River City Ransom (1989)
Scrolling brawler with RPG attributes. Fight through street gangs as Alex and Ryan in search of Ryan's kidnapped girlfriend.
This game was basically an early proto-GTA sandbox brawler, where the player can explore the city, beat up or steal from random people, and shop around.
First released
Apr 25, 1989
Aliases
Street Gangs, Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, River City Ransom EX
Franchises
Kunio-Kun, River City Ransom
Developed by
Technos Japan Corp.
Published by
505 Games, Aksys Games, American Technos, Inc.
Platforms
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Entertainment System, TurboGrafx-CD, Wii Shop, Sharp X68000, Nintendo 3DS eShop, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Action, Role-Playing, Fighting, Brawler, Action-Adventure
Themes
Comedy, Crime, Anime, Martial Arts
Rating
CERO: A, PEGI: 7+, ESRB: T, ESRB: E10+, OFLC: PG
Releases
- 3DSE - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari Japan
- 3DSE - Street Gangs United Kingdom
- 3DSE - Street Gangs Australia
- 3DSE - River City Ransom United States
- GBA - River City Ransom EX United States
- GBA - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX Japan
- NES - River City Ransom United States
- NES - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari Japan
- NES - Street Gangs United Kingdom
- NSW - River City Ransom United States
- TGCD - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari Japan
- WiiU - Street Gangs United Kingdom
- WiiU - Street Gangs Australia
- WiiU - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari Japan
- WiiU - River City Ransom United States
- WSHP - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari Japan
- WSHP - Street Gangs United Kingdom
- WSHP - River City Ransom United States
- WSHP - Street Gangs Australia
- X68K - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari Japan
- XONE - River City Ransom United States
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