River City Girls 2 [9 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/river-city-girls-2″>River City Girls 2 will launch for PS5 [3,879 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/playstation/ps5″>PlayStation 5, Xbox Series [3,015 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/xbox/xbox-series”>Xbox Series, PS4 [24,332 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/playstation/ps4″>PlayStation 4, Xbox One [11,668 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/xbox/xbox-one”>Xbox One, Switch [12,670 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/nintendo/switch”>Switch, and PC [16,460 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/pc”>PC via Steam on December 15 for $39.99 worldwide, developer WayForward Technologies [103 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/wayforward”>WayForward announced.
The Side-Scrolling [229 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/side-scrolling”>side-scrolling Beat ‘Em Up [48 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/beat-em-up”>beat ’em up sequel first launched for consoles on December 1 in Japan and Asia. A physical bundle of River City Girls and River City Girls 2 is also available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch with English subtitles.
Here is an overview of the game, via WayForward:
About
Featuring six playable characters, online gameplay, a deep combat system, character-specific voiceovers, a massive nonlinear game world, and RPG [14,706 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/rpg”>RPG-like character growth.
Picking up directly after 2019’s River City Girls, River City Girls 2 gives players even more of what they loved about the original: more characters, up to four player Co-Op [65 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/multiplayer/co-op”>co-op, enhanced movesets, new enemies to fight, and a bigger world to explore and brawl through. Newcomers Marian (from the Double Dragon series) and Provie (from River City Ransom: Underground) join the returning playable cast of Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki as they set forth on a sprawling Adventure [605 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/adventure”>adventure that takes them from one end of town to the other while battling the Sanwakai crim [18 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/crim”>criminal syndicate that’s thrown River City into chaos.
Other knuckle-busting features include new weapons, interactive environments filled with destructible objects, loads of side quests, more than 40 shops overflowing with items and accessories, and powerful hired heavies that will assist players in battle. Complementing the Action [791 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/action”>action are dynamic motion-comic cutscenes, thousands of lines of spoken dialogue from top-notch vocal talent—including Kayli Mills as Misako, Kira Buckland as Kyoko, Greg Chun as Kunio, Kaiji Tang as Riki, DeeZumaki as Provie, and Erika Harlacher as Marian—once again directed by Cristina “Vee” Valenzuela, and an epic, jam-packed soundtrack from critically acclaimed River City Girls series composer Megan McDuffee. The OST is currently available for digital download here.
Key Features
- Six playable characters, each with their own fighting styles and upgradable move sets!
- Enhance [25 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/enhance”>Enhanced combat: guard crushes, lift-off combos, and more!
- River City is bigger than ever! New locations with multiple routes and secret areas!
- Play solo or team up with a friend, locally or online
- New hired henchmen aid players in battle! Hold two recruits at once!
- Loads of NPCs to meet, interact with, and punch in the face – including surprise cameos!
- Awesome anime intro, comic book cutscenes, English and Japanese voiceovers, and a spectacular soundtrack featuring River Ciy Girls 1 composer Megan McDuffee!