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About this game

Work alongside a Time Regulator to counteract a dark force distorting time. Fight for balance and experience dynamic gameplay and pixel art.

• See advanced pixel art with clearer and more polished character visuals.
• Experience 20 distinct endings shaped by your decisions for extra playtime.
• Upgrade your characters and equip them with various items throughout the game.
• Enjoy fully voiced characters that make interactions more engaging.
• Play a game crafted by the original developers of the beloved Kunio-kun series.

REVIEWS

Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story is an interesting entry in a genre that is experiencing a revival of sorts on the Switch thanks to the ever-increasing number of re-releases and brand new experiences. Long-time Kunio fans will find this a rewarding and worthy experience, but newcomers – or anyone who wants to jump into this series – should opt for the far superior River City Girls instead. The time we spent with Kobayashi-san was fun, but a bit repetitive; the franchise can do much better than this, but it’s a neat little side-story nonetheless.

Nintendo Life

While some will no doubt find enjoyment in beating up goons in Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!, most will find it overly repetitive and a tad too obscure. With its basic combat, small pool of enemies and often unfair bosses, there’s little here to pull Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san! out of mediocrity. Its saving grace is that it’s relatively cheap, so you won’t feel too let down by its short running time should you decide to take the plunge.

GameSpew

Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story is a mundane beat ’em up that’s held aloft by a couple clever ideas. The combat is fun at first, but the doldrums set in long before completing the first of potentially many play-throughs. Some fights, particularly the finale, definitely could’ve used a few tweaks. Still, figuring out the fastest route to the end is really cool. It gives the adventure a tinge of replay-value. However, unless you “have” to play every game in the River City Ransom canon, then this won’t catch your interest.

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