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Review: Retro City Rampage (WiiWare)

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RetroCityRampage_boxart_fullresDeveloper: Vblank Entertainment
Publisher: Vblank Entertainment
Review Platform: WiiWare
Also Available on: PC, PS3, PSVita, 360
Genre: Action, adventure
Players: 1
Price: 1000 Wii Points
File Size: 58 blocks
PEGI: 12

Review

As you’ve probably noticed at this point, Retro City Rampage is a  homage to the video games and culture of the ’80s and ’90s, that was originally intended to run on the classic NES hardware. This throwback goes deeper than its 8-bit visuals and chiptune soundtrack, though. Much deeper, in fact. Continue reading →

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Interview: Retro City Rampage dev talks Wii’s power, Wii U backwards compatibility, and Nintendo’s focus on digital

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box_poster_thumbnailRetro City Rampage has finally arrived on WiiWare, some three years after its originally intended release date. Despite countless delays, and the game’s release on other platforms taking precedence over the humble WiiWare version, we’ve caught up with Vblank Entertainment’s proprietor, Brian Provinciano, to briefly discuss all things Nintendo. Continue reading →

Video: Retro City Rampage (WiiWare) – Opening thirty minutes

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After over three years of development time, Retro City Rampage from Vblank Entertainment has finally hit WiiWare in both Europe and North America. Here’s the first thirty minutes of the game, ahead of our upcoming review:

You can download Retro City Rampage via the Wii Shop Channel on your Wii or Wii U now. Alternatively, hit the game up on Steam here, or head over to Xbox Live Arcade or the PlayStation Network Store on either PlayStation 3 or PS Vita if you’d like the game on another format. Without spoiling too much of our review: it’s fantastic.

News: WiiWare makes a comeback with Retro City Rampage and Reel Fishing Ocean Challenge – This Week’s Nintendo Downloads

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BannerAs we reported last week, Vblank Entertainment’s hugely anticipated Retro City Rampage is finally hitting WiiWare on Thursday! For those that haven’t picked up the PC, PS3, Vita or 360 version yet, you can get your hands on the game for 1000 Wii Points (around £7), which includes the console-exclusive “ROM City Rampage” prototype demo of the game. With retro references aplenty, it seems there’ll be plenty to see and do in this “8-bit nostalgic throwback” which “warps open-world carjacking back to the ’80s”; with “over 60 story missions and 40 arcade challenges” for you to indulge in. Continue reading →

News: Ghosts’n Goblins leads this week’s Nintendo downloads into the eShop – Full Line-Up

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As usual, it’s not a bad week for Nintendo downloads – not excellent, but there’s some variety to be found in an original 3DS download, a tough-as-nails NES platformer, as well as the usual dose of passable Wii/DSiWare. Once again, no Wii U downloads this week, though. Continue reading →

News: Donkey Kong Country Trilogy Getting Pulled From European Wii Virtual Console Service

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Rare’s trilogy of SNES platformers, which have been available to download from the Wii Virtual Console service since 2007, are unexpectedly being pulled from the Wii Shop Channel in Europe. Continue reading →

News: New Style Boutique Demo Heads Up This Week’s Nintendo Downloads

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This week’s Nintendo downloads have been confirmed, and there’ll be a nice variety of software available to download from Nintendo’s digital stores this Thursday. Continue reading →

Review: La-Mulana (WiiWare)

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La-Mulana

Developer: Nigoro
Publisher: EnjoyUp Games
Review Platform: WiiWare
Also Available On: PC
Release Date: 20/09/12
Genre: Adventure/Platformer
Players: 1
PEGI:12+

Review

La-Mulana is a game based entirely around exploration – if you don’t like exploring, then it goes without saying that you won’t enjoy this game. Whilst developer Nigoro’s gone to no length whatsoever to make the game in any way accessible to ‘casual’ players, the exploration is handled extremely well. Equipped with just a laptop, a whip and a few weights (used for puzzles), you’re placed in the game’s starting village – following a small chat with the village’s elder, Xelpud – free to explore. Or get lost, depending on how good you are. Continue reading →

News: Crazy Chicken Pirates Take Over This Week’s Nintendo Downloads

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After last week’s highly anticipated La-Mulana on WiiWare, this week’s Nintendo downloads take us back to the mediocre line-up that the Nintendo eShop oh-so-often delivers. If popping balloons, shooting chickens and learning English are your thing, though, you’re in for a treat.
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