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Title: Renegade Ops (Steam preorder, XBLA & PSN now)
Post by: Cobra951 on Thursday, September 15, 2011, 11:50:36 AM

With all the (deserved) attention GoW3 is getting, this generically named little gem may go unnoticed.  It comes courtesy of Avalanche, the Just Cause devs, and Sega.  It's getting shamefully ignored by the press, though reviews in some out-of-the-way sites are starting to pop up.  If you like twin-stick overhead shooters, this one ranks among the best I've tried.  TBH, I have yet to buy it, but the lengthy demo has me salivating--quite an unexpected surprise.  Give it a shot if you can.

Gameplay trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQwLYWixReE)

Title: Re: Renegade Ops (XBLA, PSN)
Post by: Xessive on Thursday, September 15, 2011, 12:02:22 PM

yeah, I pre-ordered it on PC during my online purchase craze last month or in July.. Looks pretty sweet and potentially a lot of multiplayer fun!

Title: Re: Renegade Ops (XBLA, PSN)
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Thursday, September 15, 2011, 12:44:07 PM

This game looks pretty fun.  Here's Giant Bomb Quick Look for anyone interested. (http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-renegade-ops/17-4885/)

Title: Re: Renegade Ops (XBLA, PSN)
Post by: Cobra951 on Saturday, September 17, 2011, 06:33:45 AM

I went ahead and picked this up yesterday.  Played through the first 4 missions.  It's got the most love I've seen thrown at a twin-stick shooter.  Gatling Gears was quite good; this is great.

Giantbomb review (http://www.giantbomb.com/renegade-ops/61-34619/reviews/), which I just found this morning.  Their Quick Look (Belmont's post ^) is a good showcase.

Quote

It's like someone played a whole lot of Jackal back in the '80s and then, sometime recently, figured out the only way that game could be improved is with experience points, a skill tree, physics, and four-player co-op. Luckily for us, whoever had that idea was right on the money. This game is a blast.

It's about time a real site reviewed it.

Title: Re: Renegade Ops (XBLA, PSN)
Post by: idolminds on Saturday, September 17, 2011, 11:29:01 AM

Sounds awesome.

Interestingly, if you want the Steam version (http://store.steampowered.com/app/99300/) they have a 4 pack. And unlike other 4 packs where you buy 3 get one free, this one is buy 2 get 2 free. Pretty nice deal.

Title: Re: Renegade Ops (XBLA, PSN)
Post by: MysterD on Saturday, September 17, 2011, 11:46:26 AM

Oh, this is coming the PC, too?!?!
NICE.
Will have to keep my eyes peeled for it.

Title: Re: Renegade Ops (Steam preorder, XBLA & PSN now)
Post by: Cobra951 on Saturday, September 17, 2011, 12:36:55 PM

Yeah, I saw that you could preorder on Steam.  It should be released any day now, if it isn't already.