Streets of Rage

Gameplay is straightforward and simple. Three buttons are used, one to jump, another to attack and another to perform a range attack from a support police car. Each character has a limited set of moves that include punching and kicking or performing a back attack, two grapple moves, a flying attack, and different abilities: Adam is slow, but a good jumper and a hard hitter, Axel fast and also a hard hitter, but a lousy jumper and Blaze fast and a good jumper, but weak hitter.

Levels are in typical arcade side-scroller fashion: move from left to right (with two exceptions), clearing screens from enemies one after another as fast as possible while avoiding damage with a boss at the end. Some levels feature "death drops" where the player must avoid falling, while throwing enemies there at the same time, including an elevator level.

Several items are scattered on the ground, from melee weapons and bonus points (and lives or additional police cars) to apples and turkeys (to restore health).