River City: Rival Showdown Asian physical releases include English text

Were you holding out hope for a physical release of River City: Rival Showdown on Switch? While nothing has been announced for North America specifically, you’ll be happy to know that two boxed copies are seeing release throughout Asia, and they both include an English text option.

Play-Asia has opened pre-orders for a standard and Limited Edition for River City: Rival Showdown, and both are set to arrive on Oct. 12th, 2023. The standard edition is priced at $30 and gets you a physical box and game card. The Limited Edition comes in at $40 and packs in the following:

Switch Game: River City: Rival Showdown Original Soundtrack CD Acrylic Standee Set Minicase Keychain (holds Switch Game) Art Card Collection Individually Numbered Certificate Windowed Collector’s Box

In River City: Rival Shodown, the 1989 retro classic River City Ransom has muscled up and doubled down on modern innovation! Tightened controls, improved backgrounds, and even online play – this version has it all and more! Throw in a 2D fighting game mode to the mix, and River City has never been more action-packed!

If you’d like to take a closer look at each of these physical packages or place a pre-order, you can do so through this link.