a a kid and i love this game . i play it a zillion time during spring 1993 with my friend andrew . i use to play axel or blaze and he would be adam and no matter how often we play it we never seem to get bore . then street of rage 2 come out . and we quickly forget that this one even exist . you play a ex cop axel stone and adam or blaze fielding and who have quit the force in order to take on the bad guy in their own way . there be 8 level to work thru in a run down and corrupt city lead by the evil mr x. beat up all the bad guy and the end of level bos be much fun . level 4 ( the bridge ) be my fave because you could chuck baddie down the hole into the river . you even have the chance to become mr. x right hand man at the end of the game ( at a price ) . this lead to the bad end in which you become the the bos of the syndicate . exactly how this be possible be a mystery since you destroy the syndicate on your way to mr. x and but never mind . street of rage also have truly fantastic music . the composer yuzo koshiro do absolute miracle with the limited technology of the sega genesis . the main theme and level one and level 4 and final bos be standout tune . a a wii owner i be proud to have this forever on my console . but with street of rage 2 also available and it do kind of render the first one somewhat obsolete . pro representaverage graphic but nice background represent in a comic book like panel progression that fit the tone of the game . great tune . easy to get into and hard to put down . con representvastly inferior to the infinitely more complex street of rage 2. poor enemy ai . baddie often walk away from you instead of engage in combat . this be especially infuriate with the level 5 bos . lack of combo move . lack of decent weapon . bad guy model be repeat far too often . graphic b sound a gameplay b last appeal b .