If you enjoyed Retro City Rampage by Vblank Entertainment on WiiWare, it might be worth taking a look at the new gameplay overview trailer for its successor Shakedown Hawaii. The game was originally scheduled to arrive in 2017 on the 3DS and Nintendo Switch and has since been pushed back to Q1 2019. Surprisingly, the 3DS release is still on the way - with the developer previously clarifying it was committed to releasing this particular version.
As explained in the trailer above, Shakedown Hawaii is a 16-bit destructible open-world adventure that parodies big business and the white collar crimes that go alongside it. You'll take control of a trio of protagonists as you build a corporation, acquire businesses, sabotage competitors, rezone land (by demolishing it) and shaking down shops for protection money. You can explore the world on foot, by car or boat, go inside more than 200 stores, interact with multiple citizens and traverse a variety of environments ranging from jungles to farmland.
Are you still excited to play Shakedown Hawaii? Which platform will you be picking it up on? Take a look at the new overview trailer above and tell us in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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If the price is right I will give it a go due to GTA I and II nostalgia
They showed this I believe before the switch came out. What the heck been taking so long
I’m glad to see it’s still coming to the 3ds. I might pick it up for 3ds, prefer to play bigger games on switch.
Im interested in THIS a lot
@Mgene15 now when you say they, I think it should be he, as I believe this is basically a one man project. That might be why it takes a bit
Ok this looks really cool. I really enjoyed Retro City Rampage. Looks like a day one buy for me. I am surprised to see it's coming out for Vita and 3DS.
@Mgene15 These aint quick games to make. Worth noting Retro City Rampage was previewed in Nintendo Power a couple years before release, and 4 years before it actually released on Wii.
@RyanSilberman
Not saying they’re made overnight. Don’t get my hyped on a sizzle real,and be silent for a year and a half is all I’m saying. I’m aloud to gripe. I’ll be purchasing this day 1
Ha, the narrator sounds like he came straight out of a criminal investigations documentary. Game looks great!
Been looking forward to this.
I have waited for this since that first nindies broadcast for Switch. It’s about time
@Mgene15 To be fair, the developer has been sharing short videos of the game pretty much weekly on Twitter since it was announced.
This looks great ! And considering how much more detail and features there appears to be than retro city I’m not surprised it’s taken so long.will definetly Be getting this !
Hope they have a female character to play as, given 3 characters. I mean Harley Quinn is the most popular female villain so why not play one of these games as a girl?
Better late than never I guess, kudos for sticking to his word and release it on 3DS
Given this guy's enthusiasm, it's not too strange that he's sticking to his word with the 3DS. Didn't he even get Retro City Rampage running on a NES at some point?
Insta buy on 3DS just for the support alone. Can't wait for release
I didn't care much for Retro city rampage. But this just looks so gorgeous and fun. I'll look closely at how this reviews.
Switch purchase for sure. 3DS purchase if it utilizes the 3D.
GOAT... seriously, can’t wait.
I think I got the original Retro City game as part of the Nindie Humble Bundle, and slept on it for months before actually giving it a try. Once the game clicked for me, I spent the next few weeks playing it to 100% completion. I've been eyeing this new game since that first teaser, and have been wondering when it was going to drop. Day 1 buy for me, and I might even double-dip on the 3DS once a good sale comes around.
It looks so much better than the first in terms of graphics and such. The first was fun so this is welcome. I’m surprised there aren’t more gta 1 & 2 inspired releases. Lord knows we have enough metrovania stuff.
i've been waiting for this one.
this what retro city rampage should have been i mean dont get me wrong retro was good but it could have been alot better. Just look at these 16 bit gfx these gorgeous.
These graphics are stunning, much better than Retro. No doubt worth getting the 3DS version.
Finally some answer to the long wait to hear answers... lol
And better have more inventory then another game I won't mentioned including limited editions that sold out or was cheated out of buyers by Scalpers and then finally showing up on Amazon for $5 more from Vblank seller. I even took screenshot of it to prove it.
3DS!?!?
I'm going to need a bigger SD card. My 16 gigs is already filled (thanks, Louvre!)
I've BEEN ready since it was announced and was waiting for an announcement like this, jeez. The game looks better than ever now and will be a day one purchase for me. Since it'll be for Switch and 3DS, I have to decide between portable with beautiful 3D or the ability to switch between portable and playing on the big ol' TV. I'm currently leaning toward playing this for 3DS, but if I find out this game won't use the 3D effect, or relies heavily on that nubby right stick, then I will get this for Switch easily. Needless to say NL, looking forward to the reviews.
@BarryDunne
I no triple A games can take a while, 8bit games like this one tho.. no excuses ... now if it’s just one guy working on it then that’s another story.
Looks great and will be an instant addition to my ever-growing wishlist.
Still waiting for this and 90s Arcade/GP Racer!!
This game is taking forever and a day to get made.
@TheFongz I don't think he ported it to the NES, but he did port it to DOS, just to see if he could.
I bought RCR on Wiiware and loved it.
I also love how accessible the developer is. You can talk with him on Twitter, email , he's the nicest. I received a cool T shirt and other items buying the Wiiware version in a promotion he did.
Then much later I got the Switch physical collectors edition with more goodies. So hoping for that too here.
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