And in recent history, the most embarrassing instance of the latter came with the launch of SEGA Forever, SEGA’s attempt to bring its classics back to mobile gamers. For every time it gets things right (such as the M2-developed SEGA 3D Archives on the Nintendo 3DS), you can probably find two or three cases where it misses the mark (the various mega-collections of Genesis games come to mind here). To say the company has had a spotty history with emulation of its most famous console would be understating the case.
The reason I’m writing this review is because Streets of Rage 2 and Genesis emulation are not always best friends, particularly when it’s coming from SEGA itself.
You can easily find gobs of people who will tell you at great length why. Outside of the Sonic the Hedgehog games and perhaps Aladdin, there aren’t many games that personify the Genesis better than Streets of Rage 2. It’s one of the best games on the Genesis, and arguably the best side-scrolling beat-em-up ever made. You probably don’t need me to tell you about Streets of Rage 2. SEGA’s 16-bit console is a well-known quantity in the West, even nearly 30 years after its initial release, and thanks to the company keeping their Genesis library in fairly regular circulation, its biggest hits are so widely-played and famous that there’s practically no need for new reviews. Not because the game isn’t worthy or its release on the platform is of little note, mind you. Originally, I had no intentions of writing a review for this SEGA Forever release of Streets of Rage 2 (Free).
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