This is where it all began! One of the greatest Genesis series ever was the Streets Of Rage games. This game is very fun and challenging at the same time, and with its varying levels of diffuclty you can make it either really easy or hair rippin possibly impossible lol. Anyways you can start off as either of the two classic characters in this game Axel Stone, or Blaze Fielding, and you can also use some dude named Adam, who didn't make any other appearences in the series. While this might be the first in the series the moves list for the characters is still pretty impressive. All the characters have their own combos, grappling tactics, team attacks are possible, deffensive attacks, and also each character uses weapons differently. 1 thing that is unique in this game that is not seen in the others is that you can call for some back up! If the punks literally start kickin your A$$ you can call this Police Car that looks like a Civic CRX (which adds to the retro feel and makes it great) and the dude in the ride shoots up all the enemies on screen. This game is a very good length its not to short but its also not to long. I do like the Streets of Rage games that came out later, probably more so. Though this game is a true classic that influenced many games of this genre.