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River City Girls Zero Co-op Review

Paul Acevedo

The River City/Kunio series has seen numerous installments over the years, but precious few of them received English releases until a few years ago. Once Arc System Works took over the license from the defunct Technos, more games starring Kunio and his buddy Riki started making their way out of Japan. WayForward’s release of River City Girls ...

River City Girls Zero Escapes Prison, Arrives on Xbox and PlayStation

Paul Acevedo

River City Girls Zero begins with a newly created anime intro featuring Kunio, Riki, Kyoko, and Masako, the four main protagonists of the River City Girls series. Upon starting a new game, players will also be treated to a new, fully voiced digital comic that sets up this classic game’s place in the series storyline. Players can also choose between two different translations (one more serious than the other), enable widescreen borders, and view scans of the Japanese instruction manual and 3D recreations of the original box art and cartridge.

River City Girls Zero Will Hit Steam on September 22, Shortly After Console Versions

Paul Acevedo

River City Girls Zero is an enhanced localization of a Japanese Super Famicom beat 'em up called Shin Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-tachi no Banka. The 1994 game was the first time that Misako and Kyoko (the River City Girls) teamed up with their boyfriends Kunio and Riki to settle matters with their feet and fists. The game features multiple playable characters, an extensive story, and 2-player local co-op.

River City Girls Zero Heading to Xbox and PlayStation on September 13

Paul Acevedo

The two WayForward staff who participated in the Q & A session include Bannon Rudis, RCG2 director and Adam Tierney, RCG1 director and RCG Zero project lead. We've already interviewed both gentlemen about River City Girls Zero and River City Girls 2, so be sure to check those interviews for lots of choice information.

River City Girls Zero Developer Interview

Paul Acevedo

Last year, WayForward knocked the socks off of beat 'em up fans all over the world by announcing not just one, but two new games in the River City Girls series: River City Girls Zero and River City Girls 2. Fast-forwarding to 2022, River City Girls Zero has launched on Switch and will be coming to more consoles and PC shortly. RCG Zero is a fas...