River City Girls

 Xbox One
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 34
  3. Negative: 7 out of 34

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  1. WarkKnight
    Sep 9, 2019
    6
    Played through with my best friend, my favorite beam em up in recent years was Scott Pilgrim, while this doesn't take the cake it's a close second. It's really well made it just has a grind that pads out the quirky stories runtime. The backtracking wasn't necessary at all so it suffers from the open-world problems modern games run into, kinda kills the throwback vibe. However, the protagsPlayed through with my best friend, my favorite beam em up in recent years was Scott Pilgrim, while this doesn't take the cake it's a close second. It's really well made it just has a grind that pads out the quirky stories runtime. The backtracking wasn't necessary at all so it suffers from the open-world problems modern games run into, kinda kills the throwback vibe. However, the protags are just way too likable to pass up.… Expand
  2. adidab14
    Jan 25, 2021
    6
    I really, really wanted to like this game. There’s so much going for it; the voice acting is superb, the cutscenes and pixel graphics are fun and really well done. The character designs are funny and unique, and it’s pretty cool that the team at Arc System Works tried to integrate RPG and map exploration into a standard 2D beat em up game although the back tracking is a bit tedious and theI really, really wanted to like this game. There’s so much going for it; the voice acting is superb, the cutscenes and pixel graphics are fun and really well done. The character designs are funny and unique, and it’s pretty cool that the team at Arc System Works tried to integrate RPG and map exploration into a standard 2D beat em up game although the back tracking is a bit tedious and the map navigation can be pretty confusing at times. But that’s where the positives end.

    Ultimately, this game just doesn’t work. Enemies have too much health and can easily break through your combos. You will get punished brutally in many cases for it as you can get hit simultaneously by enemies if they are bunched up and they can kind of juggle you between them and there isn’t anything you can do about it until they’re done. The result is a stale and boring experience in which you have to opt for just knocking the enemies to the ground over and over until they’re dead because you can’t risk getting hit once and stun locked into oblivion.

    The other problem is also by far the most annoying. For some reason, one button does seemingly EVERYTHING in the game. I have absolutely no idea why they chose to do this but one button talks to NPC’s, punches, opens doors, picks up weapons, picks up people, uses weapons, and navigates areas. It gets in the way constantly. There were countless times this got me killed.

    Overall, this is a decent game and you can have fun. I did enjoy my time playing it briefly but the fact is there are much much better beat em ups out there that have way smoother systems and are just more fun. There’s tons and tons of potential here but in the end, the game is just marred by a poor combat system and terrible controls.    … Expand
  3. Stan_Osbourne
    Dec 14, 2021
    7
    С одной стороны, битэмап вроде бы неплохой, но я ожидал гораздо больше от WayForward. Да, есть куча отсылок к Double Dragon Neon, и даже есть классический бос Абоббо, и что действительно круто -он не последний босс, а встречается в середине, и очень достаточно сильный и интересно сделан, за что респект что сломали стереотип) Музыка в игру - фуфло, геймплей - унылый гринд на шмотки, отС одной стороны, битэмап вроде бы неплохой, но я ожидал гораздо больше от WayForward. Да, есть куча отсылок к Double Dragon Neon, и даже есть классический бос Абоббо, и что действительно круто -он не последний босс, а встречается в середине, и очень достаточно сильный и интересно сделан, за что респект что сломали стереотип) Музыка в игру - фуфло, геймплей - унылый гринд на шмотки, от которых реальной пользы - практически плацебо, ни на что не влияющее. Затар в магазинах выглядит реально рудиментом в этой игре. А так - неплохой битэмап для двоих. На пару вечерков, не более.… Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. XBLA Fans
    Oct 15, 2019
    80
    I’ve been wanting River City Ransom to have some kind of re-release or remake for a very long time. While this isn’t it, it’s as close as we’re going to get. Everything I would want in a new River game has been delivered, and there are even some improvements. The only thing I didn’t care for was the way recruits were handled and not getting experience for beating enemies that appear after the initial fight.
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  2. ZTGD
    Sep 23, 2019
    80
    The biggest compliment I can give is that since the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World game was delisted there has been cries for it to be put back on digital storefronts, and while that has not happened, this is an amazing replacement. It’s not necessarily what I want from a River City game, but it is definitely the direction I want to see beat ‘em ups go in. I would recommend this to anyone who has a friend to play with, but if not I would say boot up the 3DS and give the other River City games a shot (there’s three relatively new games on there). I hope WayForward gets to follow this game up so they can tweak their gameplay a bit and explore their take on the world of River City a bit more.
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  3. DarkStation
    Sep 19, 2019
    70
    Before long, you will notice that the sweat you once poured trying to get through brawlers like Streets of Rage and Final Fight is absent here. Instead of hailing your co-op partner to keep the fight going, you’re more likely to ask for a break sometime soon. There’s only so much of the repetitive action, no matter how sugarcoated it is, you can endure in a one playing session. Still, Misako and Kyoko are lovely girls, if sometimes outright half-wits. Games featuring dual female protagonists are few and far between so River City Girls must be appreciated for that alone.
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