Streets of Rage 2: River City Girls... of Rage 
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Streets of Rage 2: River City Girls of Rage is a fan-made ROM hack for the Sega Genesis that allows players to control characters from River City Girls, including Misako, Kyoko, Riki, and Kunio, as they battle iconic bosses. Enhanced gameplay features include running mechanics, juggling capabilities, and a revamped special attack system. Players can also utilize a Mana system and select stages while enjoying the adapted voice work of the characters.
I. Overview:
River City Girls ..of Rage:https://youtu.be/9xjALRwtkUc
This hack allows the player to play as for characters from River City Girls, and fight against bosses from this game!
II. Features:
* Characters replaced by Misako, Kyoko, Riki and Kunio.
* All playable characters can run.
* All playable characters can change direction and turn around while running.
* All playable characters can jump further while running.
* The command to run (f, f) becomes more sensitive.
* The game has Juggling.
* All of the characters' attacks are similar to those from River City Girls
* Neutral Air Attack(Jump+B) is now Air to Air. Works great for juggling an opponent in a corner or while playing in Co-op, but can miss when attacking a ground target.
* You can choose the same characters.
* Player characters have animation recovery when they escape from being thrown (up + C).
* Charge attacks require holding B for only 2/3 second.
* Offensive Special no longer costs player’s own health.
* If the player presses A while running, the player’s character will perform Offensive Special (in the original game, nothing will happen).
* You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when you capture the enemy.
* You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when grabbing an enemy from behind.
* KO count of the players is displayed.
* Mania difficulty is directly accessible.
* Stage selection is available.
* Replaced all bosses except Mr. X
* The voices also match their characters.
* Added 6-Button gamepad Support. Back attack now is Y-button
III. Movie List:
Riki - Kunio's rival, closest friend and Kyōko's boyfriend. Much calmer and stoic than Kunio, he lets his legendary stone fists do the talking. Kaiji Tang voices him in the game.
*Piledriver: Grab an enemy, press C, and then press B quickly.
*Vault: Grab an enemy, press Down+C.
*Fatal Steps: Jump and press down + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Correct Hairstyle: Forward, forward, B
*Stone Launcher: Press Y or BC at the same time
*Acro Dragon: Forward A
*Stone Hands: A
Kyoko - Cute, cheerful and bubbly, Kyōko is Misako's friend for life and Riki's girlfriend. She is voiced by Kira Buckland.
*Head Stomp: Jump and press down + B
*Cheer Drill: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Dab!: Forward, forward, B
*Donkey Parry: Press Y or BC at the same time.
*Dragon Feet: Forward A (Kyoko yell "ORA ORA" in forward special)
*Handstand Kick: A
Misako - Kunio's hot-blooded girlfriend, snarky, impulsive and always ready for a fight. Kayli Mills provides her voice in the game.
*Jump Hammer: Jump and press down + B
*Dropkick: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Rolling Punch: Forward, forward, B
*Spiral Uppercut: Press Y or BC at the same time. (powerful anti-air)
*Stone Hands: Forward A
*Backpack Swing: A
Kunio - The hot-blooded tough guy with a good heart and Misako's boyfriend. He has been in multiple fights and sports competitions, which has made him an infamous hero. He is voiced by Greg Chun in the game.
*Air Hurricane Kick: Jump and press down + B
*Super Kick: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Flying Knee: Forward, forward, B
*Sauna Towel: Press Y or BC at the same time. (Weak strike with a large area)
*Hot-Blooded Punch: Forward A
*Hurricane Kick: A
Used sprites:
IV. v0.9.80. Changelog:
-Explosion bug fix;
-Recolor levels;
-Added weapon drop patch;
-Restore weapon for all enemys;
-Added sound when pressing B + C (Y) for all characters;
-Riki, Misako and Kunio's sprites were retouched, about 200 sprites;
-Added mini portret for all new boss;
-Added shadow for all characters and all new boss;
-Added no Friendly Fire Patch;
-Added Bug fix Patch;
Riki.
-Changed special forward + A;
-New Blitz attack (forward forward + B), now it's like in the original game River City Girls;
-B + C hit calibrated, hitboxes tuned, damage reduced, in general it became much better;
Developer's comment - It was rather inconvenient to play for Ricky, blitz attack is difficult to hit, forward + A is everyone interrupts. Now he is like all other characters in gameplay, you should not be afraid of an accidental flight to heaven when trying to take a chicken.
V.v0.9.82. Changelog:
-Added Mana System by Dha Lau Hoo
-The player can gain MP by hitting the enemies: Each hit will increase MP by 1.
-Throwing an enemy will increase MP by 2. Piledriver (Riki only) will increase MP by 3.
-Offensive special attacks do not increase SP.
-The maximum value of MP is 100.
-Player can perform offensive special attack by pressing forward and A only if he have 20 MP.
-Tea and coffee help the player to recover MP. A cup increases player MP by 10. A pot increases player MP by 20.
Have fun!
I. Overview:
This hack allows the player to play as for characters from River City Girls, and fight against bosses from this game!
II. Features:
Characters replaced by Misako, Kyoko, Riki and Kunio.
All playable characters can run.
All playable characters can change direction and turn around while running.
All playable characters can jump further while running.
The command to run (f, f) becomes more sensitive.
The game has Juggling.
All of the characters? attacks are similar to those from River City Girls
Neutral Air Attack(Jump+B) is now Air to Air. Works great for juggling an opponent in a corner or while playing in Co-op, but can miss when attacking a ground target.
You can choose the same characters.
Player characters have animation recovery when they escape from being thrown (up + C).
Charge attacks require holding B for only 2/3 second.
If the player presses A while running, the player?s character will perform Offensive Special (in the original game, nothing will happen).
You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when you capture the enemy.
You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when grabbing an enemy from behind.
KO count of the players is displayed.
Mania difficulty is directly accessible.
Stage selection is available.
Replaced all bosses except Mr. X
The voices also match their characters.
Added 6-Button gamepad Support. Back attack now is Y-button
III. Movie List:
Riki - Kunio?s rival, closest friend and Kyoko?s boyfriend. Much calmer and stoic than Kunio, he lets his legendary stone fists do the talking. Kaiji Tang voices him in the game.
Piledriver: Grab an enemy, press C, and then press B quickly.
Vault: Grab an enemy, press Down+C.
Fatal Steps: Jump and press down + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Correct Hairstyle: Forward, forward, B
Stone Launcher: Press Y or BC at the same time
Acro Dragon: Forward A
Stone Hands: A
Kyoko - Cute, cheerful and bubbly, Kyoko is Misako?s friend for life and Riki?s girlfriend. She is voiced by Kira Buckland.
Head Stomp: Jump and press down + B
Cheer Drill: Forward jump + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Dab!: Forward, forward, B
Donkey Parry: Press Y or BC at the same time.
Dragon Feet: Forward A (Kyoko yell ?ORA ORA? in forward special)
Handstand Kick: A
Misako - Kunio?s hot-blooded girlfriend, snarky, impulsive and always ready for a fight. Kayli Mills provides her voice in the game.
Jump Hammer: Jump and press down + B
Dropkick: Forward jump + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Rolling Punch: Forward, forward, B
Spiral Uppercut: Press Y or BC at the same time. (powerful anti-air)
Stone Hands: Forward A
Backpack Swing: A
Kunio - The hot-blooded tough guy with a good heart and Misako?s boyfriend. He has been in multiple fights and sports competitions, which has made him an infamous hero. He is voiced by Greg Chun in the game.
Air Hurricane Kick: Jump and press down + B
Super Kick: Forward jump + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Flying Knee: Forward, forward, B
Sauna Towel: Press Y or BC at the same time. (Weak strike with a large area)
Hot-Blooded Punch: Forward A
Hurricane Kick: A
Used sprites: https://www.spriters-resource.com/nintendo_switch/rivercitygirls/
v0.9.80. Changelog:
Explosion bug fix;
Recolor levels;
Added weapon drop patch;
Restore weapon for all enemys;
Added sound when pressing B + C (Y) for all characters;
Riki, Misako and Kunio?s sprites were retouched, about 200 sprites;
Added mini portret for all new boss;
Added shadow for all characters and all new boss;
Added no Friendly Fire Patch;
Added Bug fix Patch;
Riki.
Changed special forward + A;
New Blitz attack (forward forward + B), now it?s like in the original game River City Girls;
B + C hit calibrated, hitboxes tuned, damage reduced, in general it became much better;
Developer?s comment - It was rather inconvenient to play for Ricky, blitz attack is difficult to hit, forward + A is everyone interrupts. Now he is like all other characters in gameplay, you should not be afraid of an accidental flight to heaven when trying to take a chicken.
v0.9.82. Changelog:
Added Mana System by Dha Lau Hoo
The player can gain MP by hitting the enemies: Each hit will increase MP by 1. Throwing an enemy will increase MP by 2. Piledriver (Riki only) will increase MP by 3. Offensive special attacks do not increase SP. The maximum value of MP is 100.
Player can perform offensive special attack by pressing forward and A only if he have 20 MP.
Tea and coffee help the player to recover MP. A cup increases player MP by 10. A pot increases player MP by 20.
Have fun!
rominfo : No-Intro Name: Streets of Rage 2 (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130710-102701)
ROM/File SHA-1: 8B656EEC9692D88BBBB84787142AA732B44CE0BE
River City Girls ..of Rage:https://youtu.be/9xjALRwtkUc
This hack allows the player to play as for characters from River City Girls, and fight against bosses from this game!
II. Features:
* Characters replaced by Misako, Kyoko, Riki and Kunio.
* All playable characters can run.
* All playable characters can change direction and turn around while running.
* All playable characters can jump further while running.
* The command to run (f, f) becomes more sensitive.
* The game has Juggling.
* All of the characters' attacks are similar to those from River City Girls
* Neutral Air Attack(Jump+B) is now Air to Air. Works great for juggling an opponent in a corner or while playing in Co-op, but can miss when attacking a ground target.
* You can choose the same characters.
* Player characters have animation recovery when they escape from being thrown (up + C).
* Charge attacks require holding B for only 2/3 second.
* Offensive Special no longer costs player’s own health.
* If the player presses A while running, the player’s character will perform Offensive Special (in the original game, nothing will happen).
* You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when you capture the enemy.
* You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when grabbing an enemy from behind.
* KO count of the players is displayed.
* Mania difficulty is directly accessible.
* Stage selection is available.
* Replaced all bosses except Mr. X
* The voices also match their characters.
* Added 6-Button gamepad Support. Back attack now is Y-button
III. Movie List:
Riki - Kunio's rival, closest friend and Kyōko's boyfriend. Much calmer and stoic than Kunio, he lets his legendary stone fists do the talking. Kaiji Tang voices him in the game.
*Piledriver: Grab an enemy, press C, and then press B quickly.
*Vault: Grab an enemy, press Down+C.
*Fatal Steps: Jump and press down + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Correct Hairstyle: Forward, forward, B
*Stone Launcher: Press Y or BC at the same time
*Acro Dragon: Forward A
*Stone Hands: A
Kyoko - Cute, cheerful and bubbly, Kyōko is Misako's friend for life and Riki's girlfriend. She is voiced by Kira Buckland.
*Head Stomp: Jump and press down + B
*Cheer Drill: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Dab!: Forward, forward, B
*Donkey Parry: Press Y or BC at the same time.
*Dragon Feet: Forward A (Kyoko yell "ORA ORA" in forward special)
*Handstand Kick: A
Misako - Kunio's hot-blooded girlfriend, snarky, impulsive and always ready for a fight. Kayli Mills provides her voice in the game.
*Jump Hammer: Jump and press down + B
*Dropkick: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Rolling Punch: Forward, forward, B
*Spiral Uppercut: Press Y or BC at the same time. (powerful anti-air)
*Stone Hands: Forward A
*Backpack Swing: A
Kunio - The hot-blooded tough guy with a good heart and Misako's boyfriend. He has been in multiple fights and sports competitions, which has made him an infamous hero. He is voiced by Greg Chun in the game.
*Air Hurricane Kick: Jump and press down + B
*Super Kick: Forward jump + B
*Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
*Flying Knee: Forward, forward, B
*Sauna Towel: Press Y or BC at the same time. (Weak strike with a large area)
*Hot-Blooded Punch: Forward A
*Hurricane Kick: A
Used sprites:
IV. v0.9.80. Changelog:
-Explosion bug fix;
-Recolor levels;
-Added weapon drop patch;
-Restore weapon for all enemys;
-Added sound when pressing B + C (Y) for all characters;
-Riki, Misako and Kunio's sprites were retouched, about 200 sprites;
-Added mini portret for all new boss;
-Added shadow for all characters and all new boss;
-Added no Friendly Fire Patch;
-Added Bug fix Patch;
Riki.
-Changed special forward + A;
-New Blitz attack (forward forward + B), now it's like in the original game River City Girls;
-B + C hit calibrated, hitboxes tuned, damage reduced, in general it became much better;
Developer's comment - It was rather inconvenient to play for Ricky, blitz attack is difficult to hit, forward + A is everyone interrupts. Now he is like all other characters in gameplay, you should not be afraid of an accidental flight to heaven when trying to take a chicken.
V.v0.9.82. Changelog:
-Added Mana System by Dha Lau Hoo
-The player can gain MP by hitting the enemies: Each hit will increase MP by 1.
-Throwing an enemy will increase MP by 2. Piledriver (Riki only) will increase MP by 3.
-Offensive special attacks do not increase SP.
-The maximum value of MP is 100.
-Player can perform offensive special attack by pressing forward and A only if he have 20 MP.
-Tea and coffee help the player to recover MP. A cup increases player MP by 10. A pot increases player MP by 20.
Have fun!
I. Overview:
This hack allows the player to play as for characters from River City Girls, and fight against bosses from this game!
II. Features:
Characters replaced by Misako, Kyoko, Riki and Kunio.
All playable characters can run.
All playable characters can change direction and turn around while running.
All playable characters can jump further while running.
The command to run (f, f) becomes more sensitive.
The game has Juggling.
All of the characters? attacks are similar to those from River City Girls
Neutral Air Attack(Jump+B) is now Air to Air. Works great for juggling an opponent in a corner or while playing in Co-op, but can miss when attacking a ground target.
You can choose the same characters.
Player characters have animation recovery when they escape from being thrown (up + C).
Charge attacks require holding B for only 2/3 second.
If the player presses A while running, the player?s character will perform Offensive Special (in the original game, nothing will happen).
You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when you capture the enemy.
You can use the Defensive Special and Offensive Special when grabbing an enemy from behind.
KO count of the players is displayed.
Mania difficulty is directly accessible.
Stage selection is available.
Replaced all bosses except Mr. X
The voices also match their characters.
Added 6-Button gamepad Support. Back attack now is Y-button
III. Movie List:
Riki - Kunio?s rival, closest friend and Kyoko?s boyfriend. Much calmer and stoic than Kunio, he lets his legendary stone fists do the talking. Kaiji Tang voices him in the game.
Piledriver: Grab an enemy, press C, and then press B quickly.
Vault: Grab an enemy, press Down+C.
Fatal Steps: Jump and press down + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Correct Hairstyle: Forward, forward, B
Stone Launcher: Press Y or BC at the same time
Acro Dragon: Forward A
Stone Hands: A
Kyoko - Cute, cheerful and bubbly, Kyoko is Misako?s friend for life and Riki?s girlfriend. She is voiced by Kira Buckland.
Head Stomp: Jump and press down + B
Cheer Drill: Forward jump + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Dab!: Forward, forward, B
Donkey Parry: Press Y or BC at the same time.
Dragon Feet: Forward A (Kyoko yell ?ORA ORA? in forward special)
Handstand Kick: A
Misako - Kunio?s hot-blooded girlfriend, snarky, impulsive and always ready for a fight. Kayli Mills provides her voice in the game.
Jump Hammer: Jump and press down + B
Dropkick: Forward jump + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Rolling Punch: Forward, forward, B
Spiral Uppercut: Press Y or BC at the same time. (powerful anti-air)
Stone Hands: Forward A
Backpack Swing: A
Kunio - The hot-blooded tough guy with a good heart and Misako?s boyfriend. He has been in multiple fights and sports competitions, which has made him an infamous hero. He is voiced by Greg Chun in the game.
Air Hurricane Kick: Jump and press down + B
Super Kick: Forward jump + B
Air to Air Attack: Neutral Jump + B
Flying Knee: Forward, forward, B
Sauna Towel: Press Y or BC at the same time. (Weak strike with a large area)
Hot-Blooded Punch: Forward A
Hurricane Kick: A
Used sprites: https://www.spriters-resource.com/nintendo_switch/rivercitygirls/
v0.9.80. Changelog:
Explosion bug fix;
Recolor levels;
Added weapon drop patch;
Restore weapon for all enemys;
Added sound when pressing B + C (Y) for all characters;
Riki, Misako and Kunio?s sprites were retouched, about 200 sprites;
Added mini portret for all new boss;
Added shadow for all characters and all new boss;
Added no Friendly Fire Patch;
Added Bug fix Patch;
Riki.
Changed special forward + A;
New Blitz attack (forward forward + B), now it?s like in the original game River City Girls;
B + C hit calibrated, hitboxes tuned, damage reduced, in general it became much better;
Developer?s comment - It was rather inconvenient to play for Ricky, blitz attack is difficult to hit, forward + A is everyone interrupts. Now he is like all other characters in gameplay, you should not be afraid of an accidental flight to heaven when trying to take a chicken.
v0.9.82. Changelog:
Added Mana System by Dha Lau Hoo
The player can gain MP by hitting the enemies: Each hit will increase MP by 1. Throwing an enemy will increase MP by 2. Piledriver (Riki only) will increase MP by 3. Offensive special attacks do not increase SP. The maximum value of MP is 100.
Player can perform offensive special attack by pressing forward and A only if he have 20 MP.
Tea and coffee help the player to recover MP. A cup increases player MP by 10. A pot increases player MP by 20.
Have fun!
rominfo : No-Intro Name: Streets of Rage 2 (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130710-102701)
ROM/File SHA-1: 8B656EEC9692D88BBBB84787142AA732B44CE0BE
Time to Beat
Main Story 1h 30m
Main + Extras 3h 0m
ttb_all 1h 30m
Speedrun Avg 0h 39m
Release Date
Mar 15, 2021
4 years ago
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