I had no idea until today that people think this is the black sheep of the Streets series. I liked it quite a bit! Levels are a bit long and enemies can be spongy but I still had a pretty good time with this one. Again, it probably helps that I managed to rope a friend into playing this with me, and it definitely helps that we were playing as a robotic old man and a kangaroo.

The other Streets of Rage games don't let you play as a robotic old man or a kangaroo. I rest my case.