Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage (also known as "Bare Knuckle" in Japan) is a side scrolling beat-em'-up that came out for the Sega Genesis on July 17, 1991. This game was the first installment of the Streets of Rage series (Which also consisted of Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3). This game has also been converted to the Game Gear, Sega CD and Sega Master System. It was also ported to Wii's Virtual Console in 2007 for America and Europe and was also a part of the compilation for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 called Sonic's Ultimate Genesis collection.

Plot
The once peaceful city has been taken over by a criminal syndicate, including the police. Mass violence has become extremely dominant and no one is safe. Adam Hunter (an accomplished boxer), Axel Stone (skilled martial artist) and Blaze Fielding (judo expert) are young ex-police officers who had to quit the force in order to fight back the syndicate.

Depending on whether the game is played as one-player or two-player co-op and the player accepts or rejects Mr. X's offer to become his henchman, there is a possibility for an alternate ending where the player becomes the new head of the crime syndicate.

Gameplay
The game is a 2D silde Scolling beat 'em up. In the game you can go to your left or to your right.In the game you can play as three different characters, these characters being Adam Hunter, Alex Stone, and Blaze Fielding.