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River City Girls Zero
Join Kunio, Riki, Misako, and Kyoko for bone-crunching, 16-bit, co-op beat-'em-up action - newly translated and released outside of Japan after 28 years! The original 1994 graphics, soundtrack, and gameplay are augmented with new motion-comic cutscenes, a new animated intro, and new music!
Released:
Sep 21, 2022
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Developer:
WayForward
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Publishers:
WayForward…
Beat 'em up
Motorbike
Arcade
Retro
2D
Controller
Linear
Anime
Music
Multiplayer
Female Protagonist
Pixel Graphics
Crime
Adventure
1990's
Dark
Action-Adventure
Combat
Co-op
2D Platformer
The Developer Says...
Join Kunio, Riki, Misako, and Kyoko for bone-crunching, 16-bit, co-op beat-'em-up action - translated and released outside of Japan for the first time! Experience the origin of the River City Girls story as the hot-blooded heroes attempt to clear their names of a heinous crime by uppercutting, spin-kicking, stomping, and slamming every thug and two-bit criminal that gets in their way! Rock the jailhouse, clean up the carnival, and raise hell on the highway! The original 1994 graphics, soundtrack, and gameplay are augmented with new opening and closing motion-comic cutscenes, a new animated intro, and additional music by Megan McDuffee and DEMONDICE. Discover River City's past with this lost classic!
Key Features:
• The classic 16-bit beat-’em-up, Shin Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, officially translated and released in the West after 28 years!
• Switch between four playable characters, each with unique special moves!
• Intriguing story that inspired River City Girls 1 & 2!
• Bone-busting combat: Unleash an arsenal of punches, kicks, jump attacks, grabs, and more!
• 1p or 2p local co-op gameplay!
• A variety of environments: high school, the docks, an amusement park, a casino, and more!
• Battle from a motorcycle in "Mode 7” style vehicle stages!
• Image gallery featuring vintage box art, manual images, and additional content!
• New motion-comic cutscenes, new animated intro, and new music by River City Girls composer Megan McDuffee and DEMONDICE!
Key Features:
• The classic 16-bit beat-’em-up, Shin Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, officially translated and released in the West after 28 years!
• Switch between four playable characters, each with unique special moves!
• Intriguing story that inspired River City Girls 1 & 2!
• Bone-busting combat: Unleash an arsenal of punches, kicks, jump attacks, grabs, and more!
• 1p or 2p local co-op gameplay!
• A variety of environments: high school, the docks, an amusement park, a casino, and more!
• Battle from a motorcycle in "Mode 7” style vehicle stages!
• Image gallery featuring vintage box art, manual images, and additional content!
• New motion-comic cutscenes, new animated intro, and new music by River City Girls composer Megan McDuffee and DEMONDICE!
Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Playable
DLC
None
DRM/EULA Notices
None
Achievements
None
Ratings
None
Demo
None
Metacritic
None
Content Notices
Online interactivity
Controller Support
Xbox
Reviews
65%
Mixed
Based on 296 reviews
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