Spanish indie publisher BlitWorks has announced to launch its retro arcade racer Slipstream on consoles next month on April 7th, 2022. The game will be released on the Xbox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch, priced at $9.99
Created by the Brazilian solo developer Sandro Luiz de Paula, the game has been in development for 4 years, where Sandro built his own custom game engine that recreates the sprite scaling graphic techniques that are used in the 80s and 90s racing games. This brought out the real, authentic retro experience to modern hardware, taking advantage of the extra power to provide smooth, constant 60 fps gameplay.
Watch the trailer below:
The game comes with 6 different game modes. From Grand Tour where you can race through a scenic trip through five stages to Cannonball and Grand Prix, where you can customize your own race, or race in a championship of five races, scoring points.
You also have the normal modes such as the Single Race, Time Trial, and even a Battle Royal added into the game for good measure. Plenty of new ways to race in this retro arcade game.
Game Features:
- The real thing: Built on a custom engine, Slipstream brings authentic 2D sprite-scaling graphics to modern platforms.
- Multiplayer: Local split-screen fun, up to 4 players!
- Time rewinding: Made a mistake? Press the rewind button to travel back in time for up to 5 seconds and try again.
- 20 Different tracks: Set on a variety of exotic locations all around the world… and beyond.
- 5 Playable cars: Inspired by classic models from the 80s and 90s.
- Accessibility Options: There are 3 difficulty levels to choose from, some visual effects can be turned off and, most importantly, the game speed can be reduced up to 50%, giving players more time to react, but keeping the game physics exactly the same.
- 6 Game modes:
- Original soundtrack with 9 exclusive songs by Stefan Moser (Effoharkay) .
- Graphical Options: Including Pixelated, CRT and NTSC filters, for a faithful retro experience.
- And much more: Mechanics such as drifting and the slipstream, rival characters and secrets to discover…
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