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River City Ransom (JP) (known as Street Gangs in Europe) is a beat 'em up game originally released on the NES and is the 3rd in the Kunio-kun series preceded by Renegade and Super Dodge Ball.
Plot[]
Gameplay[]
The gameplay follows two high school students, Alex and Ryan, as they cross River City in an attempt to rescue River City High and Ryan's girlfriend Cyndi from the clutches of a villain called "Slick". Along the way, they battle with gangs of students and several gang leaders.
In addition to being a beat 'em up, River City Ransom has RPG elements with the game being open world. The combat is very similar to Double Dragon and objects can be used as melee or projectiles.
However, the effectiveness in battle is determined through their stats and their knowledge of fighting techniques, purchased through books from shops.
Defeated gang members drop loot which can be used to buy books, food, and spa treatments which may increase stats. Passwords are used to keep track of the character's progress. There are 9 gangs to fight, each with different characteristics.
Development[]
Credits[]
- Directors: W. S. Little, Hiroyuki Sekimoto (H. Sekimoto), and Mitsuhiro Yoshida (M. Yoshida)
- Programmers: Genei Fukuhara (F. Gen), Shintaro Kumagai (S. Kuma), Shin, and Atsushi Tanimoto (Tommy. Tani)
- Character Designer: Masao Shiroto (M. Shiroto)
- Background Designers: Kazuyo Togo and Misa Yazaki (M. Yazaki)
- Sound Composer: Kazuo Sawa (K. Sawa)
- Sound Programmer: Michiya Hirasawa (M. Hirasawa)
- Manual Package Designer: Kumiko Mukai (K. Mukai)
- Special Thanks to: M. Ohata, Shinichi Saitō, and Kazunaka Yamane (K. Yamane)
Reception[]
The game received generally positive reviews. GamesRadar ranked it the seventh best NES game of all time.
External links[]
- River City Ransom at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Downtown Nekketsu Story at the Kunio-kun Wiki
- River City Ransom at Double Dragon Wiki
- River City Ransom at MobyGames
- River City Ransom at GameFAQs
- River City Ransom at Strategy wiki
- The Ridiculous Chronology of the River City/Kunio-kun Series at Hardcore Gaming 101
- River City Ransom at The Cutting Room Floor