River City Ransom — stories left

Also, 2 works have been announced as remakes of this game.

In the "Cross Review" of the game magazine Famitsu it received 6, 7, 8 and 7, for a total of 28 out of 40. Reviewers rated positively the fact that the difficulty can be chosen from three levels and the system in which the protagonist levels up, and it was praised with the comment, "I want to give credit to this game's sense of rhythm".

In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 23.45 out of 30, as shown below.

In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the game scored a total of 31 out of 40, earning a place in the Silver Hall of Fame.

French magazine Player One reviewed the game under its European localised title of Street Gangs and gave it a highly positive review, concluding that it is not to be missed and scoring it 93%.

As overseas versions, it is sold under the name River City Ransom in North America and Street Gangs in Europe.

It was the first console game published by the developer's North American subsidiary American Technos, without input from previous series publisher Taito.

Japanese magazine Famitsu reviewed the Japanese version and gave it a generally positive review, stating that it is a fighting game which skillfully incorporates RPG elements, scoring it 28 out of 40.

It is the third installment of the Kunio-kun series released for the NES, preceded by Renegade and Super Dodge Ball, and the first to be developed specifically for the system.

It was the first console game published by the developer's North American subsidiary American Technos, without input from previous series publisher Taito.

The first digital port of River City Ransom was released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on October 23, 2007, in PAL regions on February 21, 2008, and in North America on April 21.

IGN said that the fighting mechanics are exceptionally achieved, and that the RPG-esque elements give the game a depth and replayability, ultimately scoring it 9 out of 10.

In 2013, the Canadian independent developer, Conatus Creative, began development on an officially licensed follow-up game, named River City Ransom: Underground, originally scheduled for Windows in August 2014.