PSN gets reverse 2D shooter

July 21st, 2009, 17:16 Posted By: wraggster

PSN developers, it seems, like to get a bit bonkers. flOw, Flower and Linger in Shadows - all mental. And here's another new entry to wacky sub genre; meet Retro/Grade from 24 Caret Games.

It's a 2D shooter that you play in reverse, moving your ship to re-absorb bullets you previously shot, and re-dodge enemy bullets as they make their way back to the ship that shot them. As co-founder Matt Gilgenbach explains, it works more like rhythm action game.

"Retro/Grade stars ace fighter pilot Rick Rocket who has just saved the universe. Unfortunately, the massive destruction he left in his wake has caused a temporal anomaly that reversed the flow of time," explains Gilgenbach.

"Retro/Grade looks like a really exciting shoot 'em up. However, it actually plays more like a rhythm game. In order to protect the health of the space/time continuum, Rick must undo his actions exactly the reverse of the way he performed them in the first place."

Gilgenbach says it can also be played with guitar controllers, using the fret buttons to move Rick's ship to the right lane and the strum bar to shoot. Once you see the video above it'll all make sense.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=219838

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