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Retro City Rampage

Retro City Rampage is a downloadable action-adventure video game for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows developed by Vblank Entertainment. It is a parody of retro games and…

73 9 October 2012

Retro City Rampage is an adventure developed by Vblank Entertainment, released 9 October 2012 on Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

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What Retro City Rampage is

Retro City Rampage is an adventure game developed by Vblank Entertainment and released in 2012. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Retro City Rampage is an action-adventure game developed by Vblank Entertainment. It is a parody of retro games and 1980s and 1990s pop culture, as well as Grand Theft Auto and similar games. It was first released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows in 2012, with ports later releasing for several other platforms.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Retro City Rampage holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Retro City Rampage launched on 9 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Retro City Rampage yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Retro City Rampage — frequently asked questions

When did Retro City Rampage come out?
Retro City Rampage was released on 9 October 2012 for Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Retro City Rampage?
At minimum, Retro City Rampage needs 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0 graphics, 40 MB HD space of storage.
How many GB is Retro City Rampage?
The PC version needs about 0 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("40 MB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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