![]() I don’t know if these mechanics were intentionally done like that though to make the gameplay experience feel even more genuine, either way its still enjoyable. It feels like you’re playing an old-school game but every aspect of the gameplay feels responsive and tight, apart from some tricky driving and aiming when shooting. The whole presentation of the game is great with vibrant colours, awesome pixel art style and each environment feels bustling with people and full of depth. These extra additions aren’t anything too special but they do offer more reasons to jump back in and play some more after you’ve finished the main game. There is also Free Roaming Mode which is what I mainly remember doing in old GTA games with my friends. These are only very short game modes but they do offer a lot of replayability to the game. One particular challenging I enjoyed was creating as much mayhem as possible, which I vaguely remember doing in some of the older GTA games. I think I loved the game so much because of the subtle references to franchises I loved during my childhood, like Zelda, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Ghostbusters.Īsides from the main story section of the game there are also Arcade Challenges which are timed missions that see you attempting to get high scores. These moments are one of the most interesting aspects of the game and always made me smile. The game is always throwing in funny references and the game even states at the beginning that it’s a parody of many other franchises. I was worried at first that they were trying to throw in too many different types of games and I thought it might feel oversaturated or the gameplay might be lacking because of it, but that’s certainly not the case. The game certainly feels like an old game but that’s exactly what its going for and it nails it well. The different mini-games and styles of game genres in this one game is what makes Retro City Rampage so great. My favourite sections were the side-scrolling platformer moments, that usually involved chasing down targets. The core gameplay involves shooting, driving, robbing and carrying out lots of shady activities, whilst having plenty of humour throughout. ![]() Retro City Rampage does seem to have a bit more of a 3D style to the world, which ultimately enriches and gives each environment more depth. The game plays from a top-down perspective, much like the original GTA games, which I remember playing when I was much younger. When on foot you can do things like take cover behind objects during shootouts, which I didn’t actually tend to use. For example, if you’re driving you use the back triggers to drive and reverse and if on foot you use square to attack as well as other actions. The controls are simple once you know what you’re doing but because the game has so many different sections and parts the controls do change slightly for each type of mini-game. The story is relatively simple but gives the game plenty of freedom to mess around with crazy scenearios and funny references. He must now try and return to 1985, with the help of a scientist called Doc Choc. The game is set in 1985 and you play as ‘Player’ who fails at an attempted bank robbery and then steals a time machine which takes him to the year 20XX. The game never for one moment takes itself seriously and allows for some ridiculous moments. The game is divided up into a series of mini-games, which works well and keeps the gameplay fresh throughout whether you’re shooting, driving or robbing banks. The game has a tonne of playful references and nods to familiar films, games and franchises and the main guy you work for is an obvious reimagining of Doc Brown from Back to the Future. I idea is pretty simple and familiar if you played any of the old GTA games, as you carry out various tasks and missions that usually involve unsavory or illegal actions. The games controls have also had some adjustments to improve the overall experience. The main changes to the game are to do with the games difficulty, like frequent checkpoints that make things a little bit easier. The game has now been re-released as Retro City Rampage DX. It was released back in 2012 and received mainly positive reviews and feedback. Retro City Rampage was originally created as an 8-bit style take on GTA 3 and went onto be its own game.
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