Streets of Rage 4 ( Bare Knuckle IV ) ( ベア・ナックルIV ) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game developed by Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games and published by Dotemu. The game is a continuation of Sega's Streets of Rage trilogy, originally released for the Sega Genesis during the 1990s. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Linux, and macOS, in 2020, for Stadia in 2021, and Android and iOS in 2022. Streets of Rage 4 received generally positive reviews and sold over 2.5 million copies by April 2021. An expansion, Mr. X Nightmare, was released in July 2021.
Ten years after Mr. X's death, Wood Oak City faces the rise of a new Syndicate, led by Mr. X's children, the twins Mr. and Ms. Y. Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding, along with Adam Hunter's daughter Cherry Hunter and Dr. Zan's apprentice, Floyd Iraia, fight the Syndicate around the streets until they are arrested under false accusations. As they break out from their cell, they are approached by Mr. Y, who affirms that the police force is working for him and offers them a deal to join his side, but they refuse. The heroes are chased and surrounded by police officer Estel Aguirre, but Adam appears and helps them escape.
Following a hint to Chinatown, the heroes meet Shiva, who affirms that he is not working with the Y twins and reveals that they have a plan to control the entire city using a special hypnotic signal they developed. Confronting the twins in their hideout, the heroes fight and defeat a brainwashed Max, making him come to his senses. Ms. Y attempts to brainwash them as well but Estel, realizing that the heroes are telling the truth, help them escape. The heroes then stop a music show arranged by the Syndicate to spread their signal across the city and chase after their enemies to their main base in an island, where they fight and defeat the twins. As the twins are arrested, the heroes part ways and return to their ordinary lives.
Developer(s) :
Dotemu, Lizardcube ,Guard Crush Games
Publisher(s):
Dotemu
Platform(s):
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Linux, macOS, Android ,iOS
Release:
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One (April 30, 2020)
Linux, macOS (November 12, 2020)
Android, iOS (May 24, 2022)
Genre: Beat 'em up
Mode: Single-player, multiplayer