Underplayed Gems

River City Melee : Battle Royal Special (2017)

River City Melee : Battle Royal Special cover
Developer
Arc System Works
Publisher
H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sports
Rating
2.6 of 5, 130 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A colorful, retro-styled brawler with straightforward combat that encourages strategic timing and special moves.

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What players say

Players say the game is fun in local multiplayer, but the online is dead and the single-player suffers from AI that gangs up on the player. Characters share special moves and there are only 4 stages, making it feel repetitive. The story is short, and the inability to rebind keys makes a controller necessary.

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