![]() ![]() Before a true victor can be determined the cops put an end to this brawl. The iconic theme from Double Dragon plays during this confrontation, and they fight with some impressive moves used by Bimmy and Jimmy in Double Dragon 3. The story of River City: Rival Showdown begins with Kunio getting jumped by some mysterious figures who turn out to be some super tough twins from Reiho Academy. This isn’t a bad thing by any means any franchise that has been around since then and still producing new games has to be doing something right, but any time any retro flavored title comes out it needs to be examined to see if it brings enough excitement to the table to stand on its own merits or is it simply milking nostalgia to move units off the shelves. River City: Rival Showdown looks nicer than anything on a technical level than anything floating around on the NES, but the visuals proudly flaunt their 8-bit roots. If an award was to be given to the game franchise whose graphics have changed the least in close to three decades, a strong contender would be Kunio-kun’s saga throughout River City, if not the winner. ![]()
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