River City Girls
There’s trouble once again on the mean streets of River City, but this time the boys are in over their heads! In this all-new entry in the legendary beat-’em-up series, hot-blooded heroes Kunio and Riki have been captured, leaving it to their hard-hitting girlfriends, Kyoko and Misako, to serve up some payback. As you punch and kick your way across town – either solo or with a friend in local co-op – you’ll gain new skills, chow down on power-ups, wield an assortment of weapons, and unleash an arsenal of combos, throws, and special attacks that will leave the bad guys crying for mama – all in outrageous 16-bit style! The awesome action is punctuated by manga story panels, anime cutscenes, and an epic synth-pop soundtrack. It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
Key Features:
-Wild beat-’em-up action for one or two players!
-Glorious pixel-art graphics plus anime and manga cutscenes!
-Fantastic soundtrack featuring Megan McDuffee, Chipzel, Cristina Vee, Dale North, and NateWantsToBattle!
-Six large city regions to fight through, complete with shops and side quests!
-Loads of weapons, items, and abilities to power-up your heroines!
-Guest appearances by classic River City characters!
River City Girls Review
Where to even begin… I have been a fan of the Kunio-Kun series since 2014 when I found River City Ransom for the NES, and have been absolutely enthralled with River City Girls, the latest title in the series. I could spend hours upon hours explaining all my feelings for the game, but here is a quick overview:
The visuals are absolutely gorgeous and the fluid animations further back up its fantastic beat-’em-up gameplay. Likewise, the characters play off of each other so well, it makes the experience even more captivating for a game with a seemingly sub-par plot on the outside. All of this combined strengthens the replay value, since you can play the game on a harder difficulty with more characters to play as, each with their own unique movesets and combos, whilst still keeping all of your items and stats from the previous playthrough.
However, the default controls for PC users like me were very frustrating and horrendous, as all of the keys were crammed together and made it extremely awkward to get the hang of. This wouldn’t be such a big deal, but that is not to mention the lack of a remap setting, forcing you to use the defaults. After a while, you will eventually get used to the controls and see that it is much like an arcade fight stick, which may be intended or not. Likewise, finding specific recruits like the nightmare variants to fill out the pages takes an eternity sometimes, having to wait in the same room for hours on end to even get one to spawn.
Overall, River City Girls is an amazingly fun beat-’em-up you can play with your friends or even solo like I did. Its quirky nature and nostalgia towards the previous games in the series really push it forward as my favorite game in the series, and maybe my favorite game on steam in general. Sure it has a few hiccups here and there, but no game is perfect, which is why I’m giving River City Girls a 10/10. I’d recommend this game to those who enjoy simple beat-’em-ups with fun and interesting mechanics, and those that would like a simple, but challenging casual experience and delve into the River City and Kunio-Kun series.
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