I really wanted to like this more. You can see all the care that the developers put into this game's combat system and overall feel. Unfortunately, the difficulty curve is quite steep and unbalanced. The enemy placements in some of the later levels are f***ed up, healing items are pretty rare and even in normal difficulty (which I found very similar to Streets of Rage 4's Mania difficulty... I can't imagine what the later difficulties would feel like) the game becomes very frustrating. Plus, the pixel art aesthetic is very good, but it's ruined by some post processing glow effects that hurt my eyes after a while. I can see the appeal of this game and I can understand why many people like it... it's just not for me.