River City Ransom: Underground

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7.3

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 30
  3. Negative: 7 out of 30

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  1. somedude14
    Mar 27, 2017
    1
    Starts off entertaining, but I think that's mostly due to nostalgia. Multiplayer is lag free, pixel art is nice and the soundtrack is accurate, but the game is too obnoxious to enjoy:

    - even with friendly fire off, enemies or weapons thrown by players can hit you and hurt you. If you're doing 4 player multiplayer, this is way too chaotic to be fun. - attacking some items that can    Starts off entertaining, but I think that's mostly due to nostalgia. Multiplayer is lag free, pixel art is nice and the soundtrack is accurate, but the game is too obnoxious to enjoy:

    - even with friendly fire off, enemies or weapons thrown by players can hit you and hurt you. If you're doing 4 player multiplayer, this is way too chaotic to be fun.

    - attacking some items that can be used as weapons (ie. boxes) can cause them to bounce off walls then come back and hit you. In a game where you're button mashing, expect to have this happen frequently. In multiplayer sessions, expect it to happen even more frequently.

    - has a "wanted" system like GTA, where police will show up if you vandalize things and you have to ditch them by finding a place to hide. Since it's a button masher, expect to have police show up regularly because you'll accidentally vandalize things while attacking enemies or knocking items (ie. boxes) around from button mashing. Expect to have them show up even more frequently if you're in a multiplayer game.

    - leveling up doesn't increase your stats, it increases the max potential for your stats. You still need to find a place to get food and such to get the stats. Which is OK, except it still keeps the clunky mechanic from the original RCR where it doesn't tell you what stats the items apply until you purchase and consume the item. And if other text appears on the screen while it's telling you what stat is being buffed (common, especially in multiplayer games), you won't even know what the item you just consumed did.

    - you lose half your money on death, which makes the grind even more grindy, and this wouldn't be an issue if it were a skill-based game. Instead it's a button masher where you'll be taking a lot of damage from flying enemies, weapons, police showing up, the multiplayer issues I've already addressed. Expect to die and lose progress frequently due to things that are entirely beyond your control.

    - overpriced simply because it's a licensed title, should be $10 tops and frankly the game should have an Early Access flag with how beefy the post-launch bug fix patches have been, and how many more they have to do. The game is nowhere near finished.    … Expand
  2. DSLevantine
    Oct 15, 2017
    0
    Irritating hit box reading AI
    Irritating run away AI
    Irritating chase mission
    Irritating milk mission
    Irritating weak MC

    There you go, 0 points for you.
    Shame on you for screwing up RCR. Tokyo Rumble is 1000 times better than this crap
  3. Lucif3r
    Jan 3, 2021
    3
    Pretty bad to be honest when the free to play game Little Fighter 2 is more enjoyable as an "Fighter" than this game then you know you effed up. The core mechanics are simply not enjoyable as an beat em up. In the original game the ai was enjoyable cause it actually let you enjoy pressing buttons. Two buttons while the game had auto block here you need 4 different buttons. 2 Buttons it letPretty bad to be honest when the free to play game Little Fighter 2 is more enjoyable as an "Fighter" than this game then you know you effed up. The core mechanics are simply not enjoyable as an beat em up. In the original game the ai was enjoyable cause it actually let you enjoy pressing buttons. Two buttons while the game had auto block here you need 4 different buttons. 2 Buttons it let you do everything. Speaking about the Ai. Here it always runs away and when you get the chance to hit it the other guy just simply attacks you behind. Simple attacks are put behind combos which honestly sucks. The map layout itself is also very terrible. Takes ages to get out from the school and i had literally need to watch an playthrough to discover you only advance when going inside the nerd arcade thus passing inside there. Its an nostalgia cash crab without understanding what made the first game popular. Overthought fighting mechanics which arent enjoyable compared to simplistic mechanics. Dissapointment when you are looking for an simple beat em up game.

    Also that Riki and Kunio cant simply use fast punch fast kick really shows how the devs had no understanding about what made the game fun in the first place. You get an stamina bar which tottally destroys the meaning of an beat em up but rather puts annoying rpg mechanics that the majority dont even care about. Noone played River City for the story we played it cause we wanted an good aracde beat em up not an RPG for the NES.    … Expand

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  1. The Overpowered Noobs
    Mar 23, 2017
    70
    River City Ransom: Underground is fantastic in how it truly captures the feel of retro games, and it’s clear from the experience that Conatus Creative provides the desire and requisite talent. On top of the original beat-em-up feel, additional features round out the title quite nicely, such as RPG leveling aspects and a fighting engine that packs a punch. The art style, sound, and humor capture the look, feel, and nostalgia of the franchise. Though River City may not have enough to warrant many hours on the game, it’s worth a playthrough, and all but guarantees enjoyment to newcomers and fond memories to franchise veterans.
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  2. Vandal
    Mar 4, 2017
    80
    A really good entry for the beat 'em up franchise, and a great choice for both newcomers and old fans.
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  3. Destructoid
    Feb 27, 2017
    85
    River City Ransom: Underground was worth the wait, and hopefully we don't have to wait nearly three decades for the next one. The look, feel, and humor of the original is here with a new in-depth fighting system that feels fresh yet familiar while being deeper than basically every other game in the genre. I can't say for sure that Underground is the best beat 'em up of all time, but it deserves its place at the table with RCR, Golden Axe, Final Fight, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
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