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Rocketbirds 2: Evolution will launch soon for PS4 and PS Vita, creator Sian Yue Tan has announced via PlayStation Blog.
“We’ve spent the last four years really looking at what people liked and disliked about the original Rocketbirds game,” explains Tan.
“My gut told me that we should build on Co-op mode and have customisable Budgie Commando characters with lots and lots of guns and items to collect. The mission objectives would revolve around rescuing hostages held prisoner in procedurally generated locations. Unlike the first Rocketbirds, this time round we wanted you to stack the hostage on your back and carry him or her to safety. With up to four players, a stack of Budgie Commandos can now get pretty high, like a lumbering “tower of death”,” says Tan.
This mode is also now playable solo, so rather than Co-op Mode, it’s now called Rescue Mode.
The other good news is that a full blow Story Mode will be available, seeing the return of Hardboiled Chicken.
“We spent another year and a half going the full nine yards to complete a full blown Story Mode, featuring Hardboiled Chicken, a new soundtrack by the talented band New World Revolution (which provided the kick-ass soundtrack for the original game), new jokes, new enemies, new Jetpack action, and full voice-over work by really talented English and Japanese voice actors!” explained Tan.
In Story Mode Hardboiled discovers iL Putzki is still alive and seeks to eliminate him once and for all. Along the way, Hardboiled realizes the Trans-dimensional Space Owls are behind it all and needs to re-assess who his enemies really are.
The sequel also promises to benefit from “seriously updated visuals,” better online multiplayer thanks to a lobby with drop-in/drop-out support, more responsive and rewarding controls, and more.
The game will also support cross-buy and cross-save across PS4 and Vita.
Check out the announcement trailer below.
Source: EU PS Blog
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