With two players, team combo moves could be learned. This was debatably the first real martial arts action RPG. You could wander the streets, defeating different gangs, purchasing food, talking to people, purchasing books to learn new techniques, etc. Unlike Double Dragon, however, the game was not linear. Two players could team up, or you could single handedly march through the streets of River City, beating up every gang member who got in your way.
Following the traditional "Girl gets kidnapped by gang members, Heroes fight gang members, Heroes win girl back" storyline, it won't win any fans for originality in story, but this game was a microrevolution in an eight bit cartridge. Overshadowed by Double Dragon, River City Ransom is a largely unknown game that far exceeds its beat-em'up trappings.
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