There's even going to be a Vita version (RIP, you underrated gem) coming. It feels like a real labour of love, considering the original game launched back in 2012. The final few months of work have apparently been fruitful with a lot of polish going into the game's cutscenes and city. The latest word from developer Vblank is that the game is nearly finished, and the final beta builds are going out to us sneaky press types (and less sneaky YouTube folks) to poke around. Apparently the 'Teen' age rating includes some joking reference to drugs, but that's as mean as it gets. Quite whether it'll have anything as cheerfully daft as the first game's impromptu fight against a knockoff Dr Robotnik/Eggman or an entire Bionic Commando tribute level is yet to be seen.ĭespite invoking the likes of Scarface, don't expect much edge either. While 80s cliches have been picked apart by other games, having dedicated screens for refilling your printer ink and buying out lobbyists in-between setting fire to whole districts with a flamethrower feels an amusingly absurd contrast. It looks like Shakedown Hawaii is continuing the joke-a-minute style of Retro City Rampage, although it's a little less self-referential this time. Take a peek at the weirdly informercial-ish trailer below.
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In-between running around and causing the usual urban chaos, there'll be mini-games and even some property management. It now blends its pseudo-16-bit aesthetic with the 80s trappings of GTA: Vice City and the character-hopping story of GTA 5.
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The scope of the game seems to have grown a bit since I last looked. Shakedown Hawaii - the much-delayed sequel to Vblank Entertainment's grand GTA parody Retro City Rampage - is nearly here, and will be making its debut on the Epic store later this spring.