Modern Zorker writes, "American Technos’ sequel to the mediocre Renegade took everything fun about the beat ‘em-up genre, ratcheted up the already-cartoonish violence to absurd levels, and added in the kind of stat tracking and item collection enjoyed by RPG enthusiasts. What should have been a mess instead worked like a charm–River City Ransom became a classic of the genre, with its gameplay, humor and design inspiring developers to this day."
