Description
The evil Slick has kidnapped Ryan's girlfriend and taken over the high school. The player is cast as either Ryan or Alex (second player) and has to fight his way through River City's merciless gangs before confronting Slick and freeing his girl.
River City Ransom is a side-scrolling beat-em-up similar to
Double Dragon. The player, or players, travel through the locations of River City, encountering various gangs along the way. Gang members can be defeated with punches and kicks, or beaten up with objects scattered around. Upon their defeat, gang members drop money which Alex and Ryan can spend in malls to buy items that restore health and improve their combat abilities. The main characters have RPG-like numerical stats that can be improved this way, and can also buy books to learn combat manoeuvres. To finish the game, the player(s) have to find and defeat all the bosses.
Alternate Titles
- "ダウンタウン熱血物語" -- Japanese spelling
- "Street Gangs" -- European title
- "River City Ransom EX" -- Gameboy Advance title
- "Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari" -- Japanese title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Thunderbolt Games |
Jul 29, 2004 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Netjak |
Aug 16, 2002 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Sep 27, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| NES Times |
Jan 29, 2009 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GamesCollection |
Nov 26, 2007 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Quebec Gamers |
Apr 12, 2007 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| N-Force |
Nov, 1992 |
81 out of 100 |
81 |
| Nintendo Power Magazine |
Sep, 1989 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| NES Archives |
Feb 10, 2009 |
B |
75 |
| Total! (Germany) |
Jul, 1993 |
4.25 out of 6 |
35 |
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Trivia
When you are on the 3rd floor of the school and you fight the "Dragon Twins", the background music is the same music from the NES game "Double Dragon"
