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PSN gets reverse 2D shooter

Confused? So are we...
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.

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"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.

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Posted by WHERESMYMONKEY
oh i see so unable to find an original idea of thier own they've ripped off bit trip beat.

just with a convoluted storyline and flashy graphics. gotcha!
Posted by Shabozi
Hurts my head just looking at it... :?
Posted by KMakawa
Clearly that studio takes drugs.
Posted by ensabahnur
i saw this on Playr or whatever Bravo are calling it now quite a few months back. looked like shite then and still does. you've got to hit the right shots as they come back into your ship or it's game over. i certainly didn't think anyone would pick it up for release let alone Sony. maybe they see something in it?
Posted by DSMaster
Yuk. I mean really, really yuk! *shudder*

Just make a proper shoot 'em up next time, eh?
Posted by svd_grasshopper
unable to find original comments, so just trolling?!
Posted by leefear1
On the face of it it does look very much like a bit.trip beat rip off. However there maybe more to it than is described in the article. Without seeing it in action I can't really tell anything......
Posted by The Kool Kid
I love wacky PSN games!
Posted by flash501
Had they got the technology this is what games would've looked like in the 60's. Trippy :P
Posted by cykosis
perfect if you and your mates are into the whole get stoned, tripped out fest. personally i'd give this a miss.
Posted by Shin_Kojima
This looks extremely interesting in a way comparable to Rez. Keeping my eye on this one.
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