Streets of Rage 3 - Plot

Plot

After being defeated twice, Syndicate crime boss Mr. X has started a research company called RoboCy Corporation to act as a cover for his illegal activities. The world's best roboticist, Dr. Dahm, has been brought in to help him create an army of realistic robots to replace important officials from the city. With the replacements in place, Mr. X plans to run the city using a remote control device. His criminal organization, The Syndicate, has strategically placed bombs around the city to distract the police while the city officials are dealt with.

Dr. Zan discovers what the research is really for and knows the Syndicate must be stopped. He contacts Blaze Fielding with the details of The Syndicate's plan. Blaze quickly contacts her old comrades Axel Stone and Adam Hunter for a task force to bring down The Syndicate once and for all. Axel quickly joins the task force, but Adam can't make it (due to his own assignments from within the police) and sends his young brother, Eddie "Skate" Hunter instead. The game has four endings depending on the difficulty level and if the player defeats certain levels in an alloted amount of time.

Good ending: The player has completed the game in Normal or Hard mode, rescued the Chief of Police and defeated Robot Y before the time limit expires. The Syndicate headquarters are about to explode, but Adam manages to rescue his companions in his helicopter. The headquarters explode, and an image of the four characters looking happily at the saved city on a blue background appears, with an upward text relating the officers' rescue and the deactivating of the bombs, as well as the fact Dr. Dahm is being rehabilitated in a psychiatric hospital. Meanwhile, the characters have their own separate ways, as depicted on the background pictures in the credits. After the credits, an image of the gang watching the sunset with Adam and Max is shown, with the message "THE END" below.

Neutral ending: The player has completed the game in Easy mode (which lasts until level 5). The player has defeated Mr. X's robotic clone, but after that, he says the characters must 'try harder' if they want to save the city. The image shown results to be a monitored image from Mr. X's office, who breaks the wine cup while furiously looking at the scene. The text "THE END?" appears below and there are no credits.

Neutral ending 2: The player has completed the game in Normal or Hard mode, and failed to rescue the Chief of Police. In that case, the last level is played in the City Hall and the player must defeat the Chief's robotic clone and Shiva in front of the press. When both are defeated, Dr. Zan tries to make Shiva confess, but he fails to do so, and an image of Shiva wounded with the gang behind him appears on Mr. X's monitor and, again, he breaks the wine cup while furiously looking at the scene. The text "THE END?" appears below and there are no credits.

Bad ending: The player has completed the game in Normal or Hard mode, rescued the Chief of Police and defeated Robot Y after the time limit expired. The gang is saved by Adam, only to see the city devastated by the explosion series. A pitch black background appears, with the text telling of the player's failure, and there are no credits. In the Japanese version of this ending, the black background is replaced with a picture of a destroyed city, further emphasizing the impact of events.