Overview
- The new side-scrolling beat’em up leans harder into River City Ransom-style exploration with a connected world and questing.
- Reviewers highlight tight, technical combat on PS5 and note strong replay value driven by secrets and multiple endings.
- Tribute Games’ pixel art and Anamanaguchi’s soundtrack earn broad acclaim for nailing the series’ aesthetic.
- Critics call out thin characterization and a launch roster that omits fan favorites like Knives, Kim, and Wallace in favor of a seven-character lineup.
- Early testing reports online desynchronization and a game-blocking crash on PC, which reviewers expect the developers to address in patches.