Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | 22:30 BST
Reverse shooter Retro/Grade coming to PSN
In Soviet Russia, Retro/Grade plays like a normal shooter. Everywhere else, though, it moves in reverse. Sounds confusing, right? Well, a recent post on The PlayStation Blog explained the self-proclaimed “reverse shooter” in more detail.
The story goes like this: You’re Rick Rocket, and you just saved the universe. Congrats! The champagne, parades, and small armada of princesses you probably liberated will have to wait, though, because a temporal anomaly has caused time to move in reverse.
Thus, it’s up to you to undo all of your actions — exactly as you did them before — in order to shift time back into drive.
As a result, the game plays more like Guitar Hero than a shooter (the game even has built-in guitar peripheral functionality!) and sees you ducking into different lanes so that you won’t block enemy’s shots before they ever fire them. You also, of course, must hop into the correct lane and intercept your own shots by timing button presses correctly, lest you cause a time paradox. Still confused? So are w–
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Or just hit the link for a video of the game in action.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Shooter, Sony
Tags: PSN, Retro/Grade, the mind it boggles
8 comments
#1
Michael O'Connor
20/07/09, 10:38 pm
That’s… actually pretty cool.
I’m impressed.
#2
Len
20/07/09, 10:50 pm
I really don’t like that for some reason.
Just can’t get my head round it.
Most odd…
#3
dirigiblebill
20/07/09, 11:01 pm
The idea sounds quite fun, but if all it amounts to in practice is avoiding some projectiles and intercepting others then I’ll give it a miss.
#4
Psychotext
20/07/09, 11:13 pm
If you can’t get your head around it, think of it as a rhythm game rather than a shooter… because that’s what it is.
#5
Dr.Ghettoblaster
20/07/09, 11:16 pm
Gotta give ANYONE props who tries to put a unique spin on a well established genre. Sounds interesting.
#6
Blerk
21/07/09, 8:18 am
If you can’t get your head around it, give the PC demo a go. It was an IGF finalist this year and looks pretty cool. And really hard.
#7
Blerk
21/07/09, 8:20 am
Heh – I’d forgotten you could control it with a guitar controller.
#8
frostquake
21/07/09, 8:34 am
They are SUPER TUNING it for the USA and Regions for 2010..it will be a MILLION times harder on the Consoles then PC…Why I don’t know…for some reason if it is on Console it Must MELT your BRAINS!! Pass!