A 16-megabit sequel that gave every fighter their own special moves, added a wrestler and a rollerblading kid, and set it all to Yuzo Koshiro's club-music score.
Follows: Streets of Rage
What Changed
Added two new fighters: the wrestler Max and the rollerblading Skate
Gave every character a Blitz attack and character-specific special moves
Replaced the police-car special attack with health-costing specials
Moved to a 16-megabit cartridge with larger, more detailed sprites
Key Facts
Developed by Ancient and published by Sega
Released in North America in 1992; Japan on 14 January 1993; Europe on 22 January 1993
One of the first 16-megabit Mega Drive cartridges
Music by Yuzo Koshiro, with three tracks by Motohiro Kawashima