Author: Danny Neleman

Press release Slave Zero X is launching on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on February 21, 2024. Made in partnership with Poppy Works and the team behind the renowned Devil Engine, Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). The newest title in the classic Dreamcast Slave Zero™ franchise will bring a whole new side-scrolling hack-and-slash experience to fans of the original game. A satisfyingly punishing game, Slave Zero™ X sees the protagonist, Shou, merging with a stolen Slave Unit Prototype, becoming a furious Devil in pursuit of killing a false God.…

The red lights are off for New Star GP In the vast stream of retro racers appearing in the Steam store, New Star GP can be seen as somewhat of an outsider. The developer and publisher, New Star Games, are known for their retro sports games like New Star Soccer and Retro Bowl (not to be confused with Legend Bowl, which we reviewed). Now, they’re dipping their toes into the racing genre and attempting to add some interesting gameplay features to it. New Star GP has been released on Steam in early access with the promise from New Star Games…

In anticipation of Sonic Superstars’ impending release, Sega is turning up the PR machine a teenie bit more with some fun content reveals. Today Sega revealed another new track of the OST. And it is undeniably Sonic and extremely funky. The track by composer Rintaro Soma features sounds from the Northstar Islands, specifically, Pinball Carnival Zone Act 1, alongside visuals from the Zone to give fans a sneak peek into the wide variety of music players will experience when playing. Sonic Superstars will be out on alle known consoles and PC on October 17th, 2023.

Hasbro’s licensing department appears to draw some inspiration from recent beat’em up releases, as they’ve unveiled their own take on the genre with G.I Joe : Wraith of Cobra. They’ve partnered with publisher Freedom Games and Maple Powered Games, a relatively lesser-known developer known for their 2D pixel art farming game “Monsters Harvest.” Saturday morning beat’em up The legendary G.I. Joe franchise returns for arcade-style beat’em up action with Duke, Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Roadblock, and other beloved franchise favorites. Navigate land, air, sea, and even space through iconic locations like Cobra Island, the Pit, Cobra’s top-secret underwater base, and more…

o its pops and locks and claims ultimate bragging rights. But just by a slight margin. On its own Bomb Rush CyberFunk is an head bobbing and fun experience, even without any knowledge of JSR’s existence or affection for street culture it represents.

Although we weren’t able to review the game, we were still on the high from the formidable Shadow Gambit : The Cursed Crew. The game got mid-80s scores on all its versions of the game on metacritic. Now, its developer, Mimimi Games informed its community through their Discord server that they’ve thrown the towel. Shadow Gambit will be Mimimi Games last game. We here at Retrolike.net are saddened by this announcement and we hope all people currently working at Mimimi will find a new place in or outside the industry. In a statement on Mimimi’s blog page, they made an…

Our Gamescom reporter, Fleaman, has been on the lookout for retro-inspired games on the world’s biggest video game gathering. Of course, this year the retro and indie sections of the convention floor have plenty of retro-like goodness to discover. The first game that catched our attention is Abathor, by Spanish outfit Pow Pixel Games and publisher Jandusoft. Fleaman was hands-on with the game and we’re certainly impressed with the games unique 4 player platforming hack and slash gameplay. Working together with 3 other co-op companions is essential to progress. You can invite some friends over for some cosy couch co-op…

The announcement trailer for AK-xolotl must have been the first articles we posted on Retrolike.net, and today developer 2Awesome studios announced the release date for this extremely cute-but-brutal twin-stick Rogue-like. Along with the release date of september 14th a new release date trailer (which, again, is hilarious) was revealed on Gamescom along with the mention that a updated extended demo is now available on the Steam page. 2Awesome added this about the extended demo: The extended demo allows you to get a taste of AK-xolotl world! Shoot the enemies down, cook meals for your axolittles and grow them into your…

In addition to including the original game’s two military and economic story campaigns, this new campaign will tell the tale of the ‘Jewel of the North’.

Toaplan Collection vol. 2 feels more curated than volume 1. The emulation is top-notch, and all games are feature-heavy. Are there things to wish for? Yes, of course. Collections can always include more games and be more affordable.