12 Video Games Created By Accident

After Streets of Rage 3 was released, fans could've never anticipated they would have to wait a quarter of a century for a sequel. Considering SOR was a cornerstone for beat 'em ups during the 90s, you'd think Sega or some other development team would get cracking with Streets of Rage 4 sooner.

But here's the thing - they technically did.

Core Design pitched a new Streets of Rage instalment directly to Sega's CEO, Bernie Stolar. Annoyingly, the proposal was dismissed, since Stolar never heard of the series... despite being in charge of the company who created it.

Instead of giving up, Core Design decided to craft their own beat 'em up called Fighting Force. Despite not having SOR's branding, there was a lot of hype for this title, since it was made by the same guys behind Tomb Raider.

Unfortunately, this Streets of Rage clone was ripped apart for its repetitive gameplay, uncreative character designs, and the fact it was clearly a Streets of Rage clone. In hindsight, it was a blessing Fighting Force wasn't an official Streets of Rage follow-up, as it would've tarnished the franchise's reputation.