<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
in	O
1991	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
establishes	O
many	O
conventions	O
of	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
play	O
and	O
an	O
acclaimed	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
composer	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
rereleased	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
various	O
compilations	O
and	O
on	O
download	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
featuring	O
aspects	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
,	O
enemies	O
walk	O
onto	O
the	O
screen	O
from	O
both	O
sides	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
occasionally	O
appearing	O
from	O
other	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foes	O
include	O
ninjas	B-Application
,	O
punks	O
,	O
and	O
women	O
in	O
bondage	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
can	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Noriyoshi	O
Oba	O
broached	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
doing	O
a	O
street	O
fighting	O
game	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
with	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oba	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
action	O
television	O
shows	O
such	O
as	O
Starsky	B-Device
&	I-Device
Hutch	I-Device
and	O
The	O
A-Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
signature	O
title	O
and	O
franchise	O
for	O
Sega	O
during	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
era	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
collected	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Games	O
II	O
(	O
compiled	O
with	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
)	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Classics	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
(	O
a	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
compilation	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
titles	O
,	O
plus	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
and	O
Columns	B-Application
,	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
in	O
cartridge	O
format	O
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
II	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
6-PAK	O
(	O
composed	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Columns	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
)	O
;	O
and	O
Mega	O
6	O
(	O
composed	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Italia	I-Application
'	I-Application
90	I-Application
,	O
Columns	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
to	O
avoid	O
it	O
gaining	O
an	O
E10+	O
rating	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
from	O
the	O
European	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
previously	O
available	O
on	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
until	O
the	O
service	O
shutdown	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
along	O
with	O
both	O
of	O
its	O
sequels	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
AtGames	O
had	O
released	O
several	O
plug	O
and	O
plays	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
both	O
in	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
that	O
includes	O
all	O
three	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
titles	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
hits	O
like	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
a	O
package	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Vintage	O
Collection	O
range	O
of	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
purchase	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SEGA	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
Pack	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
3D	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
both	O
as	O
an	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
standalone	O
purchase	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Fukkoku	I-Application
Archives	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
)	O
which	O
includes	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
1-3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
charts	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
Sega	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
winner	O
in	O
a	O
category	O
that	O
was	O
lacking	O
on	O
the	O
16-bit	O
Sega	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
critics	O
were	O
quick	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
;	O
they	O
highlighted	O
its	O
"	O
superb	O
graphics	O
,	O
terrific	O
interaction	O
"	O
,	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
its	O
music	O
"	O
funkadelic	O
"	O
and	O
better	O
than	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
Number	O
6	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Sega	O
Arcade	O
Classics	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
wrote	O
in	O
1993	O
it	O
"	O
still	O
holds	O
up	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Zones	I-Application
Brian	O
Costelloe	O
magazine	O
cited	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
level	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
plans	O
for	O
two	O
further	O
sequels	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
pulled	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
name	O
during	O
development	O
after	O
a	O
disagreement	O
with	O
Core	O
about	O
porting	O
it	O
to	O
rival	O
formats	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
true	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Lizardcube	O
,	O
Guard	O
Crush	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
DotEmu	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
six-part	O
comic	O
strip	O
series	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
games	O
appeared	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	O
Comic	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
adaptations	O
of	O
popular	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
three	O
stories	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
Adam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
graphic	O
novel	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
5-part	O
"	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
"	O
strip	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
book	O
called	O
"	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
:	O
Bad	O
City	O
Fighters	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
story	O
,	O
entitled	O
simply	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
appeared	O
in	O
STC	O
#7	O
–	O
12	O
and	O
involved	O
Axel	O
,	O
Blaze	O
,	O
and	O
Max	O
quitting	O
the	O
highly	O
corrupt	O
police	O
force	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
good	O
as	O
vigilantes	O
,	O
taking	O
down	O
Max	O
's	O
ex-partner	O
,	O
the	O
crime	O
lord	O
and	O
martial	O
artist	O
Hawk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
one-off	O
story	O
,	O
called	O
The	O
Facts	O
of	O
Life	O
,	O
appeared	O
in	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	O
Poster	O
Mag	O
"	O
#7	O
and	O
involved	O
the	O
heroes	O
causing	O
a	O
racket	O
by	O
fighting	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
street	O
gangs	O
in	O
a	O
sleeping	O
neighborhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
non-Sonic	O
stories	O
in	O
this	O
magazine	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
had	O
a	O
cliff-hanger	O
ending	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Mr.	O
X	O
promising	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
"	O
recoup	O
his	O
losses	O
"	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Sega	O
formed	O
the	O
production	O
company	O
Stories	O
International	O
and	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
film	O
producer	O
Evan	O
Cholfin	O
for	O
animated	O
projects	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
one	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
