WTMG's Leo Faria: "It’s not that River City Girls Zero is inherently bad. It definitely isn’t, but I do think that its title did the game no favors. The original River City Girls was amazing, elevating the Kunio-kun franchise to a previously unheard degree of quality, so attaching the name to a port of a really dated Super Famicom game made me (and will surely make everyone else) expect a lot more from it. Pay double attention before biting the bullet with this one. If you loved River City Girls, but don’t care about Kunio-kun / River City Ransom in general, I don’t think you’ll enjoy River City Girls Zero that much. Now, if you’re a die-hard fan of the franchise and its old school outings, go for it. It’s more of what you love, and you probably won’t care about its shortcomings."
"WayForward's River City Girls series of beat 'em ups is a favorite around here thanks to its lovable characters, amazing artwork, humorous writing, and abundant fanservice. Now there is a must-have book for fans of the series: The Art of River City Girls. The book was initially offered via preorders through Limited Run and is now available for purchase from Fangamer. I picked it up, and it definitely kicks some butt!" says Co-Optimus.
"Once Arc System Works took over the River City/Kunio license, numerous games starring Kunio and his buddy Riki have made their way out of Japan. WayForward’s release of River City Girls drew upon ideas from a Japanese-only Super Famicom title called Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-tachi no Banka. Almost 20 years later, WayForward has localized Kunio-tachi no Banka as River City Girls Zero, first launching on Switch and then on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam. River City Girls Zero tells a seriously gripping story, but the frustrating gameplay will limit Zero’s appeal to only the most hardcore River City/Kunio fans," says Co-Optimus.
"At WayForward's recent pre-launch party for River City Girls Zero, the enhanced remake of the game that first introduced the titular River City Girls, we learned that the Xbox and PlayStation versions of Zero would be launching on September 13 and that the Steam port would come later. Not that much later, it turns out... RCG Zero's Steam version will arrive on September 22!
