Featuring hand-drawn visuals from the team behind 2017’s gorgeous Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap remake, Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, a fresh story and a gauntlet of dangerous stages with a serious crime problem.

Streets of Rage 4 recalls classic gameplay but it stands as an entirely original arcade-style romp thanks to the expertise of Guard Crush Games and Dotemu.

Whether players gang up with a friend or clean up the city solo, Streets of Rage 4 is a skull-bashing, chicken-chomping delight all set to a thumping soundtrack sure to get your blood pumping.

Streets of Rage 4 is the first installment to the mainline series in more than two decades and will revitalize the iconic baddie-bashing gameplay with modern touches, fresh pulsing jams, and more surprises to be revealed. The team behind Streets of Rage 4 is drawing from a lifetime of love for brawlers to introduce new fans and remind veterans alike why Streets of Rage is one of SEGA’s most beloved series.

Merge Games are thrilled to announce they will be bringing retail versions of Streets of Rage 4 to PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC.

In addition, the game will also be available as a special Signature Edition (pre-order now) version on consoles.

The Signature Edition will include:

• Big Special Edition box with a wealth of contents inside
• Complete standard game with reversible cover, art book and key-ring
• Five fighter enamel pins
• Numbered art card
• Original Soundtrack comprising of 35 tracks
• Axel’s Blue Headband

With the Signature Edition comprising of an array of exclusive items, along with each standard retail edition including a Character Art Booklet and Keyring.

Streets of Rage 4 will be coming to retail later this Summer priced at £29,99 / $34,99 / €34,99 on PS4 and Xbox One and £34,99 / $39,99 / €39,99 on Nintendo Switch.

Signature Edition versions will be priced at £44,99 on PS4 and Xbox One and £49,99 on Nintendo Switch. The PC version will be priced at €29.99 / £24.99 (no availability in the US).

Streets of Rage 4 reunites Axel, Blaze, and Adam for the first mainline Streets of Rage game in more than 25 years. The highly anticipated sequel embodies the classic trilogy’s gritty, neon-streaked urban atmosphere in a fully original experience boasting a strikingly fluid hand-drawn art style. New skull-cracking playable characters, expanded combat abilities, and a pulsing soundtrack from an all-star lineup including series composers Yūzō Koshiro (Streets of Rage 1, 2, & 3, Sonic the Hedgehog) and Motohiro Kawashima (Streets of Rage 2 & 3, Shinobi II) make Streets of Rage 4 an all-out brawl of a lifetime.

Streets of Rage 4 is available as digital download on PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One as well as Xbox Game Pass for $24.99.