At the moment Vblank Entertainment is hard at work on Shakedown Hawaii for various systems including the Switch and 3DS, but has also been good on its word in bringing Retro City Rampage DX to Nintendo's latest system. Previously announced as 'coming soon', it now has a firm release date for both North America and Europe.
The EU eShop listing was right, it turns out, with the developer confirming it'll arrive on 3rd August and cost $14.99 / €14.99 / £12.99; as with previous iterations this 'DX' edition includes a lot of content (such as 60+ story missions), with a few Switch-specific tweaks.
Like each port before it, it contains little tweaks that polish the game even further (I just can't help myself!). From little things like the slightly more stylish score display, to improved enemy stomp and swimming controls, to improved lock-on targeting, and mission difficulty tweaks. If you couldn't beat Death Cam VHS before, you'll have a leg up on Switch!
Are you planning to pick this up next week?
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I thought about this game, but am unsure about it
Always wanted to try this. Will download when it comes out.
Next week is looking great so far.
Def double dipping. And I'll buy it again, too, also.
I alway forget I have it on my 3DS.
I got this for 3DS via Humble Bundle, so I think I'll take this opportunity to support the dev by paying full price instead of pennies.
I gave up on this at first after the hasty intro because I didn't know what was going on, but I gave it another chance. For a game made virtually by one person, it's good!
Really want to get the game, but already have it on 3DS. Maybe I'll double dip, but really wished it was cross buy.
Triple dip for me. Brian is a coding GOD! It's like yeah, he's working on Shakedown Hawaii, but for giggles he's porting Retro City Rampage to the Switch in his spare time! I can't imagine how long his days are. 16, 32, 64 hours between sleep?! Unreal!
Excellent!
@PanurgeJr I gotta applaud that, nice 👍
Not actually played this before... I presume it plays quite similarly to the original GTA? May have to invest with that price
Too much goin on on screen... i don't like that
I'll be getting this.
I beaten it on the 3DS but I should try to complete it sometime, just stuck on a few difficult missions, will be interested in the new game coming out which I will also get on my 3DS, with this theme on the home menu!
(thanks to a certain person who gave mii dis)
Tut tut, it's only £7.99 on PSN and way cheaper when it's in a sale, no need to charge more for it
Seems too expensive for such an old game
Im not complaining but this is getting a bit over whelming.. Way too many games coming out all so close to each other I am having a hard time choosing which I want.. damn who the hell said that there's a lack of games on the switch?
I played this a bit on the PSP. Lots of nice retro references. And good fun.
Got it on a Humble bundle, so it's time to pay my dues. Brilliant game.
@PanurgeJr
That's a really good point. I'll do the same.
Might download again, just for the fact that the Switch version is only 0,024GB.
1st place in the category 'most value for file size' and 'most economical coding'.
A game that can still fit on your memory card easily even when there's no space left anymore.
@Kingkon15 it's almost half the price on the vita.
@EDF yes there is it's on the switch and people will pay it. I just bought the vita version myself.
I'll probably pick it up, but I'll wait for a sale. I've gotten this one for about three bucks on PC, three on PS vita and four on PS4. I'm happy to double dip, it's a fun little sandbox to mess around in. That said, I won't be going for full price. I can be patient.
@darthstuey
Cheers, but got rid of my vita a while back... would you say it's worth the money?
@Kingkon15 I haven't started it yet but if it's your only option the. Yes. Supposed to be a superb game.
Thanks may check it out once I've got my teeth into splatoon!
Played on Wii with Classic Controller and was amazing. Will buy again for Switch most probably. It's really fun .
@Kingkon15 yep, but with the nes throwbacks it's better.
I have it on my Wii, Wii U, 3DS, PS3 and PS4. May have to draw the line at 5 .
Nintendo may play more on their lineage of gaming from the period this time is game is copying - and hence the age of who more of their customers are likely to be. Charging double what other platforms are though is ridiculous.
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