Streets of Rage 3 / Bare Knuckle III Japanese Packaging / Box Art Translation

Streets of Rage 3 / Bare Knuckle III (3.18.94)

The black sheep of the series, Streets of Rage 3 eschewed the groovy club music for a much more aggressive and abrasive soundtrack. In addition to rewriting large parts of the plot, some depictions that were too problematic even by edgy 90s standards had to be removed for the American release.

(Images taken from Gamefaqs.)

In possession of the demonic atom 'Rakushin,' the syndicate brought a tragic explosion upon the public.

What aims are they aspiring towards?

Now, once again, Axel and his friends have fallen into a never-ending fight!