Vblank Entertainment has announced their GTA inspired, retro styled game, Retro City Rampage, will be hitting all major platforms (WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PC, PlayStation Network, and PlayStation Vita) when it launches in May. Have a look below to see the game’s trailer.

Wiki – “In Retro City Rampage, players take control of a henchmen of a major crime syndicate known as The Jester. The game is strongly inspired by Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto games, in that the player can complete a variety of missions within an enormous city that is open to explore. There will be around 50 story missions and 30 challenge levels in total. Gameplay elements shared with GTA include the vast assortment of weaponry, the miscellaneous shops, the ability to hijack vehicles at will, and the ability to attract police attention with violence and destruction.

As an homage to numerous 8-bit videogames, Retro City Rampage incorporates design elements from a lot of different genres. Although it is primarily played from a top-down bird’s-eye viewpoint, in specific sections, it may switch to a strictly two-dimensional perspective in the style of a 2D platformer. The game pays tribute to many titles through its storytelling, levels and character abilities, such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, Contra and Bionic Commando, among others.”

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