River City Ransom cover
Critic score1 critic
First release
Jan 31, 1990
Developer
Technos Japan
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Comedy

Play as Alex and Ryan and cross River City to fight street gangs and save your girlfriend from the hands of a bad guy named "Slick." Improve your fighting experience by powering-up your characters in River City's shops, picking-up items for bonuses and using the trash bins and pipes you will find in its streets.

Also known as Street Gangs

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Details

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Release dates
Nintendo Entertainment System
Jan 31, 1990
Nintendo Entertainment System
1992
Wii
Feb 22, 2008
All 8 release dates
Wii
Apr 21, 2008
Wii
May 26, 2008
Nintendo 3DS
Nov 14, 2013
Wii U
Apr 23, 2015
Wii U
Oct 01, 2015
Game modes
Split screen, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
martial arts, exploration, anime, organized crime, death
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At a Glance

Critic Score
71

Overview

Multiplayer

  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 25 Oct

Feature data: IGDB