![]() The pleasure here is the sheer depth of pop culture knowledge on display, in other words, and the sense of a shared childhood it provides. (You have to like Anchorman for this analogy to work.) The best way I can think of explaining VBlank's peculiar sense of humour is this: playing Retro City Rampage isn't like watching Anchorman for the first time, it's like when you and your friends get together and end up doing all the Anchorman quotes. That doesn't mean the whole thing isn't hectic, wall-to-wall fun, though. It has proper jokes in it, but they're often a little heavy-handed in the telling and the end result can fall a bit flat. Set to the game's glorious chiptunes, cut-scenes like this make a real impression.Īs the name "Biffman" suggests, Retro City Rampage isn't the most inspired of games when it's trying to be funny. You'll feel asleep - or whatever the correct phrase is - in the back of a military truck. Before the end credits roll, you'll wield Ghostbuster proton packs and you'll bottom-bounce on enemy's heads. Pluck an 8-bit game or a cherished 1980s movie out of the ether, and chances are it gets a reworking here, providing the basis for mechanics, a level idea or the odd line of dialogue. I stopped to ponder all of this for a second: was I enjoying a riff on Batman, on Gauntlet, on Maniac Mansion, or on old cheat lines? I think it was probably a bit of everything at once - and that's just one instance, just one mission. The house belonged to Biffman, however, who's the Retro City version of Batman, and after locking the superhero out of his own gaff using a big red key, I searched the microwave, which the game informed me smelled of rodent, before I was offered a phoneline hint on how best to proceed from there. Early on in Retro City Rampage I went into a house on the trail of some MacGuffin or other - a typical GTA-type mission. Many of the references are too good to spoil, but here's one to get you started. It's a Pokémon for pop culture references, in fact, and the real pleasure of VBlank's 8-bit charmer is watching thirty years of movies, TV, comic books and video games smooshed together in a manner that manages to be both intricate and strangely throwaway. Go deeper, though, and you'll realise there's a rogue strand of Pokémon DNA in the pixel-art and chiptune mix. Oh, and you can then shoot it out with the cops across the length and breadth of a compact open-world metropolis that looks like it could fit inside a good old NES cartridge. It's a gloriously wayward GTA demake in which you steal cars, pull donuts and drive over pedestrians. RETRO CITY RAMPAGE is a trademark of Vblank Entertainment Inc.At the simplest level, Retro City Rampage is, well, pretty freakin' simple. This Cross-Buy product entitles you to download PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®Vita versions. Software Usage Terms apply, See eu./legal for full usage rights. ![]() exclusively licensed to Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe. Library programs ©Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. See Health Warnings for important health information before using this product. PS Vita / PSP: One-time fee for use of downloads on up to 3 activated compatible Portable Console systems. PS3: One-time fee for use of downloads on up to 2 activated PS3 systems. Sign in to PlayStation Network is not required to use this on your primary PS4, but is required for use on other PS4 systems. PS4: One-time licence fee to download to multiple PS4 systems. See Terms of Service for more important information. If you do not wish to accept these terms, do not download this product. ![]() ° Play as Meat Boy, CommanderVideo, Steve from Minecraft and more!ĭownload of this product is subject to the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and our Software Usage Terms plus any specific additional conditions applying to this product. Includes Prototype Version, 'ROM City Rampage'.If free roaming’s your thing, the interactive city full of shops, minigames, customizations, collectibles and special guest stars should keep you busy too! This remastered DX version of the award winning game features a full Story Mode of open-world missions, along with Arcade Challenges for quick pick-up-and-play action. Retro City Rampage fuses modern with retro, in a send-up to the ‘80s and ‘90s. Jump into the 8-bit open-world! Run missions, steal cars and outrun the law - all while jumping on pedestrians for coins and collecting power-ups. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. Description To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software.
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