![]() In the Western (now non-canonical) release, meanwhile, recurring villain Mr. So what exactly was altered? Well, firstly, the main plot: in Bare Knuckle III - which, it’s worth noting, is regarded as canon so far as Streets of Rage 4 is concerned - the narrative involves Blaze and Axel returning to the police force they had abandoned in the first game to investigate the detonation of an experimental weapon in the city suburbs and the disappearance of a military general in the midst of peace negotiations. ![]() While there’s no concrete confirmation one way or the other, the fact that the game released in 1994 - right in the midst of the debates over video games violence that ultimately led to the formation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board in America - would probably explain why the game’s content was altered so substantially between its Eastern and Western releases. One cannot talk about Streets of Rage 3 without discussing the localisation issues, so let’s get that out of the way first. ![]() Thankfully, modern compilations such as the Sega Mega Drive Classicscollection make it very easy to access the Japanese version - though it’s worth taking a look at the Western release too for an extreme example of what unnecessary localisation due to external pressure looks like. ![]() Probably the most notorious entry in the franchise due to how heavily it was altered between its original Japanese release as Bare Knuckle III and its Western incarnation. ![]()
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