Streets of Rage 4 includes retro music and character art

After a quarter of a century, Streets of Rage is about to get another sequel. But while Streets of Rage 4 is a reimagining of the beat-’em-up classic, developers Dotemu and Lizardcube are also promising to include throwbacks to the original Sega Genesis games. That includes 16-bit audio tracks from composer Yuzo Koshiro and original pixel character sprites.

Streets of Rage 4 hits PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One this year. Dotemu and Lizardcube did confirm that the leaked April 23 release date on the Nintendo eShop is not accurate. So far, Streets of Rage 4 does not have a release date beyond “2020” — although the studios say they plan to reveal that soon. And you can add the game to your Steam Wishlist now.