Report an error
Platform Win, PS Vita, PSN, XBLA, WiiWare Publisher Vblank Entertainment Developer Vblank Entertainment Release Date 10/09/2012

Review

Review
6 Comments
6.5

Retro City Rampage review: beg, borrow, steal

By Chris Plante on Oct 11, 2012 10.11.12

THE SCHOOL IS BORROWED FROM SAVED BY THE BELL, ITS MANSION FROM BATMAN As the ironically named Player, a thug for hire, you cause mayhem, "borrowing" cars, shooting civilians, and committing a number of odd, illegal jobs. The setting, the city of Theftropolis in the year 1985, is built from the materials of our collective childhood memories. Its school is borrowed from Saved by the Bell; its mansion borrowed from Batman. Even the bike shop is owned by the trainer from Punch-Out!. Of course, to avoid copyright infringement, these characters and settings have slightly different names, but when you meet a squat mustachioed plumber, you know who he is. The references extend far beyond sight gags and one-liners. The game's missions, dispensed by a would-be Doc Brown...

Latest Forum Activity View all posts

No forum activity yet. Start a discussion about Retro City Rampage

Latest News

News
8 Comments

Sony adds indie games category to PlayStation Store, offers discounts

By Samit Sarkar on May 07, 2013 05.07.13

Sony Computer Entertainment's reputation for publishing acclaimed indie games is well-earned, and the PlayStation Store will now highlight those titles in their own category, the company announced today. "This category builds on the support that PlayStation has offered independent developers in the effort to highlight some of the most unique gaming experiences on PlayStation platforms," said Pierre Gravereau, senior manager for digital distribution at Sony Network Entertainment America, on the PlayStation Blog. The new category will feature indie games past, present and future, and Sony is marking the category's arrival with discounts on three titles from the past year. Vblank Entertaiment's Retro City Rampage, regularly $14.99, will be available at half price for all PlayStation...

News
16 Comments

Retro City Rampage developer doesn't expect to profit from WiiWare sales

By Emily Gera on Mar 04, 2013 03.04.13

Retro City Rampage developer Brian Provinciano doesn't expect to profit from bringing the throw-back fighting game to Nintendo's WiiWare service due to the costs associated with porting the title; however, he tells Nintendo Life, this is fine with him. Prior to being given access to Nintendo's development kit, Provinciano was required by the WiiWare company to have legitimate office space from which to work from. As an independent developer this wasn't something that was necessary for him in typical development, but he invested in an office for Nintendo's sake. Another mountain to climb was the issue of needing to sell a particular number of units before Nintendo finally begins paying the developer their share in profits. With the relatively recent appearance of Wii U consoles, as well...

News
41 Comments

Retro City Rampage creator says indie devs should 'jump onto' Vita after strong PSN sales

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Feb 27, 2013 02.27.13

Following the success of Vblank Entertainment's Retro City Rampage on PlayStation Network, developer Brian Provinciano encouraged other indie developers to embrace the PlayStation Vita. The game's creator took to Twitter recently to discuss the difference in release platforms. Retro City Rampage is available through Steam, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, with a WiiWare release hitting tomorrow. Provinciano said that Sony "promoted the game incredibly well," and that Vita players "are hungry for games." Indies should definitely jump onto the PS Vita. RCR's sold much more on PSN than XBLA and more on PS Vita than even PS3. — Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) February 26, 2013 @psnstores This doesn't include PS Plus. It's _SOLD_ far more on PSN than XBLA. With PS Plus,...

News
2 Comments

Retro City Rampage coming to WiiWare on Feb. 28, prototype minigame to Wii and Steam versions

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Feb 21, 2013 02.21.13

Open-world action parody Retro City Rampage is coming to WiiWare on Feb. 28 along with a prototype version as a playable minigame in both the Wii and Steam versions, developer Vblank Entertainment announced today. The title will be available on the Nintendo Wii for 1000 Wii Points ($10) and supports play with the Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro, GameCube controller and Wii Remote, with optional motion controls for picking up and throwing objects available for the later. The game is playable on Wii U through the Wii eShop in Wii Mode. A prototype version of the game, ROM City Rampage, will also be available on Feb. 28 for the WiiWare and Steam ports. ROM City Rampage is playable in Retro City's in-game arcade. Steam players will receive the minigame in an automatic update,...

News
3 Comments

Retro City Rampage coming to Xbox Live Arcade Jan. 2

By Griffin McElroy on Dec 28, 2012 12.28.12

Retro City Rampage, Vblank Entertainment's old school parody of the open-world crime genre, is coming to Xbox Live Arcade on Jan. 2, the developer announced in a press release today. The game, which is being published by D3Publisher for Xbox Live Arcade only, was self-published and released earlier this year in North America on PlayStation 3, PS Vita and PC. The press release also announces that the WiiWare version of the game will launch in January in all regions, and that the PS3 and PS Vita versions will launch in European and Asian regions in the same month. The press release states that the Xbox 360 version of the game received an extra month of development, adding "polish, tuning and improvements from the first version." It will cost 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) when it launches...

News
2 Comments

Game Music Bundle 4 features music from Skyrim, Hotline Miami, Dear Esther and more

By Tracey Lien on Nov 21, 2012 11.21.12

The Game Music Bundle 4 is currently on sale and punters can bag five video game soundtracks for only $1, access a second tier of soundtracks for $10 or buy all 12 soundtracks for $15. The first tier, which can be picked up for $1, contains the complete soundtracks for Spelunky, Retro City Rampage, Dear Esther, Shoot Many Robots and Indie Game: The Movie. The second tier contains the complete soundtracks of Joypad Powerup, Kanto Symphony EP, Skyrim: Main Theme, Adventures in Pixels, Jottobots, Hotline Miami: The Takedown EP and POP Methodology Experiment One. For $15, buyers receive all the soundtracks mentioned. Buyers can choose how much money they wish to pay, although if they want any of the soundtracks they will have to meet the requirements of each tier. The top 10...

Retro City Rampage Releases
North America
  • Windows
    • Released 10/09/2012
    • Publisher Vblank Entertainment
    • Developer Vblank Entertainment
    • Score 6.0
  • PlayStation Vita
    • Released 10/09/2012
    • Publisher Vblank Entertainment
    • Developer Vblank Entertainment
  • PlayStation Network
    • Released 10/09/2012
    • Publisher Vblank Entertainment
    • Developer Vblank Entertainment
    • Score 6.0
  • Xbox Live Arcade
    • Released 12/19/2012
    • Publisher Vblank Entertainment
    • Developer Vblank Entertainment
    • Score 6.5
  • WiiWare
    • Released 02/28/2013
    • Publisher Vblank Entertainment
    • Developer Vblank Entertainment
tracking_pixel_5353_tracker