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!
New motion-comic cutscenes, new animated intro, and new music by River City Girls composer Megan McDuffee and DEMONDICE!
windows Minimum
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-4160
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
Directx: Version 9.0
Sound card: DirectX 9 compatible
windows Recommended
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-6300
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 750Ti (VRAM 2GB)
Storage: 2 GB available space
Directx: Version 9.0
Sound card: DirectX 9 compatible
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