<s>
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
,	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Gangs	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
Technos	O
 '	O
Kunio-kun	O
series	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
preceded	O
by	O
Renegade	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Dodge	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
underwent	O
great	O
changes	O
in	O
its	O
storyline	O
and	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
during	O
its	O
localization	B-General_Concept
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
palatable	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remakes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
Regions	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
its	O
launch	O
day	O
,	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
style	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
freely	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
while	O
pressing	O
buttons	O
to	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
,	O
or	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
is	O
an	O
English	O
localization	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Downtown	B-Application
Nekketsu	I-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
starring	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
mascot	O
character	O
Kunio	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Nekketsu	B-Application
Kōha	I-Application
Kunio-kun	I-Application
and	O
Nekketsu	O
Kōkō	O
Dodgeball	O
Bu	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
Renegade	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Dodge	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
anglicizing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
and	O
locations	O
 '	O
names	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dialog	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
translation	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
sprites	O
were	O
also	O
redrawn	O
,	O
replacing	O
their	O
Japanese	O
school	O
uniforms	O
with	O
t-shirts	O
and	O
jeans	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
Password	O
feature	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
also	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Turbo	B-Device
File	I-Device
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
load	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
game	O
localized	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
U.S.	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
American	O
Technos	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
most	O
of	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Renegade	B-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
licensed	O
out	O
to	O
other	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
NES	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
American	O
Technos	O
was	O
Crash	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
the	I-Application
Boys	I-Application
:	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Kunio-kun	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
localization	B-General_Concept
,	O
called	O
Downtown	O
Nekketsu	O
Story	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
more	O
closely	O
resembled	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
version	O
than	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
accurate	O
English	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
other	O
Kunio-kun	O
Famicom	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
fully	O
translated	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
&	O
Kunio-kun	O
Retro	O
Brawler	B-Application
Bundle	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downtown	B-Application
Nekketsu	I-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
computer	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
does	O
not	O
feature	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Downtown	B-Application
Nekketsu	I-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
KID	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
did	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
Nekketsu	O
Kōkō	O
Dodgeball	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
Dodge	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Downtown	O
Nekketsu	O
Kōshinkyoku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
is	O
saved	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
's	O
backup	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
partner	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
may	O
exchange	O
the	O
data	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
characters	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
configurable	O
options	O
that	O
can	O
adjust	O
game	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
AI	B-Application
behaviour	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
one	O
map	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
shop	O
item	O
reshuffling	O
frequency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
be	O
accompanied	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
AI-controlled	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
digitally	O
ported	O
to	O
four	O
more	O
Nintendo	O
systems	O
:	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
digital	O
port	O
of	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ransom	O
was	O
next	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
available	O
through	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
eShop	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
restore	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
later	O
Ransom	O
was	O
then	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
another	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
emulator	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
HD	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
save	O
states	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
NES	O
games	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
was	O
not	O
highly	O
successful	O
when	O
initially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
Downtown	B-Application
Nekketsu	I-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
which	O
skillfully	O
incorporates	O
RPG	O
elements	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Player	O
One	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
its	O
European	O
localised	O
title	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Gangs	I-Application
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
missed	O
and	O
scoring	O
it	O
93%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
television	O
programme	O
GamesMaster	O
generally	O
panned	O
Street	B-Application
Gangs	I-Application
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
saying	O
he	O
"	O
would	O
rather	O
sit	O
in	O
a	O
vat	O
of	O
horse	O
manure	O
than	O
play	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
give	O
it	O
to	O
your	O
worst	O
enemies	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
32%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Play	O
contributing	O
editor	O
Eric	O
Patterson	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Groove	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
as	O
his	O
favorite	O
game	O
covers	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
memorable	O
than	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kage	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
still	O
influential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
gave	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4/5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
Downtown	B-Application
Nekketsu	I-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
,	O
was	O
considered	O
highly	O
successful	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
several	O
spin-offs	O
(	O
including	O
seven	O
subsequent	O
Famicom	O
installments	O
)	O
until	O
Technos	O
Japan	O
's	O
closure	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Nekketsu	I-Application
Kōha	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kunio-tachi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Banka	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
an	O
aspiring	O
game	O
designer	O
,	O
tester	O
for	O
Atari	O
,	O
and	O
longtime	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
obtained	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
trademark	O
and	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
aptly	O
titled	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
halted	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
2003	O
that	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
EX	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
due	O
out	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
freezing	O
development	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
making	O
completely	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Canadian	O
independent	O
developer	O
,	O
Conatus	O
Creative	O
,	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
follow-up	O
game	O
,	O
named	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Ransom	I-Application
:	O
Underground	O
,	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tokyo	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Wayforward	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunio	O
,	O
Riki	O
,	O
Gouda	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hattori	O
Brothers	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
