River City: Rival Showdown

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The 1989 retro classic River City Ransom has muscled up and doubled down on modern innovation! Tightened controls, improved backgrounds, and even online play -- this version has it all and more!

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180 reviews
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Developer:
APLUS Co., Ltd.
Publisher:
Arc System Works
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
11 October 2023
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (180)

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Description

The 1989 retro classic River City Ransom has muscled up and doubled down on modern innovation!

Tightened controls, improved backgrounds, and even online play -- this version has it all and more!

Throw in a 2D fighting game mode to the mix, and River City has never been more action-packed!

■ Craft your own story and unlock various endings in single player mode!

Brand new story events await as you battle through three days of hot-blooded high school hostilities!

Characters and dialogue change with each completed event, culminating in a variety of unique endings.

Uncover sinister plots and protect your turf at all costs! The fate of River City is in your hands!

■ Utilize flashy new special techniques to send your adversaries packing!

Stone Hands, Dragon Feet -- Kunio already has quite an arsenal up his sleeve.

Bring even more bravado to the brawl with an array of fresh, never-before-seen macho maneuvers!

And that's not all! Ultra moves make their return, with enough firepower to bring any would-be challengers to their knees!

■ Play against friends in the 2D fighting game mode!

"Double Dragon Duel 2023" (or DDD for short) is an all-new 2D fighting game bundled in at no extra cost.

Select from a bountiful roster of hardened hitters and connect with friends both near and far to see who is the top dog on campus!

And the word on the street is that even more unlockable characters await those who can find them...!

  • This product is a port of the 2016 title River City: Rival Showdown.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM)
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
6 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible Sound Card

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

Animarelic
Recommended | 02 Jan 2024
37.4h played

This is my Childhood, My dear Aunt that passed away who was my 2P aka Ryan aka Riki, would be proud to see how far the game has come. The Graphics overhaul with NPC's bring River City aka Yumemicho to life. This Game is

Helpful: 24
Ricas
Recommended | 27 Oct 2023
6.2h played

Negative reviews are nearly all from before they patched the input issues. It's been resolved. Note the playtime of the negative reviews. None are more than an hour.

Helpful: 56
demondude777
Recommended | 25 Aug 2024
2.5h played

River City Ransom is still my favorite NES game ever, and still in the top 10 of my favorite games ever as well. The controller issue when the game came out is fixed if anyone was wondering. RC:RS is a very good

Helpful: 20
Baiganx
Not recommended | 16 Oct 2023
6 min played

So I thought the string of controller and input issues was just bad luck but..nope. It exists. This game came out of the gate in a horrible state, and the Devs have a response of "No YOU!" to this than actually FIXING

Helpful: 35
Wall cancer
Recommended | 29 Oct 2023
3.4h played

They actually fixed the input issues and the game feels responsive to control. I also like the tweaks they added to this port like running being instantaneous or the removal of the pause when you run into a mob which

Helpful: 21
MarxmanCinema
Recommended | 17 Oct 2023
16.0h played

As a fan of the OG American version of River City Ransom on the NES, (Was playing it in 1990) and River City Ransom Underground, I wasn't even aware that River City Ransom was remade on the 3DS back in 2016. So when I

Helpful: 13