Prepare for throwback motion as a result of developer Maple Powered Video games is engaged on a brand new G.I. Joe beat ’em up. The studio introduced G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra with Q1 2024 launch plans on Nintendo Swap, PC, Mac, and Linux by way of Steam, Epic Video games Retailer, and GOG. 

G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra guarantees each on-line and sofa co-op for as much as 4 gamers in Story and Arcade Mode. Duke, Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Roadblock, and different basic characters are getting in on it, so you may shelve your figures for some time after launch. A trailer accompanied Maple Powered Video games’ announcement, offering an thought of how the retro-style brawler appears. 

The forces of nostalgia are firing on all cylinders. There’s music from Tee Lopes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge) with vocals from Crush 40 vocalist Johnny Gioeli. We’ve additionally obtained tough animation that honors the stupendously goofy spirit of the G.I. Joe cartoon. Then all of it ends with a fast sprint of in-development gameplay footage, which appears like a barely slower beat ’em up within the vein of The Punisher or Captain America. 

Wherever there’s bother

Some locales deliberate for Wrath of Cobra embrace G.I. Joe headquarters, “The Pit,” Cobra Island, and Cobra’s secret underwater base. You gained’t get a lot of a really feel for it from the trailer, however apparently Wrath of Cobra sports activities a parry system. That ought to turn out to be useful when coping with enemies like Ninja Vipers, the Crimson Guard, and HISS Tanks. Man, I’d say I miss ’80s toys, however you may actually go to Goal and decide up precise replicas proper now. 

Nonetheless this seems, no less than it’s prone to have a killer soundtrack. I don’t know that it’ll attain the heights of the villainous twist theme tune from 1987’s G.I. Joe: The Film, however there’s loads of time to dream massive.

Joseph Luster

Joseph has been writing about video games, anime, and flicks for over 20 years and loves excited about instruction manuals, discovering obscure platformers, and dreaming up a world the place he really has house (and time) for a retro recreation assortment.

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