Downtown Nekketsu Koshinkyoku for PCE CD

Review #11028

Downtown Nekketsu Koshinkyoku

River City Gourmet Race

PCE CD 1992 Naxat Soft Action Action › Beat Em Up
Downtown Nekketsu Koshinkyoku screenshot for PCE CD
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
3 / 5

Gameplay

This is an odd one. Technos took their River City Ransom beat em up mechanics and built a little party game around it. The controls are what you'd expect from this franchise, including the annoying requirement of double tapping to run, which wouldn't be a problem if your opponents weren't capable of running without any delay. This makes the Gourmet Race-like mode extremely challenging since the other racers are always faster than you. Still, there's some fun to be had here, expecially multiplayer.

3 / 5

Level Design

There are a handful of modes, including a couple of races across numerous screens which is a mixture of Kirby Super Star's Gourmet Race, Motoroader, and Battletoads. Another mode is a straight up Smash Bros fight to the death cage match. Unfortunately, there are only a few of these games, so you can experience the entire game in about 20 minutes.

3 / 5

Theme

The japanese text makes it difficult to navigate menu after menu to play all of the minigames.

3 / 5

Art Style

4 / 5

Audio

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