Each time I see that an previous recreation has acquired a shock replace out of the blue, it instantly will get my consideration. Is it making ready for some sort of revival or sudden new content material? Did an enormous bug get uncovered in any case these years? Is it making ready to be in an enormous sale or bundle? Regardless of the motive finally ends up being, it’s exhausting to not pique my curiosity when this example arises – a scenario that GTA-style crime recreation Retro Metropolis Rampage DX simply discovered itself in.
It’s been 12 years since Retro Metropolis Rampage DX, an enhanced model of the unique recreation, arrived on PC, and it hasn’t acquired a big replace in a really lengthy whereas. The open-world recreation is a chaos-fest with wonderful arcade graphics and audio. Channeling (and likewise poking enjoyable at) basic Grand Theft Auto video games, it permits you to hijack vehicles, unleash mayhem with over 25 completely different weapons, go to shops, vibe to completely different radio stations, play secret minigames, and sure, you possibly can drive a tank. Its marketing campaign options greater than 60 story missions, however arcade and free-roam experiences additionally exist in case you simply need to trigger havoc. If you happen to’re sitting round ready for the GTA 6 launch date to reach, this provides you with an analogous open-world crime recreation hit – albeit with an outrageously-retro taste.
Whereas it’s an extremely pleasant romp, it has understandably pale into obscurity. On the time of writing, simply three persons are enjoying the sport on Steam, and it hasn’t had greater than ten concurrent gamers since January 2020.
That makes it all of the weirder that developer Vblank Leisure has right now pushed reside a high 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, supplies higher assist for controllers, and fixes a quest challenge the place you may sometimes accumulate the improper sort 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 recreation with simply three gamers on Steam proper now. Let the head-scratching start…
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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