The soundtrack too, primarily the work of Olivier Deriviere with contributions from Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima amongst others, is an absolute delight; an eclectic, expansive mix of old-school chiptune, Daft Punk-esque pop, Jazz, funk and full-on pumping dance tracks, it eschews the experimental madness of Streets of Rage 3's divisive soundtrack in favour of non-stop crowd-pleasers. It's also been fused together with the onscreen action perfectly, tracks sometimes only kicking in fully when first contact is made with the enemy; you might also notice the odd thug kicking some piece of background scenery in time to the music here and there. Streets of Rage has always been about battering baddies in time to some delicious beats and the developers have given us the ultimate representation of that here; the music every bit as vital to your enjoyment of proceedings as the non-stop action. As a bonus you can also unlock remixed soundtracks from the first two Streets of Rage games, so you're absolutely spoiled for choice with regards to what music accompanies the beatings you hand out.