Genre: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Streets of Rage 4
STREETS OF RAGE 4 - MR. X NIGHTMARE DLC - MAX JOINS THE FIGHT
Greeting folks,
Today, we are thrilled to announce that a beloved fighter is about to make his comeback to the Streets of Rage. Coming from Wood Oak City and fighting out of the blue corner, this skilled, faithful and powerful former wrestler can't possibly let his friends fight alone anymore.
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That’s right guys, Max Thunder is joining the fight!
After being mind-controlled by the Y twins, Max Thunder is ready to fight back in Mr. X Nightmare. Known for his great friendship and loyalty to Axel Stone, Max can no longer remain on the sidelines. It is time for him to come to the rescue of his fellow friends by using his own unique and powerful moves. Now that Max has come to the rescue.... What about you, are you ready to fight alongside him?
We are delighted to know that you guys liked the DLC announcement, and once again, we are glad to have a loving and passionate community supporting us in this journey.
And one last word, don’t forget, we have more surprises in store for you with Mr. X Nightmare. So, stay tuned guys!
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Today, we are thrilled to reveal what’s coming up in Streets of Rage 4 DLC “Mr. X Nightmare”:
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The hardhitting gameplay DLC trailer displays a whole new gaming experience, while introducing some awesome new features and playable fighters such as:
The intimidating and powerful Estel Aguirre as a playable character
New smashing game modes
Extra moves and weapons to keep the battles interesting
Exclusive tracks by Tee Lopes
With “Mr. X Nightmare”, get ready to go back into Wood Oak City, and join forces with Axel, Blaze and their mates to face the new threats that will stand in your way.
We are well aware that it's been a long wait for you all, but the dream continues thanks to your unconditional love and support. We hope you will enjoy the upcoming surprises as much as we do… So stay tuned for more!
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STREETS OF RAGE 4 - COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - END OF THE YEAR EDITION
Greetings everyone,
"Thank you" is the first thing we'd like to tell you for your everlasting support. 2020 was a tough year for everyone and we thought that we couldn't end the year without a huge Community Spotlight to honor every single Streets of Rage community members who've been supporting us since the very beginning.
Your support, your feedback helped us developing the Streets of Rage 4 game you deserved. And this beautiful adventure isn't over yet.
For this last community spotlight of the year, we're not going to highlighting fan arts and gameplay video only. We're adding more creations and a real shoutout to some community members and creators that we'd like to thank for everything they've done for Streets of Rage 4.
Discover our last selection of community content for 2020 and as usual, make sure to give a proper follow to all creators mentioned below:
You made some great creations on Streets of Rage 4 and want to be featured in our first community spotlight to jump in 2021?
- Tweet your creations (fan art, video, cosplay, or anything else) using #SOR4 and tag @Dotemu and/or @Streets4Art. - Tag us on Instagram @Streets4Rage
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NOMINATE STREETS OF RAGE 4 FOR BEST SOUNDTRACK - STEAM AWARDS 2020
Greetings everyone,
After many years of absence, Streets of Rage made a beautiful come-back this year with the cooperation of three studios (Dotemu, Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games) and an all-star line-up of composers from the East and the West.
Music in the Streets of Rage series has always been one of the most important things. The Steam Awards is coming this December and to thank all composers involved in Streets of Rage 4 Soundtrack, we'd like you to nominate Streets of Rage 4 for the Best Soundtrack category of the Steam Awards!
Enjoy Streets of Rage 4 Main Theme:
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STREETS OF RAGE 4 - NOMINATION AT THE GAME AWARDS
Greetings everyone,
We are honored and proud to announce that Streets of Rage 4 is nominated in the Best Action Game Category at The Game Awards!
On behalf of the whole Streets of Rage 4 team, we'd like to thank you for your everlasting support! If our game is nominated it's also thanks to its amazing community!
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STREETS OF RAGE 4 - NOW ON MAC & LINUX
Greetings everyone,
As usual, we'd like to thank you all for spreading so much love for Streets of Rage 4 since its release on April 30.
Today we'd like to announce a few things:
There is a 30% discount on Streets of Rage 4 title until November 16th
Starting today, Streets of Rage 4 is officially available on Mac and Linux via Steam (thank you Ethan Lee for your awesome help)
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STREETS OF RAGE 4 - COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT #3
Greetings everyone,
It's been five months since Streets of Rage 4 release. Can you believe that?
As usual, the whole Streets of Rage 4 team can't thank you enough for your everlasting support, also for all creation (fan arts, video, remix, etc.), you sent us these last months.
Today, we're highlighting a new selection of community creations that caught our attention since the game release in order to give a proper shoutout to the creators.
Discover this month's selection of community creations and make sure to follow all creators mentioned below.
Category #1: The coolest fan arts you’ll see today
You made some great creations on Streets of Rage 4 and want to be featured in our next community spotlight?
- Tweet your creations using #SOR4 and tag @Dotemu and @Streets4Art. - Post your fan arts in the "Artwork" section on Steam - Post your parodies, gameplay in the "Videos" section on Steam
Keep up with Streets of Rage 4 latest news on:
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Make sure to drop a follow to the development team on Twitter: @Dotemu, @Lizardcube, @Guard_Crush
STREETS OF RAGE 4 - BALANCING PATCH
Greetings everyone,
We will always be grateful to the community for sharing feedback since the game launched. Even when we don’t reply, we read your comments, your opinion, and feedback (no matter if it’s positive or negative) so everything counts.
Today we are glad to announce that your feedback helped us to bring more than eighty enhancements to the game. The patch notes will be quite long but worth taking some time to be read carefully.
Streets of Rage 4 balancing patch brings enhancements and several fixes to the game including
Online improvements: better fluidity and stability, less latency.
New online stats display options available on the HUD section.
Balancing improvements for all main characters.
Major gameplay improvements for all stages.
Various bug fixes.
Fixed rare random crashes.
[GENERAL GAMEPLAY ENHANCEMENTS]
Specials and star move can interrupt any hitstun state on ground
Specials can interrupt hit freeze
Faster jump start for SOR4 characters
[SOR4 CHARACTERS: FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS]
AXEL SOR4:
Faster move speed
Better recovery on-air special
Added additional invincibility frames on grand upper start-up
Added grand upper on the ground (OTG) property
Grand upper travels farther
Added neutral special OTG property
Neutral special has less hit freeze
Pipe swing has a less recovery
Air special: all hits connect when OTG + ignore weight class
Denfsive cost lowered
Rescaled damage on grand upper
Forward special has a bigger hitbox
Buff charge kick wall damage
Infinite stun-lock on enemies are removed
Special pipe goes farther
Better recovery on combo
Better damage on normal combo and star move
Charge attack goes a little farther
CHERRY SOR4:
Cherry can jump cancel after uppercut combo and grab uppercut
Added 2 frames stun on punches
Flying punch from combo is fully invincible
Cherry’s charged flying punch is invincible before hit
Full invulnerability during fall is removed
Special forward is faster
Damage Buff
Back throw works in corners
Pogo kick can hit OTG
Cherry damages are rescaled on normal combo
Infinite head stomping fixed
Cherry knee loop slightly nerfed
FLOYD SOR4:
Floyd’s attack x3 infinite is removed
Neutral special life costs adjustment
Floyd can no longer reset his grab move counter by jumping
Special take less HP
Floyd has now a slower animation throwing a butcher knife like all SOR4 characters
BLAZE:
Reduced vertical speed on juggle neutral special
Reduced vertical speed on juggle back attack
Blaze’s back attack has a high bounce
Jump cancel on combo kick 1st hit
ADAM:
Fixed Infinite loop
Added neutral special OTG property
[RETRO CHARACTERS: FIXES AND GAMEPLAY ENHANCEMENTS]
AXEL SOR1:
Added invincibility on headbutt
BLAZE SOR1:
Hitting behind with flip kick
ADAM SOR1:
Combo feels more like the original
Added body hit property to his last kick in combo as in original SOR1
Infinite fix
AXEL SOR2:
Fixed Star Move not recovering green health
MAX SOR2:
Atomic drop recovery is now shorter and bigger AOE
SKATE SOR3:
Damage nerf on blitz
AXEL SOR3:
Infinite removed
Increased run speed (+10%)
Fixed Star Move not recovering green health
Punch range is better
Jab recovery is shorter
SHIVA SOR3:
Blitz damage nerf
Fixed hitbox on Star Move
[BOSS: FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS]
Diva:
Bug fix Diva never going in phase 2.
Diva charge is slower.
No armor on kicks.
Electric area disappears faster.
Diva has longer preparation for snake bite.
Diva snake bite has less depth.
---- Commissioner Stage 2:
Balancing.
Commissioner has longer charge punch time + lower dash grab hitbox.
---- Estel:
Police attacks are easier to dodge.
---- Barbon:
Barbon kicks can hit another player after impact.
---- Shiva:
Smaller hitbox on palm moves.
Shiva double has a chance to align with the player (instead of being full random).
---- Commissioner Stage 7:
Fewer armor moves.
---- Riha & Beyo:
Beyo is a little faster.
No more armor moves for Beyo.
Armor finishes sooner for Riha's moves.
Less fire pond (lesser time and bigger cooldown).
Riha fire aoe moves are slower.
---- Max:
Throw aoe damage nerf.
Some AI fixes.
Can't combo the player anymore with 3 shoulder tackles.
---- Ms.Y:
Mr.Y is now harder to defeat
Elite Shadow reinforcements during the fight.
---- Mr. Y:
MrY stage 11 harder.
MrY stage 12 evades more.
---- Robot:
Mr.Y and Ms.Y final fight lasts longer (before the robot appearance)
Some robot hitboxes are smaller.
Legs positions have changed.
Twin getting into the robot regains full life.
Additional damages on the robot.
Fixed a bug preventing Mr.Y from throwing grenades.
Spider robot now has the same attacks in phase 1 & 2.
Fix a bug with Ms.Y not grabbing in stage 12 last fight.
STAGES / ENEMIES:
Nerfed Galsia weapon hitbox
Stage 9:
Apple added in the changing room.
Added a roasted chicken.
Stage 12:
Less green life at the beginning.
Fixed Pheasant and sparrow rising move.
Shorter electric vial time.
Reduced steam hazards hitbox.
Lots of enemies rising armor moves removed/nerfed.
Karate:
Longer parry recovery time.
Massive punch is easier to dodge
Caramel and Candy:
Headbutt nerf: hitbox + hitbox depth nerf.
Lower hp.
DIAMOND / palettes:
Jump kick track less.
Slap is slower.
Dylan:
No armor.
Raven / palettes:
Slower kicks.
Slower knee while rising.
Turn towards the target when rising.
Taser Cop:
Slower start up.
Smaller hitbox height.
Less HP.
Bronze enemy is not armored anymore during his attack.
Donovan and palettes have a slower jab punch.
Lower nb of hits to destroy bikes : 3.
Big Ben / Gourmand:
Gourmand jump attack tracks less.
Gourmand doesn’t do 2 hits anymore with an air attack.
Armor removed on Big Ben fire attack.
Elite Cop:
Slower shield regeneration.
Slower attack.
Boss Rush:
Barbon clone bug fixed.
Signal R & D:
Faster walk speed before grab.
VARIOUS
Deactivated special burst in Battle Mode
Enemies hurtbox while jumping on-screen is bigger.
You can pick up an item that is in the air if it is in your character height.
All characters can hit at point-blank.
You cannot charge a move while doing a charged move.
Forward specials are not triggered when pressing up or down.
Wall bounces increments the combo counter.
A character that is in « Body Hit » mode will collide more easily with other characters.
Nora palettes aren’t armored anymore.
Donovan can hold a hammer.
Gold reinforcements on stage 10 boss.
Stage 11 more score items on the plane.
Stage 12 ninja floor changed a little (removed spike ball, added Big Bens).
Faster transition on stage 1_2.
Donovan with a hammer on stage 3_1.
Boss Rush Mr.Y & Ms.Y robot trigger threshold as in Story Mode.
Bikes are now breakable in Stage 6.
Walking upward in front of Roo makes spawn 3 vials.
Score: combo bonuses don’t have a point limit now.
Better reinforcements spawn code preventing some reinforcements from spawning out of bounds.
Combo counters stay alive when hitting shields or guards.
Falling into holes breaks the combo.
Lowered Koobo control weapons number (2 flying at the same time).
Fixing Grenade throwers on roff throwing their grenades out of bounds.
Damage reduced on players when comboed by enemies.
Fixed a bug where you could infinite combo an enemy and refill his life.
Fixing pickup bug when several items overlap.
Weapons start flashing in red at 1/3 life (instead of 1/2).
Sledgehammer freeze reduced a bit.
Fixed input bug when canceling blitz by fwd special near a wall.
Fixed some scripting issues in the 5-2 bar fight.
Better reinforcements spawning.
Throwing knives do 36 damage instead of 35 preventing some weird 0hp enemy situations.
Some K-washi shield issues fixed.
Retro Shiva boss fight reworked.
Added 10 frames of stun after vault jump.
Pummel moves fix preventing some infinite.
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Make sure to drop a follow to the development team on Twitter: @Dotemu, @Lizardcube, @Guard_Crush
STREETS OF RAGE 4 - COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT #2
Greetings people,
Streets of Rage 4 is already four months old. Can you believe that?
The development team is still listening to the community’s feedback to improve the game as much as possible. A lot of community members and creators loved seeing their creations in our first community spotlight. That’s why we’re giving another round of applause to all creators who shared with us their masterpieces and deserve to be known for their talent.
We can’t thank you all enough for your everlasting support and all creations you keep sending us since Streets of Rage 4 got released.
Discover this month's selection of community creations and make sure to follow all creators mentioned below.
Category #1: The coolest fan arts you’ll see today
You made some great creations on Streets of Rage 4 and want to be featured in our next community spotlight?
- Tweet your creations using #SOR4 and tag @Dotemu and @Streets4Art. - Post your fan arts in the "Artwork" section on Steam - Post your parodies, gameplay in the "Videos" section on Steam
Keep up with Streets of Rage 4 latest news on:
Join us on Discord: discord.gg/sor4 Streets of Rage 4 website: www.streets4rage.com Streets of Rage 4 Facebook: www.facebook.com/StreetsofRage4
Make sure to drop a follow to the development team on Twitter: @Dotemu, @Lizardcube, @Guard_Crush
STREETS OF RAGE 4 - COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT #1
Greetings everyone,
Can you believe that? Streets of Rage 4 has hit your platform three months ago already.
Streets of Rage 4 has a bright future going forward. The whole SOR4 team behind the game is working hard to make it happen.
For those of you who don't know, we held an Ask Me Anything on Reddit two months ago and answered many questions about Streets of Rage 4 development and plans for the future (update, DLC, etc.) and more.
You can read it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/golg88/we_are_dotemu_lizardcube_and_guard_crush_games/
We can’t thank you enough for your everlasting support but also for all creation (fan arts, video, remix, etc.) you sent us these last months.
Today we decided to highlight a selection of community creations and give a proper shoutout to the creators. Take a look and make sure to drop them a follow!
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You made some great creations on Streets of Rage 4 and want to be featured in our next community spotlight?
- Tweet your creations using #SOR4 and tag @Dotemu and @Streets4Art.
- Post your fan arts in the "Artwork" section on Steam
- Post your parodies, gameplay in the "Videos" section on Steam
Keep up with Streets of Rage 4 latest news on:
Join us on Discord: discord.gg/sor4
Streets of Rage 4 website: www.streets4rage.com
Streets of Rage 4 Facebook: www.facebook.com/StreetsofRage4
Make sure to drop a follow to the development team on Twitter: @Dotemu, @Lizardcube, @Guard_Crush