Every time I see that an outdated sport has obtained a shock replace out of the blue, it instantly will get my consideration. Is it making ready for some sort of revival or surprising new content material? Did an enormous bug get uncovered in spite of everything these years? Is it making ready to be in an enormous sale or bundle? Regardless of the purpose finally ends up being, it’s exhausting to not pique my curiosity when this example arises – a scenario that GTA-style crime sport Retro Metropolis Rampage DX simply discovered itself in.
It’s been 12 years since Retro Metropolis Rampage DX, an enhanced model of the unique sport, arrived on PC, and it hasn’t obtained a big replace in a really lengthy whereas. The open-world sport is a chaos-fest with superb arcade graphics and audio. Channeling (and likewise poking enjoyable at) traditional Grand Theft Auto video games, it permits you to hijack vehicles, unleash mayhem with over 25 totally different weapons, go to shops, vibe to totally different radio stations, play secret minigames, and sure, you’ll be able to drive a tank. Its marketing campaign options greater than 60 story missions, however arcade and free-roam experiences additionally exist when you simply need to trigger havoc. In case you’re sitting round ready for the GTA 6 launch date to reach, this offers you the same open-world crime sport hit – albeit with an outrageously-retro taste.
Whereas it’s an extremely satisfying romp, it has understandably pale into obscurity. On the time of writing, simply three individuals are taking part in the sport on Steam, and it hasn’t had greater than ten concurrent gamers since January 2020.
That makes it all of the more odd that developer Vblank Leisure has immediately pushed reside a top quality of life replace for Retro Metropolis Rampage DX. This patch delivers a brand new audio engine to the sport, prevents the sport from summoning leaderboards in offline play to make issues run smoother, offers higher assist for controllers, and fixes a quest situation the place you would sometimes acquire the unsuitable kind of key.
So, no new content material, no huge overhauls, only a small (however welcome) high quality of life patch to a 12-year-old sport with simply three gamers on Steam proper now. Let the head-scratching begin…
The brand new replace for Retro Metropolis Rampage DX is reside proper now. To study extra about this GTA-like expertise that point forgot, head to its Steam web page right here.
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