River City Girls Zero

"I&s;m quite happy that we finally have an official port of this 16-bit beat &s;em up gem. Although River City Girls Zero isn&s;t as fun as River City Ransom or its modern sequels, it&s;s still an exciting brawler with a …"

"Despite the technical issues mentioned above, River City Girls Zero fulfills its purpose of providing a taste of more fighting in the presence of the immensely charismatic duo Kyoko and Misako. Given that times have changed, with a more inclusive …"

"River City Girls Zero is an awkward title. It&s;s fun but it&s;s also infuriating and relies on cheap tactics to see you through. At 3 hours tops for your first run, and with replayability being quite low on this title, …"

"River City Girls Zero is geared more toward existing Kunio-kun fans rather than those who are new to the series. Existing fans can appreciate the callbacks to older titles and like the fact that the game tries something different with …"

"I am confident in saying that River City Girls Zero and the Carbon Engine used to power this game is an immensely promising sign of future things to come: spectacular emulation quality, plenty of options to mess with, an improved …"

"‎A great "brawler" for Super Nintendo, unreleased outside of Japan, which to this day is still a lot of fun. Although the limitations of the 16-bit machine are noticeable, its sense of humor and variety of levels make it worthwhile, …"

"River City Girls Zero didn&s;t come trying to remake or reimagine what was already there, integrating a classic into the modern history of the River City saga, giving us a nostalgic experience, and finally giving us a story that was …"

"WayForward take us back with River City Girls Zero, offering up a piece of history as a new block in their own franchise."

"River City Girls Zero features a previously Japan-only Kunio adventure and River City Girls&s; first foray in beating the crap out of people with their respective boyfriends."

"River City Girls Zero is a charming prequel that fans of the series should add to their collection. However, as the game is almost thirty years old players shouldn’t expect the fast pace action from the more recent games. But …"

"This game offers wonderfully relaxing entertainment that will transport you a few decades into the past. Just turn off your brain and really step into it. Plus, it&s;s great in the hand as a short-term distraction on the Steam Deck."

"Awesome 16-bit graphics and nostalgia will distract you from the sluggish gameplay. Players unfamiliar with retro brawlers should probably skip out on this one. But if you&s;re a fan of the River City series and want to take a trip …"

"It’s not that River City Girls Zero is inherently bad. It definitely isn’t, but I do think that its title did the game no favors. The original River City Girls was amazing, elevating the Kunio-kun franchise to a previously unheard …"

"River City Girls Zero is an outdated beat em up with clunky combat, and is hard to recommend to anyone but the biggest fans of the franchise."

"It&s;s hard to recommend River City Girls Zero to anyone who enjoyed the 2019 game, as the prequel has very little in common with the more dynamic, modern formula of its sequel. It would have been great to see Shin …"

"Released at a budget price, River City Girls Zero will undoubtedly find an audience. And retro fans are likely to lap it up, savouring its old-fashioned gameplay. Those who have spent the last few years playing fantastic modern beat ’em …"

"The origins to River City Girls can be traced back to Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-Tachi no Banka, a 1994 title on the Super Famicom – Super NES for Western gamers. Developed by WayForward, River City Girls Zero acts as both …"

"River City Girls Zero presents us with the original 1994 game that shows where the characters&s; stories began. A fun, intuitive beat&s;em-up with a lot of plot, but which also shows that it doesn&s;t follow its contemporaries when it comes …"

"You&s;re being treated here, not to a replica of 16-bit graphics, but the genuine article, and that in itself carries a wonderful charm. With varied locales and great music, River City Girls Zero cleverly all takes place in pseudo real-time, …"

""Kunio-kun moves to west!""

"And then, and this is truly the best part of RCGZ, you unlock the ability to play the Intro, Outro, and End Credit sequences from the main menu. You can also flip through scanned pages of the original game&s;s Japanese …"