River City Melee: Battle Royal Special (2017)

This is the most recent installment of the Kunio-Kun franchise recreated as a fun and easy fighting game with the fighting aspects taken and upgraded from River City Super Sports Challenge All Star Special.

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Video ChumsA.J. MaciejewskiMay 20175.9/10
River City Melee: Battle Royal Special contains a ton of characters to battle with in fun gimmick-filled stages.
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Cubed3Albert LichiMay 20173/10
River City Melee Battle Royal SP is not tough, but rather a big stinkin' BARF! Hopefully this misfire has not damaged the Kunio legacy and maybe one day it will get another chance at redemption. The presentation here was top notch and one of the best looking entries in the franchise. It is too bad it got wasted on such a boring and uninvolving brawling game.
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About the game

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer: Arc System Works
Publisher: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Released: April 28, 2017
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view

IGDB rating 5.9/10 from 1 ratings.

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