The fact that the DLC also includes new enemies, weapons and even music to further freshen up the game just makes the entire package a must for any fans of the base game. It will take some time, but you’ll be having a lot of fun doing so if you enjoyed your time with the base game. Unlocking every character’s new moves won’t be a quick task. As well as the 3 new characters that all bring their own unique play style to an already large cast, the Survival Mode is a fantastic addition that’s well worth your time and adds potentially dozens upon dozens of hours of extra play time to the game. X Nightmare is worth the small price of admission. It’s clear real thought has gone into this survival mode and it’s well worth the price of admission alongside the new playable characters. This is a fantastic incentive to play the Survival Mode as well as going back to the main game to give the new moves a run through or go for that S rank. As that character levels up, they unlock new moves which can then be used in other modes of the game. Upon death, you’ll receive various unlocks like artwork and also level up the character you’ve chosen. While the difficulty level on the bosses isn’t to the same standard as the main game, they’re just tough enough to potentially cause a headache if you don’t have your wits about you. This could be a starting weapon, an ally that fights with you or a buff of some kind.Įvery few stages you make your way through, you’ll come across an almost boss type level where you’ll take on at least one if not potentially multiple boss equivalent enemies from the main game as well as regular minions. With each level you complete, you pick between two or 3 perks that carry with you as you go on. Like all survival modes, you get one life and you just survive as long as you can completing each “level” as you go. It’s ridiculously meaty, is different all the time and encourages the player to return frequently with a simple but rewarding unlock system. Survival Mode in Streets of Rage 4 is arguably the best extra mode the series has seen. While she doesn’t have the sheer power of Max or the fluidity and speed of Shiva, she does have incredible reach on her entire suite of attacks, which can actually come in handy in mob situations. Estel (the second genuinely new playable character in the game) is more of your “all-rounder”. Shiva is a beautiful blend of speed and power where an experienced player can almost create a brutal ballet of combos, throws and air attacks. ![]() Max is slower, more cumbersome but is all power and a bit of a locomotive once he gets going. The fact that both Max and Shiva were playable in previous iterations of the franchise meant it wasn’t very hard to see they would become playable at a later date.Īll 3 play and feel how you expect them to. Anyone who played through Streets of Rage 4 will have mostly likely noticed how fleshed out all 3 of those bosses felt compared to the others. The new additions of Max, Shiva and Estel are welcome ones and as I alluded to earlier, kind of expected. Yes, many were simply older versions of the same character, but they all feel so different to each other as well as having different power ratings and move sets that they might as well be completely different characters. ![]() Streets of Rage 4 already had a beefy lineup of playable characters once you had unlocked them all. So with that out of the way, let’s dig in! New Playable Characters 3 New playable characters (Estel, Max and Shiva).X DLC and the free update, Streets of Rage 4 players will be able to enjoy: X Nightmare DLC, we also got a free update to the game which added some worthwhile improvements. Now it’s finally here and I got to spend some time going through it all and I must say, I’m very impressed with what’s on offer here, particularly at this price point. X Nightmare DLC was announced a few months ago, my suspicions were confirmed and my excitement took over. ![]() Not to mention two of them had been playable characters in previous entries of the series. There were some Boss characters that felt just a little too…fleshed out to simply remain Bosses you fight in a scrolling beat ’em up. When I played through Streets of Rage 4 just over a year ago, I noticed something almost immediately.
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