#Vengeance Hunters, a brand new Neo Geo beat ’em up, dated for consoles and PC – Destructoid
There’s no scarcity of throwback beat ’em up video games, and there’s actually no scarcity of latest video games being made for outdated consoles. Within the case of Vengeance Hunters, although, developer Nalua Studio has its sights set on a traditional platform that doesn’t get as a lot consideration: Neo Geo.
Whereas the side-scrolling brawler was developed with SNK’s arcade/dwelling system — particularly the Neo Geo AES, the house console model you may bear in mind as being prohibitively costly — it additionally has a date for present platforms. The colourful throwback side-scroller is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Swap, and PC by way of Steam on October 28, 2024.
If that is your first time studying about Vengeance Hunters, right here’s a fast minute-long take a look at its characters and the way their beatdowns look in motion:
True to its Neo Geo roots, really buying a bodily copy of Vengeance Hunters on its supposed platform goes to price you. The usual model is priced at 349 Euros (about US$$382), with the particular and restricted editions set at 429 Euros (US$469). Of us who had been fortunate (and rich) sufficient to develop up paying out the nostril for Neo Geo cartridges seemingly received’t flinch, however this can be a area of interest market nestled additional inside an much more area of interest market.
Worth apart, it’s nonetheless cool to see somebody making new Neo Geo video games in 2024. Fortunately, it’s not the one choice for this one, as a result of Vengeance Hunters seems to be like a variety of enjoyable! There’s a badass brawler named Sweet, a top-heavy robotic named Golem, and a rowdy, robot-armed hoss named Loony. The animation seems to be first rate and the bosses are suitably screen-filling. We’ll see the way it performs, with or with out the expensive cart in hand, later this month.
