SEGA announces they're making a new Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi, and more in one trailerDec 7, 2023 - VG247SEGA has just dropped the gauntlet at The Game Awards, announcing five new games at once. These include brand new sequels to Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Het Set Radio. Wow. These all popped up as part of a sudden and frankly unexpected reveal, for franchises most thought dead or at least on the backburner. Not only that, but there are apparently even more games as part of this retro reboot collection we've not been shown yet. SEGA has been trucking away with a select few popular new titles for some time now. Persona, Yakuza, Sonic and Football Manager mostly. Although at The Game Awards they also dropped a trailer for Metaphor: ReFantazio. 2024 which looks absolutely rad. So far, an absolutely banging show for the publisher. Read moreHave You Played Streets of Rage 2?Mar 4, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunHave You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Streets of Rage 2 was one of the Sega Mega Drive’s most revered games but you can get it on Steam these days. It first came during a period when arcades had a lot of similar beat ’em ups, from those based in cities fighting thugs, to fantasy and futuristic settings. There were licensed games based on cartoons such as The Simpsons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But none of those can be called the greatest side-scrolling beat ’em up ever created. And them’s the facts. (more…)
