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{{quote|''Kids, if there's one thing you take away from River City Ransom, may it be that violence is the answer to your problems. If you beat a gang member hard enough, he will become an honor student. And if you beat an honor student hard enough, he will give you his lunch money. And the final moral is: it's all about good grades and trips to the mall.''|'''[[Seanbaby]]'''}}
 
''River City Ransom'', released in Japan as ''Downtown [[Hot -Blooded|Nekketsu]] Monogatari'' (part of the ''[[Kunio Kun|Kunio-kun]]'' series, which also included the ''[[Super Dodge Ball]]'' series, ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'', and the original ''Renegade'') and in Europe as ''Street Gangs'', is a [[Beat'Em Up]] with [[RPG Elements|elements]] of a [[Role Playing Game]]. The story goes that Ryan's girlfriend gets kidnapped by River City High's top gang leader, Slick, who also happens to be the arch-rival of Cross Town High's top punk, Alex. So Alex and Ryan fight their way past gang territories and various malls to get to River City High, take down Slick, and rescue Ryan's girlfriend.
 
While not the most well-known game on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], it was well received by those who did play it. It offered several different ways to customize your character, was one of the earliest games to blend RPG elements into another genre in a successful fashion, and was noted for its humor in many spots.
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Tex and Ivan are hinted to be this. Tex refuses to fight you if he finds out Ivan has made a [[Heel Face Turn]]. {{spoiler|Actually, he has a crush on Ivan's sister, Abby}} Both Ivan and Tex will also fight you simultaneously under certain conditions.
* [[Hot -Blooded]]: It's part of the Japanese version's title.
* [[I Have Your Wife|I Have Your Sister]]: [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Implied with]] Ivan, which could explain [[An Offer You Can't Refuse|why he serves as the main gate's guard.]]
* [[Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels]]: In addition to having the standard Easy, Normal, and Hard modes, the GBA version has a [[Easier Than Easy|Wussy]] setting and a [[Harder Than Hard|Crazy]] setting too.
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* [[Save Game Limits]]: The original's passwords and the ''EX'' save only keep track of your stats. You start from the beginning every time. (Granted, enough passwords/saves and you'll be able to blitz to Slick, at which point you ''need'' the stats.)
* [[Say It With Hearts]]: Quite a bit in the remake, and parodied when you fight both Tex and Ivan together (Your [[Karma Meter]] must be at it's lowest for this boss fight).
* [[Shout -Out]]: The music from ''[[Double Dragon]]'' plays during [[Dual Boss|the fight against the twins]], and one gang's members are named after classic television characters. The GBA remake takes this further; members of many gangs are named after things such as webcomic artists, rappers, and even the cast of ''[[Disgaea]]''.
** A recursive shout out: Two members of the Japanese gang in the GBA remake are named Kunio and Riki.
** A lot of people who dislike Megatokyo cackled with giddy delight after beating two gang members named [[Megatokyo|Piro and Largo]] with trash cans.
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