Summary
Nintendo Switch Onlinehas added three classic Sega Genesis games —Streets of Rage, Super Thunder Blade,andESWAT: City Under Siege— to the library of titles available with the Expansion Pack. Fans of retro video games can get access to NES, SNES, and Game Boy favorites with a regularSwitch Onlinesubscription, and the Expansion Pack adds many iconic N64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis games to the selection.
Games Added to Switch Online + Expansion Pack in April
Of the three new games,Streets of Ragemight be the most recognizable, as its 1991 release marked the beginning of a long-lived and successful franchise that comprises four games, numerous fan projects, comics, and short stories. As recently as 2022, there was even aStreets of Ragefeature film and television series in the works by Lionsgate, though there haven’t been any updates on that project in a while. This Switch Online additionis a side-scrolling beat ‘em up that pits former police officers against a crime syndicate that has set up base in the fictional city of Wood Oak.
Another side scroller, this time a platformer,ESWAT: City Under Siegewas released in 1990. A port of a popular arcade game of the time, with some new levels and weapons tossed into the mix,ESWATalso puts players in the boots of a police officer on a mission to clean up the streets. But despite the similarities in presentation and setting, this Switch Online newcomer offers a completely different experience toStreets of Rage.
The combat flight simulatorSuper Thunder Bladealso pits players against relentless bad guys, but shakes things up a bit by giving them a helicopter to use as a weapon instead. Released in 1988, the popular game has been ported a few times, to PS2 and PSP in 2007 and Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2009, and fans are excited to see it join themany games available with a Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription.
