 In 2004, readers of "Retro Gamer" magazine voted "Streets of Rage 2" as the 64th best retro game of all time, and the staff later included in their top ten lists of Mega Drive, Game Gear, and Nomad games.It has also been listed as one of the best games ever made by publications such as "Stuff", and as one of the greatest retro games by sites such as NowGamer and BuzzFeed.The Xbox Live Arcade digital version of "Streets of Rage 2" sold 184,555 units on the Xbox 360 console, .