters from the first 3 SOR games.
   
5. Includes 6 unlockable characters to play as.
   
6. Tons of new character moves.
   
7. Adds new weapons such as guns (and even a cheat to use lightsabers).
   
8. New music that is still faithful to the original.
   
9. New and enhanced graphics (including cool features such as transparencies and reflections).
   
10. Online play with a friend.
    

That is just a short list of features. Trust me, this game is worth downloading. Oh, did I mention it's FREE!!! Unfortunately, Sega kind of considers this game a violation of their copyright, so you cannot download it from the authors website. But if you search the Internet you might still be able to find a copy.