

After eighl years of development, a small group known as Bombergames finally released their tribute to the series, a testament to their hard work and their love of the franchise…just to have Sega send a cease and desist order to kill it only a few days later. Eventually, a few dedicated fans got together and made their own sequel.

There were several attempts to create a 3D Streets of Rage (including one by Ancient, who worked on Streets of Rage 2), but Sega of Japan couldn’t understand the appeal of the series, as it was mostly popular with overseas gamers.
