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Retro City Rampage still has a secret


8:00 PM on 01.01.2013

Find that shoe!


Retro City Rampage was one of the most interesting releases of 2012. Written and designed largely by one man, the game was in development for years, leaving hungry fans to lay in wait. Xbox 360 and Wii owners may still be waiting, as RCR is yet to hit those consoles. That will start to change tomorrow when the game finally sees release on XBLA. 

It will be interesting to see how well the game sells on the platform that was once thought of as the best bet for indie developers. It will also be interesting to see if the influx of new players will help to unravel all of RCR's secrets, including the shoe car seen above. It looks like a great choice for traversing a field of man-eating plants.

Also, a reminder to those of you who like Destructoid: You can alter your appearance in RCR to look like me, Jim Sterling, Conrad Zimmerman, Max Scoville, and a variety of other higher-profile members of the gaming enthusiast community. It's pretty neat!








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8:30 PM on 04.08.2013
Retro City Rampage dev's Microsoft horror story



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7:00 AM on 03.02.2013
Retro City Rampage Wii version a '$20,000 gift to fans'



Brian Provinciano wanted to keep his word. That is the reason Retro City Rampage released on WiiWare earlier this week. Its developer has no expectation of turning a profit on the platform, calling the move a "...more


6:30 PM on 02.27.2013
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3:15 PM on 02.27.2013
Retro City Rampage sold way more on PSN than Steam, XBLA



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2:45 PM on 02.21.2013
Retro City Rampage Wii out Feb 28, includes prototype ROM



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1:30 PM on 02.01.2013
Developer releases full Retro City Rampage map



Vblank Entertainment has released the full map for Retro City Rampage in image form -- spoiler alert -- it's huge! But the world map wasn't the only thing that was released however, as the entirety of the game is pretty much ...more


4:00 PM on 01.02.2013
Retro City Rampage out now on Xbox Live Arcade



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3:00 PM on 12.28.2012
Retro City Rampage comes to XBLA on January 2



Retro City Rampage will be flying onto WiiWare some time in January, but the XBLA version has a much more definite launch date. Direct from creator Brian Provinciano himself, you will be able to download the XBLA port of the ...more


7:00 AM on 12.24.2012
Retro City Rampage set to drop in January on WiiWare



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