There is a CPU helper that you can get to fight alongside you as well. Some power-ups have a double-edge sword effect to where you get a negative in return for the positive, but sometimes the positive is better.

You might add a burning effect to your special moves or maybe choose to regain health per attack at the cost of not gaining health from food pickups. You go through wave after wave of enemies with your chosen fighter and get to choose attribute bonuses at the end of each wave. This survival mode adds TONS of replay value to the game. The new survival mode is the main feature. One would think that the new characters would be the best feature of the DLC, but it certainly isn’t. There is also an extra unlockable character – Roo from Streets of Rage 3 is an extra hidden unlockable from the DLC. His air attacks are easily some of the best in the game – only Cherry can rival him in air attacks and I feel he beats her. Long story short, if you like combos, pick Shiva and get creative and you’ll get a high combo very quickly. He can literally shower an area with attacks. He is Mr X’s expert fighter that was first playable (as a secret character) in Streets of Rage 3. Shiva is the popular boss character from Streets of Rage 2 and 3. She also has the throwback super attack to where a cop in a police car showers the area with rockets.

Estel is agile and she hits hard with her melee attacks. Estel is the cop that is on the tail of the heroes throughout much of the campaign. Max is slow, but he has some special moves that can help him out in overall movement. He has many highly damaging grabs and attacks. This guy was known for being a total powerhouse in that game and he still takes the most damage out of any of the playable characters. Max is the retired pro-wrestler from Streets of Rage 2. All characters are former bosses in the game. The most obvious addition are the three new characters.