One other Scorpion Engine recreation has appeared, as wanting by way of the Commodore Amiga Fb group, I’ve come throughout a brand new demo replace for the arcade shooter referred to as ‘Rex and the Galactic Plague’ by Hoyster Video games, with music by Matt McGuire. A recreation wherein the developer says” Only for the enjoyable of it, I’ve been creating my very own Amiga recreation in Scorpion Engine, and this primarily based on a recreation I needed to make in SEUCK method again in 1992!” Whereas he does state he is having enjoyable with it nevertheless, offered under is the newest footage from a demo, as the total recreation is not due till later 2025.
This is the newest from the description. “REX, a distant exo-containment unit repurposed for a closing, important mission. Armed and tailored for survival, Rex has been tasked with recovering a significant and life-saving vaccine from the shattered stays of the Thoros Basis. However the Amorni are closing in because the virus spreads, and the nearer Rex will get to tougher they combat…”
- Battle by way of a number of completely different zones, from crumbling services to asteroid fields
- Survive floor and space-based missions with nothing however your wits and the best House Corps {hardware}
- Struggle your approach to two completely different endings and alternate routes
- Uncover the key of the Amorni plan to destroy all life
“Can Rex full the mission in time earlier than all life is extinguished?”
DEMO UPDATE : The developer has launched the final demo for the sport and this is the total particulars “Reminiscence points triggered Rex to hold on booting on sure configurations. I’ve made some fixes to appropriate this, so so long as you may have 1mb it needs to be working! It has been some time however hopefully will probably be well worth the wait! As Rex and the Galactic Plague enters its closing phases of growth, I’m releasing one final replace to the demo, bringing collectively all the main adjustments and enhancements made because the earlier launch”.
What’s new on this closing demo?
- The 2 earlier demo variations have been mixed: this closing model contains the primary three full ranges of the sport
- The weapons system has been fully overhauled, changing the unique two upgradable weapons with 9 distinct weapons (a choice of which can be found within the demo)
- New defensive gadgets give Rex further probabilities to outlive the Amorni assault—although they’re rarer now, so use them properly
- The HUD has been refined to stop recreation pauses when loading and unloading boss well being bars
- All story and presentation screens have been reworked to raised inform Rex’s story and create a extra cohesive world
- A excessive rating desk now tracks your finest rating—or reasonably, your discipline rank (as House Corps would have it!)
Moreover he goes on to say, with a hyperlink to the demo under “There’s nonetheless lots left to do. The second half of the sport wants extra in depth playtesting, and additional work is required to make sure the total recreation runs reliably on an A500+ (mine is from the fantastic Cartoon Classics bundle, for those who’re curious). Optimistically, this would be the closing demo—my focus now shifts to getting ready a full launch later in 2025”
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