Finished a quick game of Streets of Rage 2 as Skate. First time I beat this as Skate (he was the only character I hadn't beaten the game with yet).
He's such a mixed bag. I like the dash and especially the dash jump attack that has incredible range and hits everything in its path. His throw is good too and he can get behind any enemy super fast. However, his normal attacks are just too weak, his jump sucks, and he has no health.
When I didn't have room to start a dash, enemies would easily gang up on me. And there were several parts where I couldn't figure out a reliable strategy at all. Lost five lives to the freaking boxer boss in stage 5... literally no idea how to deal with that guy as Skate. I thought I'd have to start over because I used my first continue as early as in stage 6, but luckily I got to the final boss with 5 lives on my last continue. Mr. X is a punching bag at least.