{"product_id":"river-city-ransom-nes","title":"River City Ransom - NES","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiver City Ransom for the NES is one of the greatest and most inventive games ever made for the console — a beat-'em-up from Technos Japan, the studio behind Double Dragon, that broke the genre wide open by fusing brawler action with open-world exploration and RPG progression. A villain named Slick has taken over River City High and kidnapped Ryan's girlfriend Cyndi. Alex and Ryan set out across a fully open River City — crossing between districts freely, backtracking at will — to defeat nine street gangs and fight their way to Slick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fighting plays like Double Dragon — punching, kicking, grabbing, and hurling enemies and environmental objects — but money dropped by defeated gang members can be spent in shops scattered across the city on food that permanently boosts stats, and on books that teach new fighting techniques like Grand Slam, Stone Hands, and Dragon Feet. The game tracks strength, defense, agility, willpower, and maximum health individually, and building a custom fighter through spending and exploration gives the game a depth completely absent from every other NES brawler. Nine gangs — The Generic Dudes, The Frat Guys, The Jocks, The Squids, and more — each have unique colors, attack patterns, and characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in Japan as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari and in Europe as Street Gangs, the NES version released in North America in 1989. It has since been re-released on Game Boy Advance as River City Ransom EX and on Nintendo Switch Online, and spawned a long-running franchise including River City Girls. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e ダウンタウン熱血物語 (Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRating:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A (pre-ESRB release)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlatform:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beat-'em-Up \/ Action RPG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1–2 players (simultaneous co-op)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeveloper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Technos Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Technos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1989 (North American release: 1989)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly multiple item orders that combine to $120 or more get free shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"Game Only - VG+","offer_id":43031396646997,"sku":null,"price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/A08ED281-F4F5-4BAC-A967-33FA9955609B.jpg?v=1790043120","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/river-city-ransom-nes","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}