How to Unlock Characters

Streets of Rage 4 features a roster of 12 characters that are both new and from the prevoius 3 games in the series, each one presented in their original 16-bit form. Check out our How to Unlock Characters guide to find out how you can get each of these protagonists in the game.

The five central characters in Streets of Rage 4 are series mainstays Axel and Blaze. Adam Hunter, who for the first time in the series is a playable character. Adam’s daughter Cherry, the badass guitar-wielding rocker, and Floyd, a cybernetically-armed juggernaut who is the strongest of the five. Aside from Adam all the characters, are unlocked the same way and that is by filling up the Lifetime points meter by playing through various modes. In order to unlock all the characters that are available you will need to repeat the main campaign multiple times with different characters and at different levels.

What are Lifetime Points

Lifetime points are granted in Streets of Rage 4 based on how well you did by the end of each mission. These points increase as the game goes on as well as in higher difficulties. You can fill up the Lifetime points meter faster completing certain tasks and refraining from using stage assists.

What are the Bonus Tasks

The bonus tasks in Streets of Rage 4 are listed below. Completing them will allow you to earn the maximum amount of Lifetime points in a stage.

• Completing a stage on a higher difficulty level.

• Beating a stage with a character you have never used before for the first time.

• Completing a stage for the first time with a second player.

• Getting a high letter ranking after beating a stage.

(To get a high ranking depends on how much time, character HP and stars you have left after completing a stage playthrough. Health and star bonus are only tallied up in Story Mode and Stage Select).

How to Unlock Adam Hunter

Adam Hunter is the blanked out figure in the character select when you first start the game. In order to unlock Adam in Streets of Rage 4, you must play through the Story Mode and complete Stage 4.

Character Unlock Requirements

Listed below are the number of Lifetime points that are required in order to add each Streets of Rage 4 character to your playable roster.

• Streets of Rage 1 - Axel Stone

Reach or exceed the 200,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 1 - Adam Hunter

Reach or exceed the 250,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 1 - Blaze Fielding

Reach or exceed the 310,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 2 - Max Thunder

Reach or exceed the 390,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 2 - Axel Stone

Reach or exceed the 480,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 2 - Blaze Fielding

Reach or exceed the 570,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 2 - Skate Hunter

Reach or exceed the 650,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 3 - Axel Stone

Reach or exceed the 730,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 3 - Blaze Fielding

Reach or exceed the 840,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 3 - Skate Hunter

Reach or exceed the 940,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 3 - Dr. Gilbert Zan

Reach or exceed the 1,050,000 lifetime point score total.

• Streets of Rage 3 - Shiva

Reach or exceed the 1,150,000 lifetime point score total.

Check out our How to get a High Score guide to find out the best way to earn the Lifetime Points needed to unlock the various characters in Streets of Rage 4.