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River City Girls... of Rage

Original game : Streets of Rage 2

Platform : GEN

Author : savok

Release date : 15 March 2021

Category : Complete

Patch version : 0.9.82

Modifications : G, S, P

Downloads : 10553

ROM Information

rominfo : No-Intro Name: Streets of Rage 2 (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130710-102701)
ROM/File SHA-1: 8B656EEC9692D88BBBB84787142AA732B44CE0BE

Hack description

I. Overview:


River City Girls ..of Rage: Gameplay Teaser Trailer

This hack allows the player to play as for characters from River City Girls, and fight against bosses from this game!

II. Features:

* Characters replaced by Misako, Kyoko, Riki and Kunio.
* All playable characters can run.
* All playable characters can change direction and turn around while running.
* All playable characters can jump further while running.
* The command to run (f, f) becomes more sensitive.
* The game has Juggling.
* All of the characters' attacks are similar to those from River City Girls
* Neutral Air Attack(Jump+B) is now Air to Air. Works great for juggling an opponent in a corner or while playing in Co-op, but can miss when attacking a ground target.
* You can choose the same characters.
* Player characters have animation recovery when they escape from being thrown (up + C).
* Charge attacks require holding B for only 2/3 second.
* Offensive Special no longer costs player's own health.
* If the player presses A while running, the player's character will perform Offensive Special (in the original game, nothing will happen).
* You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when you capture the enemy.
* You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when grabbing an enemy from behind.
* KO count of the players is displayed.
* Mania difficulty is directly accessible.
* Stage selection is available.
* Replaced all bosses except Mr. X
* The voices also match their characters.
* Added 6-Button gamepad Support. Back attack now is Y-button

III. Movie List:

Riki - Kunio's rival, closest friend and Kyōko's boyfriend. Much calmer and stoic than Kunio, he lets his legendary stone fists do the talking. Kaiji Tang voices him in the game.

*Piledriver: Grab an enemy, press C, and then press B quickly.
*Vault: Grab an enemy, press Down+C.
*Fatal Steps: Jump and press down + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Correct Hairstyle: Forward, forward, B
*Stone Launcher: Press Y or BC at the same time
*Acro Dragon: Forward A
*Stone Hands: A

Kyoko - Cute, cheerful and bubbly, Kyōko is Misako's friend for life and Riki's girlfriend. She is voiced by Kira Buckland.
*Head Stomp: Jump and press down + B
*Cheer Drill: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Dab!: Forward, forward, B
*Donkey Parry: Press Y or BC at the same time.
*Dragon Feet: Forward A (Kyoko yell "ORA ORA" in forward special)
*Handstand Kick: A

Misako - Kunio's hot-blooded girlfriend, snarky, impulsive and always ready for a fight. Kayli Mills provides her voice in the game.
*Jump Hammer: Jump and press down + B
*Dropkick: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Rolling Punch: Forward, forward, B
*Spiral Uppercut: Press Y or BC at the same time. (powerful anti-air)
*Stone Hands: Forward A
*Backpack Swing: A

Kunio - The hot-blooded tough guy with a good heart and Misako's boyfriend. He has been in multiple fights and sports competitions, which has made him an infamous hero. He is voiced by Greg Chun in the game.
*Air Hurricane Kick: Jump and press down + B
*Super Kick: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Flying Knee: Forward, forward, B
*Sauna Towel: Press Y or BC at the same time. (Weak strike with a large area)
*Hot-Blooded Punch: Forward A
*Hurricane Kick: A




Used sprites:
https://www.spriters-resource.com/nintendo_switch/rivercitygirls/


IV. v0.9.80. Changelog:

-Explosion bug fix;
-Recolor levels;
-Added weapon drop patch;
-Restore weapon for all enemys;
-Added sound when pressing B + C (Y) for all characters;
-Riki, Misako and Kunio's sprites were retouched, about 200 sprites;
-Added mini portret for all new boss;
-Added shadow for all characters and all new boss;
-Added no Friendly Fire Patch;
-Added Bug fix Patch;


Riki.
-Changed special forward + A;
-New Blitz attack (forward forward + B), now it's like in the original game River City Girls;
-B + C hit calibrated, hitboxes tuned, damage reduced, in general it became much better;

Developer's comment - It was rather inconvenient to play for Ricky, blitz attack is difficult to hit, forward + A is everyone interrupts. Now he is like all other characters in gameplay, you should not be afraid of an accidental flight to heaven when trying to take a chicken.

V.v0.9.82. Changelog:

-Added Mana System by Dha Lau Hoo
-The player can gain MP by hitting the enemies: Each hit will increase MP by 1.
-Throwing an enemy will increase MP by 2. Piledriver (Riki only) will increase MP by 3.
-Offensive special attacks do not increase SP.
-The maximum value of MP is 100.
-Player can perform offensive special attack by pressing forward and A only if he have 20 MP.
-Tea and coffee help the player to recover MP. A cup increases player MP by 10. A pot increases player MP by 20.

Have fun!

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
savokHackingRiver City Girls ..of Rage Developer
Docm@n88hzHackingSpecial with screenshake, and lot other help
uuuserHackingBugfix
Dha_Lau_HooOriginal HackingAlmost all new code is taken from his different hacks.

Reviews

Amazing hack, incredible gameplay!thedarkmaster2023-09-16Version 0.9.82

This version of Streets of Rage is simply amazing, with incredible animations, moves and gameplay. One of the best out there! Super recommended.

Great work!wilsonics2022-08-15Version 0.9.82

Very nice hack all around. It's got great custom levels and nice music too. Combines two of my all time favorite franchises River City Ransom and Streets of Rage. What's not to love? I love using Kyoto's Dab attack.....she's like a tank.

Keep up the good work

Really liked this hackThaliall2021-10-10Version 0.9.82

I am a fan of both River City Ransom and Streets of Rage, and for me this hack was pure joy. It's not a simple sprite replacement, the characters have their animations and moves, from the original game. That made all more fun - the only downside is that now I want more... and I thought that Yamada could fit better in the Amusement Park stage imo.

Truly fun hack!Cupcom5/NGKFlower2021-07-11Version 0.9.82

If you're fan of the River City series, this hack is a must download!

I flipped it like 5 times (4 with each character) and can't seem to get enough of it.

ALTHOUGH.....

I do have a problem with some things.

Sabuko (Yakuza chick)

Is by far the most f**king annoying with playing as Misako, actually just in general. She appears as more than one boss fight, let alone her slash attack is too darn fast!!! I get it's a sword with long range, but it's almost impossible to run in and combo her without getting whacked in an instant.

It literally made no sense why you fight her in place of Abadede (Wrestler) Stage 4 AND Bear (fat boxer) on stage 5, let's not forget Stage 8 since she's Bear's replacement.

What kills me mentally is that you can only fight Abobo on the elevator section in place of Abadede, but NOT in Stage 4 in the arena boss fight with Abadede. It's the Yakuza chick...

I just don't like the overuse of one particular boss like this, it instantly reminded me of the fangame SORRemake with the extreme overuse of the Jet bosses. It slightly kills the fun for me.

With that said, I still like the hack. The unique air combo system is pretty neat and I enjoy playing as everyone, also loved Kyoko's Dab attack, it's super effective.

I would give it a 10/10 but because of the overuse of Sabuko it kinda killed it for me, so I give it a 7/10.

Definitely still a must play for SOR/River City fans alike.

One of the best Streets of Rage 2 hacks and a great beat 'em up!!RHZ2021-03-03Version 0.9.80

Really impressive hack!! This is my favourite Streets of Rage 2 hack!! The four playable characters from River City Girls feel great within the Streets of Rage 2 engine despite the different art styles. I also like the mix between the mini bosses and bosses from River City Girls with the standard enemies from SOR2. All four playable characters are fast, have a lot of different moves and are very fun to play to play with.

As it seems it's not the final release, making a special title screen with the River City Girls logo would give this hack a more finished product feel. Changing some of the text from the opening and ending would also be great, just simply adding the names of the new four characters from River City Girls to link them with the original SOR2 story.

Another suggestion would be adding some songs from the first Streets of Rage game like Fighting in the Street, Moon Beach, Keep the Groovin', Violent Breathing and Attack of the Barbarian in place of less memorable songs from Streets of Rage 2 like Spin on the bridge, Ready Funk, Too Deep and Jungle Base. It'd give the hack a different flavour from the vanilla SOR2 game and mix the best songs from both OSTs. If possible, it'd be awesome!!

Overall, this is a highly recommended hack for Streets of Rage and beat 'em up fans!!

Working on real hardwarepikangs2019-10-17Version 0.6.2

I gave a try the new BOSSes version of the patch and the multi enemy patch, I played only 2 stages so far but I was suprised that a chinese everdrive managed to play it up to that point without issues, I will have to try to play the rest of the game later and use all characters (I only used Kyoko for the test with the BOSSes patch), if you have a way to play the hack on a real Genesis or Analogue Mega SG you can't go wrong with this (especially if you enjoy SOR 2 without any type of hacks).

Amazing!Jaz2019-10-01Version 0.6.2

Amazing hack! Hoping for even further improvements in the future, perhaps adding enemies from River City Girls! I didn't really care for the multiple enemies patch but the Boss patch along with the friendly fire off works well.