Publisher and co-developers Dotemu,Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games revealed the third and final new character that will be added in the Mr. X Nightmare DLC for Streets of Rage 4.
The third DLC fighter is Shiva, a charismatic kenpo master and Axel Stone’s former rival. A new trailer showing off the character in action was also shared;
About Shiva
Shiva is a recurring boss from the Streets of Rage series, appearing as a boss in all games from Streets of Rage 2 onwards. He acts as Mr. X’s right hand man in the Syndicate Crime Organization.
Shiva is a muscular and handsome Asian-American man, around the same age of his rival-turned-friend Axel Stone. He has shoulder-length black (or dark-bluish) hair, and a somewhat menacing yet disciplined facial expression.
In his debut in SOR2, he dresses in a traditional black Koppou-ken attire showing part of his thoracic muscles, pants and training shoes, along with a thin red headband, sash belt, and fingerless kickboxing gloves.
About Streets of Rage 4
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street beating, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
The all-time classic Streets of Rage, known as Bare Knuckle (ベア・ナックル Bea Nakkuru) in Japan, is a beat ‘em up series known for this timeless gameplay and electronic dance influenced music. Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy’s gameplay with new mechanics, beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a God tier soundtrack.
Team up with iconic and brand-new characters
Streets of Rage 4 got its iconic characters back: Axel, Blaze, and Adam teaming up with new brother and sister in arms Floyd Iraia and Cherry Hunter. With some brand-new moves and kickass tracks to take a listen, our heroes are ready to dish out beatdowns to a fledgling group of ill-advised criminals in full force.
Nostalgia strikes again
One of your dreams is coming true. In addition to the 5 new characters, unlock and play your favorite pixelated characters from the previous Streets of Rage games such as Axel, Adam, Blaze, Skate, Max and many more with their own retro SFX, in gorgeous HD hand-drawn urban environments. And for the full nostalgic experience, you will also be able to play with the music of the previous Streets of Rage games!
Outstanding Hand-Drawn Visuals
Streets of Rage 4 will be the first entry to the core series in 25 years, standing as Axel, Adam or Blaze’s glorious return to serving up side-scrolling beatdowns. With lush hand-drawn animations, new combat abilities, and fresh tracks from an amazing team of composers, Streets of Rage 4 will be a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
