If you love the side-quest weirdness of Yakuza but want a combat-focused, high-score chaser with less dialogue, this is your game. The delinquent tone is a perfect bridge between Crows (manga) and River City Girls .
The most painful example of this is – a frantic, fan-service-heavy action game released exclusively for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in 2012. It never left Japan. But for the dedicated few, hope arrived in the form of a passionate fan project: the Kenka Banchou Bros. Tokyo Battle Royale English Patch . Kenka Banchou Bros. Tokyo Battle Royale English Patch
10/10 (Essential) Game Score (post-patch): 8/10 (Highly recommended for genre fans) If you love the side-quest weirdness of Yakuza
Search for "Kenka Banchou Bros Translation Project" on Romhacking.net or visit the dedicated GitHub repository run by the original translators. Have you played the English patch? Did you finally beat the secret boss from Danganronpa? Let the community know in the forums. Stay tough, Banchou. It never left Japan
You control two titular "Banchou" (delinquent gang leaders) on a tour of a bizarre, virtual-reality Tokyo. The goal? Climb a massive tower by defeating hundreds of rival thugs, eccentric bosses, and cross-over characters.
The combat is snappier than Streets of Rage and more technical than Final Fight . The English patch unlocks the "Challenge" mode where you must read combo requirements. Once you can read them, the game becomes a deep, rewarding brawler.
For eight years, the game was considered dead in the West. In 2020, a small but dedicated team of romhackers and translators known as The Kenka Banchou Translation Project (led by prominent figures in the PSP modding scene, including "C Towards the Future" and "Kyuuji") announced they were working on a full English patch for Tokyo Battle Royale .