Streets of Rage is one of my favorite Sega franchises because it's probably the best console beat em up series ever made. Even from the first game Sega had something cooking and it paid off. The amazing music done by the iconic Yuzo Koshiro and the graphics for the time was something to behold. We get introduced to now iconic characters such as Axel, Blaze and Adam who became mainstays in the series. The gang war and the taking down a evil syndicate isn't the most original idea ever but it's still fun beating up baddies. Streets of Rage is a seminal moment in the Genesis life and basically was another jab at Nintendo.