So, get this, a month or so ago me and a friend got into playing the original double dragon trilogy together. None of the games were good, but we got, and still do, get tons of ironic enjoyment from riffing on the game. we even watched the damn movie! So suffice to say when I saw river city ransom was by the same people as double dragon and takes place in the same world as double dragon, I needed to play it. What I got was not great but leagues better than the double dragon games. The games controls are pretty tight for an nes game and the combat is simple, but effective. The game is also pretty damn charming, the artstyle, dialouge, and the fact that each area has a random gang are all very nice touches that elevate the game. However, the game is very unforgiving, enemies can drain your health very fast and it doesn't help that the game takes half of your money every time you die, making it way harder to by upgrades. The fact you can also skip over areas which include bosses which are mandatory to beat in order to complete the game is also strange, especially since half of the time I can't even get some of them to spawn. It's a decent time, although frustrating, but it's better than double dragon at least! But at the beginning of double dragon 2 you immediately see your girlfriend get shot up and die so... maybe not..