graphics Charismatic and well-crafted characters
GAMEPLAY Poor replayability
River City Girls 2 continues the story of the original game. The game features new locations, more characters, and more moves. It's also an incremental improvement on the original, adding more content while retaining the core mechanics and feel. River City Girls 2 is an action game that blends RPG levelling with beat-em-up combat. Players will take on the role of Ken, the adopted brother of River City crime boss Sabu. As he takes over the city, he will have to fight off the Yakuza gang and would-be assailants. Unlike the first game, there is a bit of a backtracking component. But overall, the map is easy to navigate, and the game offers plenty of opportunities to explore. As you progress through the game, you'll find that you can recruit a variety of enemies, including the Yakuza and the Zombie Female Yakuza. You can use these in your battles, and you can also eat food to get a boost to your stats. However, there are some frustrating aspects to the game. In particular, the bosses are quite annoying. They can get in your way, and they sometimes shoot bombs at you. Getting snagged by a mid-air bomb can be a real pain. If you're playing the game on your own, you may be able to skip some side quests. These are good for getting experience points and money, and they offer unique recruits. The music is quite good. Megan McDuffee's soundtrack is a combination of pop, techno, and '80s styles. Her tracks are guaranteed to be catchy.
82 Critic Reviews
In short, it may seem that River City Girls 2 is more of the same and, even if it were, it would be enough to satisfy many fans of the retro smash. But it's also that the beat 'em up formula has been refined with combat tweaks...
graphics Excellent character designs
GAMEPLAY Sluggish movement
If you're a fan of beat em up games and the first River City game you'll most likely enjoy River City Girls 2 and all if not, you will still enjoy the game if you can ignore its few annoyances.
83 Gamer Reviews
graphics Charismatic and well-crafted characters
GAMEPLAY Poor replayability
River City Girls 2 continues the story of the original game. The game features new locations, more characters, and more moves. It's also an incremental improvement on the original, adding more content while retaining the core mechanics and feel. River City Girls 2 is an action game that blends RPG levelling with beat-em-up combat. Players will take on the role of Ken, the adopted brother of River City crime boss Sabu. As he takes over the city, he will have to fight off the Yakuza gang and would-be assailants. Unlike the first game, there is a bit of a backtracking component. But overall, the map is easy to navigate, and the game offers plenty of opportunities to explore. As you progress through the game, you'll find that you can recruit a variety of enemies, including the Yakuza and the Zombie Female Yakuza. You can use these in your battles, and you can also eat food to get a boost to your stats. However, there are some frustrating aspects to the game. In particular, the bosses are quite annoying. They can get in your way, and they sometimes shoot bombs at you. Getting snagged by a mid-air bomb can be a real pain. If you're playing the game on your own, you may be able to skip some side quests. These are good for getting experience points and money, and they offer unique recruits. The music is quite good. Megan McDuffee's soundtrack is a combination of pop, techno, and '80s styles. Her tracks are guaranteed to be catchy.