10 Beloved Video Games That Deserve A Modern Reboot

7. Streets Of Rage

If you grew up in the '90s and had a Mega Drive in the house, then it's quite likely that you have fond memories of playing one of the Streets Of Rage games with a mate or a sibling. In their era, they were some of the best co-op games around. Going from place to place and body-slamming thugs into submission, beating up porky dudes that breathed fire for some reason (too much curry, perhaps?) while humming along to Yuzo Koshiro's phenomenal, catchy-as-hell soundtrack never got old. It's a shame that the last Streets Of Rage game is now 20-years-old. It had a spiritual successor in the 32-bit era in the form of Fighting Force, but like a lot of early 3D games it was held back by clunky, laggy controls. But technology has come a long way since then. The success of games such as Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World prove that there's still a market for side-scrolling brawlers. Streets Of Rage's gameplay could be tweaked and refined to fit in nicely with today's games. An upgrade system that unlocked new moves and environmental takedowns similar to those in games like Sleeping Dogs would be neat additions, and adding a sophisticated combo system wouldn't go amiss, either. Sega could also add leaderboards, challenges and online co-op to round off the experience. A new Streets Of Rage has the potential to be a big hit on Steam, Xbox Live and the PSN if it's done right. Make it over-the-top and reasonably priced (with the mighty Yuzo Koshiro returning to compose the soundtrack) and people will be throwing money at their screens in no time.