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Instruction booklet · December 1992

Rival Turf!

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

Rival Turf is a cyber-punk comic-book style beat 'em up inspired by the likes of Streets of Rage and Final Fight.

Specifications

Released
December 1992
Developer
Jaleco
Publisher
Jaleco
Players
2
Genre
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Themes
Action
View
Side view
Multiplayer
Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

6
7
7
5
EGM · four reviewers
5
5
6
4
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
67/100 (8 ratings)
Nintendo Power
3.45/5
GameRankings
48.25%
AllGame
2/5
Computer and Video Games
72/100
Game Informer
8/10, 8/10, 9.25/10
Official Nintendo Magazine
48/100
Super Play
58%
Total!
70%
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment
7/10
Control
60%
Game Zone
60/100
SNES Force
55%
Super Action
81%
The Super Famicom
70/100
Super Gamer
51%
Super Pro
51/100
BE KIND, REWINDDecember 1992
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Vol. 2 · No. 68Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of December 4, 1992
Dec. 4

U.S. military forces land in Somalia.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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