River City: Rival Showdown Launches October 12 for Switch, PS4, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 August 2023 / 5,697 Views
Publisher Arc System Works and developer APlus Games announced River City: Rival Showdown will launch for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on October 12 for $24.99 / 3,740 yen.
The game first released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in October 216 and worldwide in November 2017.
View the announcement trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
The 1989 retro classic River City Ransom has muscled up and doubled down on modern innovation! Tightened controls, improved backgrounds, and even online play—this version has it all and more! Throw in a 2D fighting game mode to the mix, and River City has never been more action-packed!
Key Features
- Craft your own story and unlock various endings in single player mode!
- Brand new story events await as you battle through three days of hot-blooded high school hostilities!
- Characters and dialogue change with each completed event, culminating in a variety of unique endings.
- Uncover sinister plots and protect your turf at all costs! The fate of River City is in your hands!
- Utilize flashy new special techniques to send your adversaries packing!
- Stone Hands, Dragon Feet—Kunio already has quite an arsenal up his sleeve.
- Bring even more bravado to the brawl with an array of fresh, never-before-seen macho maneuvers!
- And that’s not all! Ultra moves make their return, with enough firepower to bring any would-be challengers to their knees!
- Play against friends in the 2D fighting game mode!
- Double Dragon Duel 2023 (or DDD for short) is an all-new 2D fighting game bundled in at no extra cost.
- Select from a bountiful roster of hardened hitters and connect with friends both near and far to see who is the top dog on campus!
- And the word on the street is that even more unlockable characters await those who can find them…!
* This product is a port of the 2016 title River City: Rival Showdown.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
