 Like the previous game, "Streets of Rage 2" is a side-scrolling beat-em-up in which one or two players fight against waves of enemies while picking up weapons and items along the way.Along with returning characters Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding, the game introduces two new characters; Max Thunder, a slow-moving but powerful wrestler, and Eddie "Skate" Hunter, the brother of previous game's Adam Hunter who can move around quickly with his rollerblades.In addition to standard attacks, which have been expanded from the previous game, each character can perform a unique Blitz Attack by double tapping a direction before attacking.