Beats of Rage

Reviewed by: DeathDude

Positive Points: 3 different characters
Nice graphics
Easy controls

Negative Points: Weak story
Some cheap enemies

Genre: Action

Size: 53.6 MB

Requirements: 
System requirements (DOS version): Pentium processor (90 MHz), 24MB RAM.
Dosbox, VDMSound if you’re on a computer with Windows 2000 or XP

Questionable Content: 13+ Violence

Editor Rating: 4.6

Homepage: http://www.segaforums.com/senileteam/beatsofrage/index.html

Download Location: http://www.senileteam.com/downloads.php?d=6

It’s time to fight back, when the police are not able to stop the crimes and problems of the city, it’s up to 3 heroes who can make a difference, to make an impact, to stop the problems, to take the law into their own hands. Enter the heroes of Beats of Rage, who in this game all try in their effort to stop the criminals on the streets, fighting their way past many levels and taking down who get in their path.

The storyline is very reminiscent of an old game where much has been borrowed, the classic Streets of Rage series which made its start on the Sega Genesis, has been revamped and changed in fact the story from Streets of Rage 2 pretty much makes a triumphant return. It appears Mr. X oh I mean Mr. Y has broken free from prison and has begun to take over the city. Crime begins to become a problem, as the streets become an unsafe place to be, so that’s when 3 fighters step forward to fight for freedom, to fight and bring peace back to the city. It’s pretty much very similar to Streets of Rage 2 story; a little more originality would have been nice.

Graphically though the game also bears some resemblance to Streets of Rage 2, but that isn’t a bad thing though, the graphics of the characters in the game are done very nicely, the animations also are done nicely, there was some frame skips but it probably was the speed of the computer, as you can see by the low requirements, so it wasn’t really much of an issue. Controls are easy to pull off in the game, not many keys to remember for your moves, and if you wish you can redefine them to suit whatever keys you want to use.

Other than the weak story that I have mentioned already, their really is only one other issue and that would be the cheapness of some enemies as you may already know about, if you’ve played a side scrolling fighting game like Streets of Rage before, annoying to say the least, but then again that’s why your hero has a special to clear away the enemies. ;)

Overall this is a very excellent side scrolling fighting game that will surely give you some memories and with 3 different characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses you will have a different experience each time, definitely check out Beats of Rage and prepare for a butt kicking experience.