<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Bare	B-Application
Knuckle	I-Application
II	I-Application
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
Axel	O
Stone	O
and	O
Blaze	O
Fielding	O
return	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
introduces	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
:	O
Max	O
"	O
Thunder	O
"	O
Hatchet	O
,	O
and	O
Eddie	O
"	O
Skate	O
"	O
Hunter	O
,	O
the	O
younger	O
brother	O
of	O
Adam	O
Hunter	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
an	O
ad	O
hoc	O
team	O
of	O
several	O
companies	O
:	O
Sega	O
,	O
Ancient	O
,	O
Shout	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
topped	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
commonly	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
in	O
which	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
fight	O
against	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
while	O
picking	O
up	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
has	O
passed	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
only	O
one	O
ending	O
,	O
where	O
Mr.	O
X	O
is	O
defeated	O
and	O
Adam	O
is	O
rescued	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
heroes	O
leave	O
in	O
a	O
helicopter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brother-sister	O
team	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
installed	O
at	O
the	O
Ancient	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hit	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
influenced	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
coded	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
programming	O
team	O
that	O
did	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
and	O
additional	O
memory	O
cache	O
,	O
the	O
programmers	O
improved	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
cartridge	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
contributions	O
from	O
Motohiro	O
Kawashima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
composed	O
using	O
then	O
outdated	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
hardware	O
alongside	O
Koshiro	O
's	O
own	O
audio	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Koshiro	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
Bare	O
Knuckle	O
I	O
used	O
the	O
PC88	B-Device
and	O
an	O
original	O
programming	O
language	O
I	O
developed	O
myself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
was	O
called	O
MML	O
,	O
Music	B-Application
Macro	I-Application
Language	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
more	O
a	O
BASIC-style	O
language	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
modified	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
something	O
more	O
like	O
Assembly	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
and	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
blend	O
of	O
swaggering	O
house	O
synths	B-Application
,	O
"	O
"	O
dirty	O
"	O
electro-funk	O
and	O
"	O
trancey	O
electronic	O
textures	O
that	O
would	O
feel	O
as	O
comfortable	O
in	O
a	O
nightclub	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2s	O
title	O
uses	O
Roman	O
numerals	O
(	O
Bare	B-Application
Knuckle	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Arabic	O
numerals	O
used	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
gives	O
Max	O
's	O
second	O
name	O
as	O
Hatchett	O
;	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
give	O
it	O
as	O
Thunder.Streets	O
of	O
Rage	O
2	O
supports	O
the	O
Sega	O
Activator	O
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
January	O
1993	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
with	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
8-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
quite	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
original	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Master	O
System/Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
onto	O
Sega	O
's	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
based	O
Mega-Play	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
all	O
1-ups	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
money	O
bags	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
in-game	O
timer	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
are	O
one	O
step	O
above	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scoring	O
is	O
kept	O
by	O
number	O
of	O
KOs	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
damage	O
inflicted.Streets	O
of	O
Rage	O
2	O
was	O
collected	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
final	O
home	O
console	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ports	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
are	O
Genesis	O
perfect	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
(	O
they	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	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>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
in	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Japan	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
North	O
America	O
's	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Europe	O
's	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
June	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
26	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
purchase	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SEGA	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
Pack	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
featuring	O
filtered	O
graphics	O
and	O
online	O
co-operative	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2021.3D	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
M2	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
redesigned	O
with	O
the	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
features	O
two	O
new	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
in	O
Rage	O
Relay	O
and	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
eleventh	O
on	O
the	O
all-formats	O
chart	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
between	O
1992	O
and	O
early	B-Application
1993	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
number-one	O
best-seller	O
on	O
the	O
all-formats	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
chart	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
chart	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
subsequent	O
UK	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
number-two	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
below	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
)	O
and	O
number-one	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
number-two	O
on	O
the	O
all-formats	O
chart	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
top	O
three	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
April	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
digital	O
version	O
of	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
184,555	O
units	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Gamstat	O
estimates	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
570,000	O
players	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
players	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-to-play	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
Classic	O
has	O
received	O
more	O
than	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
downloads	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
above	O
90%	O
from	O
most	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
against	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fights	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
more	O
than	O
fends	O
for	O
itself	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
side-scrolling	O
street	O
fighter	O
to	O
beat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
Steve	O
Keen	O
stating	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
without	O
doubt	O
the	O
finest	O
scrolling	O
arcade	B-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
on	O
any	O
format	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
like	O
taking	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
"	O
dumping	O
the	O
characters	O
into	O
a	O
horizontally-shifting	O
arcade	B-Application
extravaganza	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
basically	O
the	O
result	O
you	O
get	O
with	O
this	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Force	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
it	O
scores	O
of	O
95	O
,	O
93	O
,	O
and	O
92	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
16	O
Meg	O
"	O
(	O
2	O
MB	O
)	O
"	O
cartridge	O
to	O
grace	O
the	O
MD	O
,	O
"	O
possibly	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
MD	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
and	O
definitely	O
the	O
best	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
on	O
any	O
console	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
to	O
happen	O
to	O
MD	O
owners	O
since	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
blue	B-Application
hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
"	O
while	O
another	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
awesome	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
another	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
deserves	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
any	O
gamer	O
's	O
collection	O
"	O
;	O
they	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
Wipes	O
the	O
floor	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
cartridge	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
 '	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
superb	O
,	O
with	O
huge	O
sprites	O
and	O
great	O
animation	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
loads	O
of	O
enemies	O
attacking	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
presentation	O
as	O
"	O
of	O
an	O
equally	O
high	O
standard	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
superb	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
two-player	O
team	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
arcade	B-Application
quality	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
that	O
"	O
beats	O
the	O
spots	O
off	O
any	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
simply	O
the	O
best	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
you	O
can	O
get	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
"	O
while	O
another	O
reviewer	O
recommended	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
buy	O
it	O
anyway	O
,	O
because	O
this	O
game	O
will	O
convert	O
you	O
"	O
;	O
they	O
conclude	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
sequel	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
for	O
ages	O
"	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
certainly	O
the	O
best	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
ever	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
the	O
Mega	O
Game	O
award	O
from	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	O
Force	O
Smash	O
award	O
from	O
Sega	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameFan	O
Golden	O
Megawards	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Action	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Game	O
Music.GameFan	O
,	O
volume	O
1	O
,	O
issue	O
3	O
(	O
January	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
pages	O
70-71	O
The	O
Mega	O
Reader	O
Awards	O
voted	O
it	O
the	O
Best	O
Beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em-Up	I-Application
of	O
1992.Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Hottest	O
Video	O
Game	O
Babe	O
(	O
Blaze	O
)	O
"	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
voted	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
the	O
64th	O
best	O
retro	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
8	O
,	O
page	O
67	O
.	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
lists	O
of	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
Nomad	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
for	O
its	O
techno-based	O
chiptune	O
tracks	O
which	O
impressed	O
many	O
gamers	O
and	O
critics	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
especially	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
audio	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
the	O
boss	O
theme	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
boss	O
themes	O
in	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
and	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
