There is also a section at the theme park level that is absolutely maddening. The turns are tight, and if you do not slow down, you will crash into the side of the road and instantly die. The motorcycle stages are really bad and a chore to play. You will then realize you need to double back and fight more foes from where you entered, but no arrow appears indicating you have to do so. For instance, you’ll be in one area, clear out some enemies, and proceed to the right, but no exit appears. Sadly, everything else about River City Girls Zero is subpar. The ladies cannot be grabbed by enemies, while the guys can get on top of grounded baddies and pummel them with punches.
There are also differences depending on the sex of the protagonist. Each character can perform two unique special moves without draining life, as well. If you are getting your butt kicked as Kunio, for example, you can switch to Riki while his health slowly refills. In lieu of lives, players can swap to any of the four heroes, once they come across them. When it comes to gameplay, River City Girls Zero does have some interesting ideas.
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This game marks the first time the River City series used realistic sprites and a serious story, so don’t expect enemies to explode into coins and yell “BARF!” The group traverses schools, an amusement park, freeways, a club, and other locations as they fight for justice. Along the way, they pick up Misako and Kyoko as playable characters. They are put in jail and must escape and clear their names. This extends to the translation used in the game proper, which has some funny dialogue.Īs far as the main plot goes, Kunio and Riki are framed for a hit-and-run. It’s a nice, humorous way to introduce gamers to the story. The pair pull out a Super Famicom to play through their first adventure with their boyfriends, Kunio and Riki. WayForward drives this point home even further with a comic book cutscene featuring the River City Girls themselves, Misako and Kyoko. River City Girls Zero starts with a brand new anime opening, complete with a song that tells the player this is a port of an old game. I’m sorry to say it is a terrible experience.Ī Prequel Tale Showcasing Humble Beginnings River City Girls Zero released on Nintendo Switch earlier this year, but I got the chance to review the adventure for its debut on other platforms. For fans hungry for content, however, developer WayForward has released an English port of the Super Famicom title, Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, now dubbed River City Girls Zero. The game was popular enough to greenlight a sequel, which is due sometime this year. And a year before that, River City Girls hit the scene, a spin-off in the Kunio-kun ( River City) franchise. 2020 brought us Streets of Rage 4, a series that had been dormant since 1994.
There has been a bit of a resurgence in the beat ’em up genre lately.
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