We may not be getting the April Fools’ Day promise of Bimmy and Jammy in River City Girls 2, but WayForward’s beat ’em up still plans to mine the past for some classic heroes. Instead of pure goofs, the real stars of Double Dragon are ready to get into the action as DLC this summer.
It’s not a joke, but it’s still played as over-the-top as one would expect from the River City Girls games. The DLC addition sees Dan Avidan and Arin Hanson of the Game Grumps voicing the brawlin’ mainstays — Billy and Jimmy Lee, respectively — as previewed in the brief reveal teaser below.
Billy and Jimmy will be available on all platforms River City Girls 2 is currently on, so they’ll be throwing down on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. According to the announcement, they’ve been among the most requested characters to be made playable in the sequel since it debuted, which shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. WayForward has history of its own with the Double Dragon series, after all. I still blast the Double Dragon Neon soundtrack on a regular basis!
In addition to laying enemies out with their staple attacks, Billy and Jimmy have been integrated into the story mode with fully-voiced scenes. Avidan and Hanson also teamed up with series composer Megan McDuffee to provide a new vocal song.
Both characters will be premium DLC, so you’ll need to pay to bust heads as the duo. WayForward is cooking up a free update, as well, tossing in two more shops, new accessories, a Double Dragon-themed motion comic, and other fresh additions. More details will be revealed closer to the DLC’s summer launch.
