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Retro City Rampage Coming to WiiWare February 28

by Zack Kaplan - February 21, 2013, 1:30 pm EST
Total comments: 16 Source: Retro City Rampage, http://www.retrocityrampage.com/20130221.php

WiiWare's swan song gets a release date.

Retro City Rampage will be released on WiiWare through the Wii Shop Channel on February 28.

Coming with it is ROM City Rampage, a prototype version of the game accurate to the hardware specifications of the NES. Grandtheftendo, the precursor to Retro City Rampage, was built to run on a real NES.

Retro City Rampage is a retro-styled Grand Theft Auto inspired game. It will cost 1000 Wii points and is playable on the Wii U through Wii mode.

Talkback

ShyGuyFebruary 21, 2013

What took it so long? wasn't this announced back in 2009?

pokepal148Spencer Johnson, Contributing WriterFebruary 21, 2013

Quote from: ShyGuy

What took it so long? wasn't this announced back in 2009?

look it up... its quite interesting actually

Pixelated PixiesFebruary 21, 2013

I cared about this game...once.

This was on Playstation Plus as a free download earlier.  It's an entertaining game, but I don't think I would've paid $10 for it.

TJ SpykeFebruary 21, 2013

Quote from: lolmonade

This was on Playstation Plus as a free download earlier.  It's an entertaining game, but I don't think I would've paid $10 for it.

The HD versions are $15, so they are giving a discount for the WiiWare version.

Kytim89February 21, 2013

This game is at the top of my wishlist and it is a good way to end the Wiiware service. Pity that you can not play this game using the Wii U's Gamepad controller. Perhaps a eShop version will be released sooner or later?

I have this on my Vita from PSN+ and haven't played it yet. I was curious enough to download it for free, but not enough to pay $10-15 for it.

TJ SpykeFebruary 21, 2013

The Steam version is on sale for $7.49 (and Steam owners can also downing the "ROM City Rampage" addition that the WiiWare version has).

xcwarriorFebruary 21, 2013

Glad to hear it's finally coming out. I can tell by the comments none of you will be buying it. $10 is a fair price for a non-HD version. Still looks fun, hope people give it a chance. If you don't own other systems, you don't have a good reason not to try it if you were interested before the Wii U.

Pixelated PixiesFebruary 21, 2013

Quote from: xcwarrior

Glad to hear it's finally coming out. I can tell by the comments none of you will be buying it. $10 is a fair price for a non-HD version. Still looks fun, hope people give it a chance. If you don't own other systems, you don't have a good reason not to try it if you were interested before the Wii U.

I can only speak for myself, but the reason I'm no longer interested in the game is because I now have a clearer idea of what it is. I've read some reviews and watched some videos and it doesn't look or sound as fun as I thought it once did. In particular, the copious amount of redundant references to 80's movies and the self-referential video game jokes just don't appeal to me.

Plus, I've played Hotline Miami in the interim and that game is a top down GTA inspired action game that's more to my tastes (i.e. psychotic and twisted).

For me, a lot of it is I'd rather have it on a handheld. If it were on 3DS I'd be much more likely to buy it.

Quote from: TJ

Quote from: lolmonade

This was on Playstation Plus as a free download earlier.  It's an entertaining game, but I don't think I would've paid $10 for it.

The HD versions are $15, so they are giving a discount for the WiiWare version.

What does HD mean in this case?  It's a 2D top-down retro stylized game.  I'd hate to play it on the Wii if it looked any more retro.

azekeFebruary 21, 2013

Finally.

After so many years.

Just release it in PAL.

I wonder if they made this one less of a retrocity.

Mop it upFebruary 22, 2013

Quote from: lolmonade

What does HD mean in this case?

Probably the same thing it meant back on the NES.

joshnickersonFebruary 22, 2013

Quote from: Mop

Quote from: lolmonade

What does HD mean in this case?

Probably the same thing it meant back on the NES.

Check out the box art for the first Megaman game, it says "High-Resolution Graphics" right there on the top.

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