*River City Ransom EX*

*River City Ransom EX*

(Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX)

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Version:2.1
Latest time updated:06/5/04
Created by:RCREX

You can ask me anything about this game at [email protected].

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able to use this guide without the permission of the original author.

This version since now people had the English version I deleted the section
about menu translation which took alot of kb space away which is good because
now it loads faster! Also I sentenced some sentences shorter to make the size
smaller too for faster loading. Now everything has been converted to the
English version so English owners now you'll be able to understand it too!
Yeah, that menu translation was the biggest section lol. Well, I hope this
will be a benefit to everyone!

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============================Table of Contents=================================
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I. Introduction
A. Story Info
B. Controls
II. Items Guide
A. Shop Items
B. Techniques
1. Moves
2. Moves that Requires Books
C. Weapons Guide
III. Reputation Guide
A. Reputation Lowering Causes
B. Reputation Raising Causes
IV. Walkthroughs
A. Story walkthrough
B. Secret Meetings and Events
V. Character Stats & Info
A. Bosses & Major Character Stats and Info
B. Gang Members Stats and Info
VI. Misallaneous
A. Other Recommended Sources
B. Credits

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========================== Introduction ====================================
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Story Info - Well, as you all know this is a remake of the original classic
NES game called River City Ransom. The new version is now
available on the nintendo gameboy advance. Basically, the story's
the same but with tons of new features! For instance:

- Lots of more Events!

- Improved Graphics (Obviously now is 32bit not 8bit)

- Enhanced Music and Sound

- Up to 4 people in a single party

- 16 save slots

- New Items and Weapons!

- A new fighting log that records your game play!

- A reputation meter for your reputation among gangs

- Tons of More Moves!

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Controls:
A - Punch/Confirming a Selection
B - Kick/Canceling a Selection
L - Nothing
R - Nothing
Select - Nothing
Start - Opening/Canceling a Menu

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========================== Items Guide =====================================
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These are a list of items that will help you during your progress of the
game which buying them in return giving you lots of stats enhancements and
healing purposes.

LATTE CAFFEINE:

Waffles ($2.50): +28 Stamina
Coffee ($3.50): +30 Will, +1 Stamina
Tea ($3.50): +30 Will, +1 Stamina
Hot Cocoa ($4.00): +1 Defense, +10 Will, +10 Stamina
Lemon Tea ($4.00): +1 Weapon, +10 Stamina
Toast ($4.00): +1 Strength, +12 Stamina
Fruit Juice ($5.00): +2 Agility, +10 Stamina
French Toast ($5.50): +1 Will, +40 Stamina
Pizza ($5.50): +2 Jump, +36 Stamina
Sampler ($6.00): +1 Defense, +40 Stamina
Spaghetti ($6.00): +60 Stamina
Yogurt ($6.00): +1 Punch, +32 Stamina

METRO BAKERY:

Doughnut ($0.80): +8 Stamina
Bagel ($1.00): +1 Toughness, +6 Stamina
Cream Puff ($1.00): +10 Stamina
Croissant ($1.00): +1 Jump, +4 Stamina
Honey Bun ($1.00): +10 Stamina
Muffin ($1.00): +1 Defense, +6 Stamina
Rye ($1.00): +10 Stamina
Sourdough ($1.00): +1 Defense, +6 Stamina
Fruitcake ($1.10): +1 Agility, +4 Stamina
Bagel Dog ($1.20): +13 Stamina
Croquette ($1.20): +13 Stamina
Multigrain ($1.20): +12 Stamina
Sandwich ($2.00): +20 Stamina

SUSHI BAR:

Egg ($2.00): Toughness +1, Stamina +12
Kappa Roll ($2.00): Stamina +20
Kyuri Roll ($2.00): Toughness +1, Stamina +12
Mixed Roll ($2.00): Jump +1, Stamina +10
Octopus ($2.00): Jump +1, Stamina +12
Salad Roll ($2.00): Agility +1, Stamina +8
Shrimp Roll ($2.00): Defense +1, Stamina +12
Squid ($2.00): Jump+1, Stamina+12
Halibut ($3.00): Defense+1, Stamina+20
California Roll ($4.00): Punch+1, Stamina+12
Conger Eel ($4.00): Stamina+44
Salmon ($5.00): Kick+1, Stamina+24
Prawn ($6.00): Agility+1, Stamina+40
Tuna ($6.00): Punch+1, Stamina+32
Tuna Roll ($6.00): Will+20, Stamina+20
Swordfish ($7.00): Agility+2, Stamina+32
Crab ($8.00): Weapon+2, Stamina+32
Fish Eggs ($8.00): Weapon+1, Strength+1, Stamina+32
Mackerel ($8.00): Defense+2, Toughness+2, Stamina+40
Yellowtail ($8.00): Strength+2, Stamina+32
Ark Shell ($9.00): Toughness+6, Stamina+32
Fatty Tuna ($9.00): Will+30, Stamina+32
Scallop ($10.00): Agility+4, Will+20, Stamina+30
Wasabi Roll ($10.00): Stamina+100
Sea Urchin ($12.00): Weapon+2, Defense+3, Jump+3, Will+20, Stamina+30
Flounder ($20.00): Punch+3, Kick+3, Will+30, Stamina+30
Toro ($30.00): Defense+5, Toughness+5, Strength+4, Will+40, Stamina+100

READ ALL ABOUT IT:

Mystic Seer ($4.00): Will+27
Imported Manga ($4.50): Toughness+5
Scandal Rag ($4.50): Will+40
Nuclear Spy ($6.00): Defense+1, Toughness+1, Will+45
Fashion Magazine ($6.50): Toughness+4, Will+20
Indian Lore ($8.00): Punch+1, Kick+1, Agility+1, Will+60
Gaming Magazine ($9.80): Toughness+10, Will+5
Swimsuit Magazine ($15.00): Strength+4, Will+60
Americanime (?) ($25.00): Punch+3, Weapon+3, Jump+4, Will+50
Comic Times ($30.00): Will+200, Max Stamina+10
Techniques for $100.00: Helicopter, Javelin Man, Kickstand
Techniques for $150.00: Deadly Shot, Hyperguard, Killer Kick,
Slap Happy, Topspin
Techniques for $200.00: Bike Kick, Grand Slam
Techniques for $250.00: Torpedo
Techniques for $300.00: Acrobat Circus

FRENCH ITALIA:

Ravioli ($1.00): Jump+1, Stamina+10
Salad Paris ($1.00): Stamina+10
Onion Soup ($1.20): Stamina+12
Lasagna ($1.50): Toughness+1, Stamina+10
Nero Pizza ($1.50): Stamina+16
Caviar ($2.00): Stamina+20
Cornish Hen ($35.00): Strength+5, Agility+5, Max Stamina+20
Veal Walle ($45.00): Punch+5, Kick+5, Toughness+5, Agility+5, Max Stamina+35

MAO'S PLACE:

Egg Roll ($4.50): Agility+1, Stamina+36
Orange Chicken ($5.00): Stamina+56
Pepper Beef ($5.00): Punch+1, Stamina+30
Chow Mein ($6.00): Kick+1, Stamina+35
Ducklets ($6.00): Defense+1, Stamina+50
Fried Rice ($6.00): Strength+1, Stamina+30
Garlic Pork ($6.00): Weapon+1, Stamina+35
Sweet & Sour ($6.00): Jump+1, Stamina+50

MERV'S BURGERS:

Milk ($1.20): Stamina+12
Apple Pie ($1.50): Toughness+1, Stamina+8
Iced Tea ($1.50): Will+10, Stamina+1
Souper Merv ($1.50): Stamina+16
Merv Dog ($2.00): Toughness+1, Stamina+12
Soda ($2.00): Agility+1
Merv Burger ($2.10): Stamina+24
Cheese Merv ($2.20): Agility+1, Stamina+8
Merv Fries ($2.20): Jump+1, Stamina+12
Merv Malt ($2.20): Defense+1, Stamina+12
Chicken Sandwich ($2.50): Stamina+28
Spicy Chili ($3.00): Weapon+1, Stamina+10
Mondo Merv ($4.00): Defense+1, Jump+1, Stamina+20

JCS PHARMACY:

Plasebol ($2.00): Stamina+30
Vita-Mints ($5.00): Stamina+60
Digestol ($8.00): Stamina+90
Omni Elixir ($9.00): Will+50, Stamina+80
Ginseng ($10.00): Toughness+2, Will+35, Stamina+60
Lion's Milk ($10.00): Defense+2, Will+50, Stamina+50
Love Potion ($10.00): Toughness+3, Stamina+85
Recharge! ($10.00): Agility+3, Will+40, Stamina+40
Date Saver ($12.00): Stamina+150
Antidote 12 ($15.00): Will+30, Max Stamina+20
Soma ($20.00): Punch+1, Kick+1, Will+50, Stamina+130
Karmaject ($25.00): Punch+1, Kick+1, Weapon+1, Defense+1, Toughness+1,
Strength+1, Agility+1, Jump+1, Will+40, Stamina+?

SWEET TOOTH:

Mint Gum ($1.00): Toughness+1, Will+2
Lollipop ($1.00): Defense+1, Will+2
Jawbreaker ($1.00): Jump+1, Will+2
Rock Candy ($1.00): Will+2, Stamina+10
Fudge Bar ($1.00): Will+2, Stamina+10
Chocolate Egg ($1.50): Defense+1, Will+2, Stamina+7

HAPPY FEET:

Sandals ($5.00): Agility+4
Slippers ($5.00): Kick+1, Weapon+1
Insoles ($7.00): Agility+4
Flipflops ($9.80): Kick+1, Jump+8
Board Shoes ($20.00): Kick+3, Will+30, Max Stamina+6
Kung-Fu Shoes ($30.00): Punch+2, Kick+5, Agility+4, Jump+4
Sneakers ($40.00): Kick+4, Toughness+15, Jump+15
High Tops ($45.00): Kick+8, Toughness+5, Agility+8
Army Boots ($60.00): Punch+10, Kick+10, Agility+10, Jump+4
Boat Shoes ($45.00): Agility+13, Jump+20
CrossTrains ($45.00): Kick+6, Strength+6, Agility+6
Pump Sneakers ($45.00): Kick+2, Agility+20
Cleats ($50.00): Kick+8, Defense+4, Toughness+4, Agility+12
Mod Boots ($60.00): Kick+10, Defense+8, Toughness+8, Agility+10
Loafers ($90.00): Kick+10, Agility+10, Jump+40
Texas Boots ($120.00): Kick+30, Weapon+8, Strength+8

MEAT MARKET:

Chuck Roast ($5.00): Punch+1, Defense+2
Sirloin ($5.00): Punch+1, Toughness+2
Rib-Eye ($6.00): Punch+1, Weapon+1
T-Bone ($10.00): Punch+4
Lamb Leg ($25.00): Punch+8, Will+80

CD CELLAR (all are $10.00):

Classical: Defense+9, Will+50
Country: Punch+3, Will+50
Emotion: Toughness+8, Will+50
Game Tunes: Kick+3, Will+50
Jazzy Blues: Strength+3, Will+50
Movie OST: Weapon+3, Will+40
Pop: Jump+8, Will+50
Rock: Agility+5, Will+50

TOYS 'B' WE:

Ninjaman 2 ($50.00): Weapon+5, Strength+5, Will+100
Techno Belt ($28.00): Punch+3, Kick+3, Weapon+2, Strength+3
Teddy Bear ($30.00): Defense+12, Toughness+12, Will+40
Maze Craze ($20.00): Will+190
Maui Lauren ($30.00): Agility+10, Jump+8, Will+40

HEALTH CLUB

Sauna ($4.50): +50 Stamina

(Still can't think you enough Skynight for this fabulous info!)

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Techniques

Basic Moves:

Any of these moves can be done without any purchasing of a book:

A - Punch
B - Kick
Run + A - Dash Punch
Run + B - Dash Kick
Hold A then press B - Uppercut
Run for awhile while holding B, then press A - Short Bicycle Kick
Hold B then press A - Light Jump Kick
Run while holding B, then press A - Double Dashing Kick
While Holding a Weapon, Press A - Weapon Bash
While Holding a Weapon, Press B - Weapon Toss
While on the ground, hold down - Play Dead
Hold A - Power Punch
Hold B - Power Kick

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Techniques that Requires Books Equipped

Mach Punch - A
Dragon Kick - B
Bomb Blow - Hold A, Hit B
Big Bang - Stunned + Up, Up
Torpedo - Jump + A
Slick Trick - Up, Up + A or B
Grand Slam - A while holding a weapon
Acro Circus - Run + Jump
Bat Fang - While holding a stick or lead pipe, press up, up
God Fist - Hold A then press B
Dragon Knee - Hold B then press A
Bicycle Kick - Run + B ( keep pressing B to be airborne )
Killer Kick - Run while holding B then press A
Hyper Guard - Guard
Drill - Down, Down
Headbutt - Run then press B
HeadBomb - Hold B
Wheelbarrow Throw - Grab a downed person with A then hold B
Flip Throw - Go close to an enemy then press B
Glide Chop - Jump + up, up
Jet Kick - Hold B for half a second
Pulper - While holding either a stick, lead pipe, or javelin, press
down, down
Chain Chump - Down, Down while holding a chain
Slap Happy - Run + A
Charge It - Hold A
Slam Punk - Go close to an enemy + A
Deadly Shot - Run+Jump + B
Nitro Port - Forward 3 times
Speed Drop - Grab an enemy with B then Jump + Up, Up
Flying Kick - Hold B, hit A
Shuriken - Run + Down, Down
Javelin Man - Hit B
Twin Kick - Jump + Continously B

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Weapons Guide

Stick - 2 Techniques used on this, Regular throwing velocity, Average Damage

Lead Pipe - 2 Techniques used on this, Regular throwing velocity, A little
higher damage than the stick

Wooden Crate - Low gravity throwing velocity, higher damage than the lead
pipe if thrown

Tire - Low gravity throwing velocity, ability to ride on, same damage as
the wooden crate

Javelin - 1 Technique used on this, regular throwing velocity, less damage
than the stick, longer range than any weapons besides the double
lengthed chain
Chain - 1 Technique used on this, regular throwing velocity, regular damage

Double Chain - 1 Technique used on this, low gravity throwing velocity,
Regular Damage, longest ranged weapon in the game

Brass Knuckles - regular throwing velocity, normal damage, shortest ranged
weapon besides the rock

Rock - regular throwing velocity, normal damage, shortest ranged besides
brass knuckles

Trash Can - low gravity throwing velocity, normal damage, can cover someone's
head
Paint Box - same as the trash can

Cones - Low throwing velocity, low damage

Ladder - Long Ranged Weapon, Very low throwing velocity, normal damage

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Ok, after you beat the game once with the original character, you get this
new reputation meter. Now, this is not shown on your statistics but it is
there and the game keeps score of it. These certain people cannot join you
no matter what you do unless you use that name cheat code: Rocko,Moose,
Otis, Dragon twins, and Slick. For Turk to join you, you just
simply to have high reputation. But not all people just need reputation for
them to join you. Some they need special requirements like Ivan and Tex.
For Ivan to join you, you need to talk to the 2 girls at the last mall and
the girl at the place where they sell fish. For Tex to join you, you need
to have Gouda in your team and have high reputation. Now Rex is easy to get
him to ask you. You basically just need positive reputation for him to join
you. People like Gary and Conan, it doesnt matter for reputation, you
just gotta know where to find them. Conan you have to not have Ryan in your
party and have beaten the Senridai Bombers/Generic Dudes 3 times anywhere
and then go the second place to the right right after the 1st place. Sugata
you can find him at Sherman Park in 1 player mode when Blade appears.
Thor will join you if you have like 126 reputation(highest rep is 127).
And there is also 1 other place you can get Gary. If your playing 1p mode,
Then you can get Sugata at the 1st place when you come back from the 2nd area.
If you played as Ryan 1p player mode, when you go to Sherman Park before
Blade gets there, then Rick will appear.

Causes of Lost Reputation:

- Hitting bosses while they're talking
- Hitting downed enemies
- Using cheap moves over and over
- When your ally dies

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Causes of Increase Reputation:

- Running into a wall
- Dieing
- Getting hit from an enemy while on the ground
- Getting hit from an enemy every 4 times
- New ally joins party
- Beating a boss
- Beating the whole gang not just kill some members and run away
- Starting the game with Ryan

Well, after you have 4 members in your party, it doesn't really matter if
you have reputation or not. Remember, you cannot save your party. This
resets at every time when you play the game again after shutting it off.
Reputation is the same when you do this. You can only save characters and
only 1 character for each slot.

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Well, most walkthroughs on games usually takes up 80 percent of the guide on
the story walkthrough but not river city ransom ex. I like it this way though.
1. Ok, when you start out, you just finished talking to Ryan. Now there's
several things you can do: You can either fight gangs, buy stuffs from sho-
ps, or advance in the game's story buy fighting Moose/Sawaguchi. Tips on
beating him is one that you don't fall into the pit(obviously). He uses
that crazy frog spinning move. In order to avoid that, stop him from
running. Otherwise, he can't do anything except normal moves.
2. After the defeat of Moose/Sawaguchi, keep going forward till you talk with
this girl(Cyndi). Now after this conversation, you can fight Benny and
Clyde by going down the bridge on the left corner(optional). Now keep going
on until you come to a factory. Beat everyone there and Rocko/Nishimura
will appear. Tips: He's not really hard just watch out for his slap move.
Like Sawaguchi, prevent him from running in order to avoid his slapping
move. His power punch does some damage if you get too close to him. If you
cannot defeat him like this while on low hp, I suggest you let Ryan do the
stalling time work and just throw items at Rocko.
3. When Rocko is defeated, he will tell you of Blade/Kinoshita at Sherman
Park waiting for you. Follow his instructions and go back to Sherman Park
to fight Blade. Tips: This is a very easy battle considering he only
has the devil chain move which is usually useless because it does no
damage.
4. After Blade is defeated, head all the way to the subway station and
go past it. The next battle is gonna be a little harder than the previous
ones so you might want to buy some healing items and food before you fight.
When you just got out of the subway station on the right side, fight every-
one and Turk appears. Tips: Always do close range attacks to him if
your stats aren't maxed out. If you don't, he will do his telekenetic
teleport hit on you doing massive damage. I suggest using a mach punch
or kick while fighting him on close range. The best thing to do actually
while fighting him close ranged is using mach weapon while using a
very long ranged weapon.
5. Tired?, there's more ahead. If you're severely injured, heal and then
go up from Turk's turf. Fight everyone there and another boss
appears. Mojo will appear here and fight you. Tips: In this fight, fight
him long ranged if you're not experienced enough because if you don't, he
will use his body slam on you causing you lots of damage and also might hit
Ryan if he's close to you while you got him from the body slam.
6. Two tough bosses in a row phew! But the next one's just as hard! Now keep
going forward until you reach at a second factory. This one's a little
bigger than the previous one. Go to the 2nd place of the factory and fight
everyone there; try not to fall off this place has a huge pit. Thor
will then appear. Tips: Now this time fighting him at close or far ranged
won't make a difference since both of his special moves involves close
and far ranged. His defense drill protects him from normal melee attacks
when he tries to attack. His other move can fly really fast toward you
hitting you in mid-air. I recommend you have a long ranged weapon like a
double lengthed chain. It is also helpful if you have the defense drill
technique yourself. Or, you can just throw him off into the pit and not
receive any money. This still counts as a kill but you get no loot.
7. After defeating Thor, keep going forward until you see a new mall.
Stack up on supplies and head east and you will find Benny and Clyde.
Note: They only appear here if you have defeated them at the bridge.
There's a spa here thats really cheap that heals you. Unlike the
original one, this time the spa doesn't give you will power. Go east of
the spa and fight everyone here and Himada will appear and fight you.
Tips: Don't give him time to charge up his high bash kick. Just nonstop
hitting him with everything you've got. (Himada is optional)
Now whether if you beat Himada or not, go up of that place and a brand
new place with a new music instead of the other one all the time will
appear. Defeat everyone here and Ivan/Gouda the gatekeeper will fight
you. Tips: This may be one of the hardest battles you'll face in this
game. Gouda has excellent defense. The best way to defeat him if your
stats are not maxed out is to attack him with mach techniques. Do not
stay away from Gouda for a long period of time! For he will use his
strongest move that can hit you even though if you two are corners apart.
But he has to charge up first so you should stop him from releasing that
move. His headbutt is usually useless if you fight him close ranged.
8. After defeating Gouda, you will gain access to Reihou High School.In there
, defeat everyone on the 1st floor in the gym. Otis will then appear on
the far right. Tips: All he has is drill so it should be pretty easy.
9. Now move up to the black area where Otis came out of. You will then
reappear on the top floor of the gym. Keep walking right until you see
another one of those dark area places. Go in and you will see stairs.
Go up the stairs and you will see another stairway. You can right now
either stay on this floor and fight everyone to meet Tex and fight him,
or you can go to the next floor. This is the last floor of RiverCity High.
You shouldn't see anymore stairways leading upwards. Fight everyone here
and go to the far right to meet the Dragon twins. This will also be one
of those hardest battles you're going to face if this is your first time
flipping the story mode of the game. Tips: When you see one of them jump
straight up once, then immediaetly move away from him for he will use
his tornado kick. The blond one has an uppercut move that hits not really
high but still higher than a normal move would knock you. Try not to stay
really near the blond one for more than 2 seconds. The black haired one
has a quick knee bashing move thats unpredictable. Try to just stun him
all the time or knock him down. Don't let Riki do all the work in this
battle. He will die sooner than you think he will.
10. When the battle is over, you can go to the last classroom on this floor
to the right to rescue Ryan's girlfriend. This is optional but I like to
do that anyways because it feels like the story's more complete that way.
Now go through the double doors that the Dragon twins came from to reach
the roof of the school. Now keep going left until you see Slick/Yamada.
You can either let him talk for awhile or if you're impatient just punch
him and he'll fight you. Tips: When he turns into a ball and starts
spinning around, do not approach him. Nothing you do while he's in that
state will matter(basically invincible). I know, thats very cheap but
just wait until he's normal again then just keep fighting him. I really
suggest you have your ally alive while fighting him cause you're going
to need all the help you can get. If you see him levitating objects in
the air, you must go hit him really, really quickly or else you're gonna
get hit really painful. Damages are usually around 100-250. He has high
defense and some stats maxed out. Make sure you have alot of healing
items while fighting him.
11. When Slick dies, he'll talk about the past and stuff. After he finishes
talking, it'll tell you about what happens after. And then a photo of
Alex and Ryan on some roof somewhere(disappointing ending I know). Ok,
here's where alot of people get confused. Most people think that the game
just ended because nothing will happen if you press anything while the
happy music is still playing. you MUST wait after the music ended, then
press A and it will ask you to save or not. Save it and then the game
resets. Now you have all the other features of the game!

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Secret Meetings and Events

Meet Roxy - Go to the bridge

Meet Roxy in River City High - Must have high reputation when you first
meet her plus the Titus events and plus
a high reputation when you go to River
City High's Second Floor

Meet Titus - Go to Water Front Mall and must have equal reputation
of Thor joining your crew

Meet Titus 2nd Time - Must have the 1st meeting , then go to River City
High's front gate after defeating Ivan.

Meet Jinny - Beat Benny and Clyde at the Spa 4 times

Meet Ivan and the Dragon Twins without any enemies on the last floor of
River City High - Decline Ivan's offer of joining your gang

Meet Shel - Oak Front Mall 2nd place

Meet Shel 2nd Time - Flatirons Mall after defeating all Zombies

Meet Ivan's Sister - Oak Hill Mall at the left of the 1st place after
meeting Shel for the 2nd time

Meet Ted - Decline Rex's offer to join your group and come back to the
same place and kill everyone

Fight Ivan and Tex on River City High's Second Floor - Beat Ivan with
very bad
reputation

Fight Otis with the Dragon Twins - Beat Otis with a Zombie in your group

Fight Slick with the Dragon Twins and Otis - Have 4 members that aren't
Zombies

Meet Gary outside of Cross Town High - Play 1 Player Alex and beat a gang
then come to Cross Town High

Meet Rick - Play as 1p Ryan and go to Sherman Park

Meet Jesse - Beat Turk 5 times in a row

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Bosses and Major Character's Stats and Info

Alex/Kunio
Stats:
16 16
16 16
16 16
16 64
16 64/64
Info: The main guy you use in this game. You start out with only 1 tech
and thats Dragon Kick.

Ryan/Riki
Stats:
16 16
16 16
16 16
16 64
16 64/64
Info: His girlfriend got captured and he's getting Alex's backup. They are
actually rivals but not in this game though. You get Mach Punch in the start

Moose/Sawaguchi:
Stats:
28 25
24 28
25 28
28 76
28 56/56
Info: You find him right before Grotto Mall. But after you have beaten him
once, then he appears right outside of the 1st factory.
Tech: Shuriken

Rocko/Nishimura:
Stats:
68 71
6 6
26 10
21 42
5 252/252
Tech:Charge it
Info: You find him in the first factory.

Benny/Kamijou:
Stats:
30 27
26 30
30 35
35 38
33 70/70
Tech:Boomerang
Info: He's always with Clide and they appear in 2 places.

Clyde/Yamamoto:
Stats:
28 22
26 30
36 30
38 38
33 76/76
Tech:Boomerang
Info: Basically same thing as Benny

Blade/Kinoshita:
Stats:
44 43
45 45
48 44
38 122
51 122/122
Tech:Chain Chump
Info: You find him in Sherman Park

Mojo/Taira:
Stats:
48 49
46 49
50 42
44 122
40 142/142
Tech:Slam Punk
Info: He appears right after the place you find Turk

Turk/Mochizuki:
Stats:
64 36
34 115
17 52
48 114
39 116/116
Tech: Nitro Port
Info: You find him right after the Highway Tunnel(place where merlin
mystery is

Thor/Kobayashi:
Stats:
59 57
58 84
43 53
38 170
61 164/164
Tech: Hyper Guard, Glide Chop
Info: You find him in the second place in the second factory. In the old
River City Ransom, you didn't need to fight enemies to fight him.

Hayasaka/Jesse:
Stats:
27 32
26 36
7 36
38 94
39 94/94
Tech: Grand Slam, Speed Drop
Info: He only appears if you fight Turk 5 times in a row.

Himada/Rex:
Stats:
38 40
51 44
15 43
77 120
40 84/84
Tech: Jet Kick
Info: He appears right before River City High. You basically don't need rep
for him to join you. He always asks you.

Titus/Todo:
Stats:
Oh well don't really need to explain I mean they are mostly all 1.
But he gives you about 101000 yen if you fight him in 1p without him.

Otis/Onizuka:
Stats:
51 128
52 23
35 45
86 140
92 236/236
Tech:Drill
Info: Appears on the 1st floor of River City High

Ivan/Gouda:
Stats:
51 60
48 53
28 60
77 178
108 172/172
Tech:HeadButt, Head Slam
Info: He guards River City High's School Gate. He'll join you if you talked
to the 2 girls in Oak Hill Mall and the place where they sell fish.
This must be done the first time you meet him.

Sugata/Gary:
Stats:
49 34
25 34
24 38
18 92
30 84/84
Tech: Bomb Blow
Info: He joins you if you answered yes to his question in Sherman Park.
When Blade/Kinoshita appears there.

Sonokwa/Conan:
Stats:
16 16
16 24
24 24
24 68
33 58/58
Tech: Big Bang
Info: He appears right after the 1st place in the game. And also you
cannot have Riki/Ryan in your party if you want him to join you.
When he joins you, the whole Generic Dudes join you.

Maeda/Rick:
Stats:
36 63
66 20
31 52
40 140
64 134/134
Tech: Flying Kick
Info: He appears at Sherman Park if you played 1p with Riki/Ryan alone.
You must go to Sherman Park before Blade/Kinoshita appears
there.

Kumada/Ted:
Stats:
21 93
21 42
12 64
68 132
87 172/172
Tech: Flip Throw
Info: He appears at the same place if you decline Rex's offer at the
same place.

Tex/Godai:
Stats:
43 64
33 48
115 44
42 180
43 156/156
Tech: Pulper, Bat Fang
Info: He appears at the 3rd floor of River City High. He'll join you if you've
Gouda in your party and you have defeated the Dragon Twins once.

Randy/Ryuichi
Stats:
68 60
86 78
78 78
78 196
58 196/196
Tech: Bicycle Kick, Dragon Knee, Twin Kick
Info: Found on the last floor of River City High with Andy/Ryuji

Andy/Ryuji
Stats:
86 60
68 78
78 78
78 196
58 196/196
Tech: Bicycle Kick, God Fist, Twin Kick
Info: Found on the last floor of River City High With Randy/Ryuichi

Slick/Yamada
Stats:
127 127
117 128
128 124
115 255
118 255/255
Tech: Acro Circus, Slick Trick, Killer Kick
Info: The last boss and is found on the roof of River City High. If you have
4 people, then he calls Otis and the Dragon Twins to fight with
him.

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Gang Members Stats and Info

The Rejects- 80 Cents, Normal Light Blue, Carrying Mostly Chains
pretty weak

The Generic Dudes - Light Blue, Weakest, 30 cents

The Jocks - Ok Strength, Yellow, 90 Cents

The Entrees - Very Rare, $7.00 each, Tiny bit Dark Yellow, Tend
to run away, average strength

The Frat Boys - Pink, weak, 40 cents

The Internationals - Green, Strong, $1.30 each,

The Mobs - Black, Always Carrying Tires, Pretty Strong, $1.20 each

The Dragons - weak, 50 Cents,(2 guys are named Kunio and Riki lol)

The Locals - $1.20 each, pretty strong, Dark Yellow, Brass Knuckles
mostly

The Plagues - Red, $1.50 each , Carrying all sorts of weapons, Strongest

The Cowboys - $1.40 each , Dark Blue , Carrying Sticks, Pretty Strong

The Home Boys - 90 Cents, Looks just like Entrees, mostly no weapons

The Gamers - $1.40 each , Violet, All sorts of Weapons, Pretty Strong

The Rockers - Light Red, 70 Cents , Not Very Strong

The Eagles - Blue, Most of them have Double Chains, $1.00 each

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Other Recommended Sources

For a good faq with pictures too you should check www.rivercityransomex.cjb.
net

Also check the message board alot for faqs or secrets.

Or check other GameFaqs's other guides.

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Credits
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some techniques explanations goes to http://home.nc.rr.com/momotato/downtown.
html(which sadly doesn't exist anymore)

some English names goes to the good help of www.rivercityransomex.cjb.net

And the people of Gamefaq's message boards.

Also some thanks to littlewilly 1017 for correcting some of my mistakes.

Also a MILLION thanks to SKYNIGHT for such a good items list!!!

Thanks to StriderTuna for reminding me of Ted's Info.

Also thanks to JulieSu for Jinny's name.

Hope You Guys Got What You Needed!