It's easy to forget how amazing Sega's 3D Classics series was on 3DS. Not only did it give us amazing ports of some legendary arcade and home console releases, it added special features which made them even more unique—and Streets of Rage 2 was no exception.
The 3DS version added two new modes, Rage Relay and Casual. The former was arguably the most interesting, as it allowed the player to use all four characters during a single playthrough; when one character was defeated, another would step in.
That mode now lives on, thanks to a hack by PPI_Akiko. This adds the Rage Relay mode to the original Mega Drive / Genesis release but not the casual mode, which allowed players to defeat all enemies with a single hit.
Sadly, 3D Streets of Rage 2 is no longer available via the 3DS eShop, as Nintendo has switched off the digital storefront.
You can, of course, pick it up as part of the third Sega 3D Reprint Archives collection, which was released physically in Japan but is now quite expensive. Alternatively, you can hack your 3DS to play it.
You can download the patch here.
[source romhackplaza.org]
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The SEGA 3D classics are one of the best, if not the best, reasons to have a 3DS! CFW your system if you haven't and take care of business!
After the sunset of the 3DS i installed CFW on my systems as well as imported a Japan-only model of the original version to convert to English. The first thing I did was instal the Japan-only Sega 3D Classics 3rd collection (Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage) Some of the best rereleases ever made with M2 in their prime. I’ll for sure load that extra SoR2 mode into the memory of my Everdrive
"...3D Streets of Rage 2 is no longer available via the 3DS eShop..."
It is available, but not on the official one. I recommend installing a Custom Firmware since Nintendo abandoned the system.
It's still funny to me that Sega's 3D classics were so much better than Nintendo's own efforts, which had some abysmal game choices
@carlos82 This is indeed true. 👍
Is it just me or does that menacing face in the sky resemble Arnold Shwarzenegger. Also Axel looks a lot like Jean Claude Van Damme. Methinks the artist was using popular action stars of the time for reference.
@OldManHermit Oh they ALL did!! And we love it!
Thankfully, I have the 3DS ROM on my PC. I've actually tried it running on the Citra emulator and in VR so I could play it in stereoscopic 3D, but I can't recall if it worked or not. I have a bunch of 3DS games for Citra, and only a handful of them work properly [currently], but the ones that do work show just how cool the stereoscopic 3D effect works with old 2D games like this. It's also now possibly to run Citra natively on Quest 3 too, and the result is much the same. I hope one day the 3D Sega collection returns officially again for VR. I expect many people don't know what they're missing there. VR is the future for retro gaming I tell you, but you'll not get it until you've experienced some virtual arcade with a massive selections of legit arcade titles playing on all the arcades or a virtual room with a bunch of virtual consoles playing retro games on a bunch of virtual CRT TVs or the like. It's genuinely amazing, and the nostalgia hits you like a hammer. If you don't know what I'm talking about already, one day you will, and you're going to love it.
@OldManHermit I agree, have always thought that!!
@OldManHermit I'm not sure if it's confirmed to be true, but I've heard that this art for Mr. X used Arnold as a reference from an old Oronamin C commercial that he did.
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