Atlus revealed today as part of their E3 exhibition that they will be publishing an enhanced version of the Nintendo Entertainment System cult classic, River City Ransom, on the Game Boy Advance.

River City Ransom EX, as it's called, pits Alex and Ryan, two high school students, against Slick, the most powerful gang leader in River City. With his group of nasty students and gang bosses, Slick has literally abducted the City's high school and put it up for ransom. The two heroic students have to battle through tough gangs to get to Slick and stop his devious plan.

River City Ransom EX will include two modes: a Story Mode, which is playable by one or two players cooperatively, and a 2-player Battle Mode. A neat gimmick included, though perhaps unrealistic for most gamers, is to hook up two GBAs; one will let the player progress through the game while the other displays a status screen to indicate how the characters are doing. Buying new items and weapons will allow people to customize the characters in-game, and after playing with a friend in Story Mode or Battle Mode, you can create computer-controller AI characters to mimick their style. Then, these foes can be transferred across a link cable so your friends can test their mettle against them.

Originally posted by Outlaw
lol! Yeah I remember this game, it had an awesome two player co-op.

There actually was a sequel to this game on the SNES but it only came out in Japan and wasn't as good.