A love letter to classic beat em ups with a pseudo-p0rn0graphic twist.

Heavy Streets of Rage influences abound, from a level lifted straight off of SoR4's Skytrain, to a baseball diamond descending into the Earth like in SoR2 and a Tommy Gun wielding final boss.

The art style is heavily influenced by FInal Fight/Final Vendetta, and Fight N' Rage might have litigation potential from the menu screen alone.

And yet, despite not having an original idea, the game manages to be quite fun. Difficulty is challenging, many of the enemies immediately attack upon recovering, so you can't really play hyper-aggressively. Sprites are big, backgrounds are quite nice, and the music is upbeat and solid. Price point is really fair at $9.99.

The combat is a bit slow, however, and the game would benefit greatly from a turbo mode, but I'm not sure if there's any more development in the works.

2024 was a pretty bad year for the genre. The best game was by far Vengeance Hunters. I'd say this one is a distant second. For $10 this is a good addition to any beat em up completionist's library. For more casual fans, you might find more fun elsewhere (Shredder's Revenge, SoR4, etc.)