All in all,Streets of Rage 4has widely beenconsidered a glorious return for the classic beat-em-up franchise, but many have agreed that there’s still room for improvement. The good news is that much of that improvement is now available, as publisher and co-developer Dotemu has released a massive balancing patch for the game.
After announcing last week thatStreets of Rage 4would be getting a balance update, Dotemu, alongside fellow co-developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games, have finally released the new patch, which boasts dozens of enhancements, bug fixes, and balance changes across the entire game, all of which were tested out by theSOR4community. These range from changes to individual characters like Axel and Cherry to general gameplay improvements like making special and star moves capable of interrupting any hitstun state on the ground.
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The full patch notes can be found on Dotemu’s website, but the publisher sums upStreets of Rage 4’s newest changes as so:
Aside from the balance patch, Dotemu also took the opportunity to note that the game has surpassed 1.5 million downloads, while reminding fans thatStreets of Rage 4is getting DLC. “We couldn’t be happier with the reception ofStreets of Rage 4. We thank the fans who have supported the game from day one - a lot of the updates in the patch enhance the replay value for folks who have been with us from the start,” said executive producer Cyrille Imbert in a press release. “Additional updates are currently in production and we’ll have more to share on that soon.”
Streets of Rage 4is available for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
