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Ladies and Lead pipes - Streets of Rage 2 hits XBLA

Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed UnicornIf ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
edited August 2007 in Games and Technology
Have'nt Checked XBLA yet, but word is that Streets of Rage 2 is on XBLA with Co-op and an HD upgrade.


Content: Streets of Rage 2
Price: 400 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE) Fantasy Violence] Single Player, Live Multiplayer 1-2, Local Multiplayer 1-2, HD (High Definition). To commemorate their defeat of the Syndicate exactly one year before, Blaze, Adam and Axel went out to celebrate. The next morning, however, Axel received a frantic phone call from Adam's younger brother, Eddie 'Skate' Hunter. Blaze and Axel rushed over and found Adam and Skate's house wrecked and a picture of Adam chained to a wall at the feet of Mr. X. The city was returned to its nightmarish state and criminals were once again running rampant. Unable to contact their old friend in artillery, Axel and Blaze team up with Skate and Max Thunder to free the city and rescue Adam from the Syndicate. It is up to you to take down Mr. X once and for all!.

Achievements:

5G - Wield the pipe in single-player or co-op mode.
5G - Wield the knife in single-player or co-op mode.
15G - Kill 10 enemies without losing your weapon.
10G - Beat the first boss without dying.
10G - Beat the fourth boss.
10G - Beat another player on Xbox Live in a versus match.
5G - Beat 10 opponents on Xbox Live in versus mode.
10G - Complete an online co-op game.
25G - Score 800,000 points in one game -- with Game Settings set to Hardcore.
30G - Defeat boss Jet -- with game settings on Hardcore.
35G - Beat the game without using a special attack.
40G - Beat the game without continuing.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Badass

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Thread title needs ONLINE CO-OP added, cause like thats pretty fucking important.

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  • RMH03RMH03 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Yes! awesome, I had no idea whatsoever this was coming, all the awesome that is coming this autumn and still something slips under my radar.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Oh shit

    Oh shit

    STREETS OF FUCKING RAGE.

    This is so downloaded the second I get home from work.

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  • Lave IILave II Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Online co-op does two things:

    1) makes me want a 360.

    2) Really shows how Nintendo are underachieving with there service (it's even £2 less on the 360!).

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Why was there never a Streets of Rage 3

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Oh shit. Now I have to get an Xbox 360. Still gonna wait for falcon though. (Bioshock didn't do it for me because I can get it on PC)

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  • Angel_of_BaconAngel_of_Bacon Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2007
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Why was there never a Streets of Rage 3

    But...there was a Streets of Rage 3.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    there was, it was called "streets of rage 3"

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    What? How could I possibly have missed it, SoR and SoR2 were my favorite genesis games. What system was the 3rd one on?

    Edit: I looked it up on wiki and it was also on the genesis. It was also apparently a piece of shit.

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Why was there never a Streets of Rage 3

    There was a Streets of Rage 3... or are you one of those that hated it and pretends it doesn't exist?

    I actually liked Streets of Rage 3, not as much as 2, but it was still fun. I liked that if you didn't die your special attacks got upgraded every 5000 points or so.

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    I’ll tell you what happens in Demon’s Souls when you die. You come back as a ghost with your health capped at half. And when you keep on dying, the alignment of the world turns black and the enemies get harder. That’s right, when you fail in this game, it gets harder. Why? Because fuck you is why.
  • Angel_of_BaconAngel_of_Bacon Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2007
    Balefuego wrote: »
    What? How could I possibly have missed it, SoR and SoR2 were my favorite genesis games. What system was the 3rd one on?

    The Genesis.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_Rage_3

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  • RandomKitRandomKit Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    3 was on the same system as the other two

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    No I honestly didnt realize there was a 3rd game. I have no idea how I missed it. Looks like I didnt miss much though.

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  • shyguyshyguy Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Hey, I liked Streets of Rage 3. Although I will say that having played through 2 on the Virtual Console recently, it's the best of the series.

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  • Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Streets of Rage 2 is my favorite game of all time. I'm all over this and those achivements.

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  • NorayNoray Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    It's awesome, people. Online co op is soooo good. All the achievements except the high score one are pretty doable. I'll just set it to very easy, max out the lives and play through without continues and special.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    My only quibble with SoR2 is that Adam is about a hundred times cooler than Max.

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  • Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Balefuego wrote: »
    My only quibble with SoR2 is that Adam is about a hundred times cooler than Max.

    He is a fucking powerhouse when you know how to use the backbreaker (with splash damage on) every enemy you come across. I'v been playing this game for over a decade so I'll definatley be up for some co-op dome time today after buying it

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I only liked Streets of Rage 3 better because Shiva was a playable character. Aside from that 2 is freaking amazing.

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  • FatmanGamesFatmanGames Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Noray wrote: »
    It's awesome, people. Online co op is soooo good. All the achievements except the high score one are pretty doable. I'll just set it to very easy, max out the lives and play through without continues and special.

    Damn the fact that I'm at work right now. Damn it to hell.

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  • delphinusdelphinus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    If SoR 2 is on XBLA, does that mean its not coming to the Wii anymore?

    edit: my mistake

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I am almost certain SoR2 is already out on the VC. But that version does not have online co-op.

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  • FatmanGamesFatmanGames Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Balefuego wrote: »
    I am almost certain SoR2 is already out on the VC. But that version does not have online co-op.


    Yeah, it came out in May for $8.

    I came close to buying it like 100 times. I'm glad I didn't.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Ok so who has this already and how does the HD upgrade look

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  • Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Right, I'm gonna go and buy it now, anyone for a full co-op session on hard in about half an hour add me to your freinds list (HotleadJ).

    I call Axel!

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  • Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    The half a second lag I, and anyone I have asked had when playing as a guest makes me want to rip out the eyes of puppies. They had better sort that damn lag problem out.

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I never played this. So it's like double dragon, but better? Is there anything particularly special about it?

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  • BrueBrue Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    hooray! cannot wait to get home from work.

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  • SixfortyfiveSixfortyfive Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Downloading and playing through SoR2 today only serves to remind me how superior SoR3 really is in all of the ways that count:

    - playable Shiva
    - tons more special moves
    - special power meter
    - weapon specials
    - 6-button support
    - more team/escape moves
    - characters besides Skate can dash

    SoR3 just gets a disproportionate amount of hate due to spotty music, presentation, story, and localization. SoR2 feels a little primitive in comparison.

    Not that it isn't a bad way to spend 400 points.

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  • RedMageDarionRedMageDarion Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I'm hopping online to get some Streets of Rage on right now.

    If anyone's up for some Co-op feel free to uhh... something. Message me or whatever.

    My live tag is RedMageDarion.

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  • NorayNoray Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Yeah I'm definitely up for some co-op - tomorrow. Sleep time now. My tag is ultrajari.

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  • Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    So no-one has had this lag aside from me and everyone else I'v asked?

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