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Some beat ‘em up fans swear by Final Fight as the best series in the genre, but anyone that owned a Genesis/Mega Drive knows that the true king of the brawler is the Streets of Rage franchise. GamesRadar’s most retro editors--for the record that’s Henry, Ryan, and Lucas--recently booted up the oddball third entry in the series for this special RadarPlays. Why is a cyborg wizard helping cops fight gangsters? This video won’t answer that, but it’s a lot of fun anyway.

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