The Dark Knight – A stage entitled “The Dark Bank” requires the player to assist “The Jester” as he robs a bank, kills off his fellow henchmen, and makes a getaway in a school bus.Contra – A stage known as “Contraband Base” requires the player to shoot targets in order to deactivate an electric field and move forward.Blades of Steel – A local casino is named “Spades to Steal”.Bionic Commando – A weapon known as the BioClaw allows the player to use a grappling hook to reach objects and swing from high places.Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure – During the campaign, the player meets two surfer bros who arrive in a time travelling phone booth.The Beastie Boys – During a cut scene, sunglass wearing and comically mustached police officers named “O’Farva” and “Rookie” are shown attempting to track down the protagonist.Back to the Future II – During the campaign, a future version of the protagonist arrives in a second Delorean and meets up with the player.Back to the Future II – A “Biff” sign is visible on the roof of a police station.Back to the Future – The time traveling doctor’s catch phrase is “Good Gosh”.In order to reach 88 mph, you must mow down pedestrians. Back to the Future – A key element to the storyline involves traveling back in time in a Delorean with white haired scientist.Arcade Cabinets – The video settings can be set to display the game as if it’s being played on an arcade cabinet, complete with hokey, plastic menus.The A-Team – During a campaign mission, the player is attacked by four guys who jump out of a red-striped black van.To show you what we mean, we’ve compiled the following list of 51 of the subtle, and not so subtle, references we found in just the first 10% of Retro City Rampage. Thankfully, not only does the game look and sound marvelous, but it’s incredibly fun to play, blending old-school themes, with various modern gaming mechanics to create an experience that is both new, yet deeply familiar.īut best of all, RCR is so densely packed with references, it’s enough to make even the most cynical, 30-something, pop-culture junky games journalist squeal with delight. While it seemed impossible that Retro City Rampage could live up to expectations, on October 9 th Vblank Entertainment’s creation was finally let loose upon the world via Steam, PSN, and PS Vita (with an XBLA release soon to follow). Vblank Entertainment, have you been reading my diary? However, successfully creating a game that parodies properties considered practically sacred to an entire generation of lifelong gamers is a lofty goal indeed. When the first Retro City Rampage trailer surfaced two years ago, it promised something almost too good to be true: an original, downloadable, retro-styled, free-roaming, pop culture referencing, crime simulator.
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