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Flashback remake coming to PC on Oct. 1
The re-imagined version of side-scrolling action game Flashback will be available on October 1 through Steam. The new version of Flashback launched as a Summer of Arcade game last month for Xbox 360, and is set to come to PlayStation 3 at a later date. Although based on a classic game from 1992, this Flashback may rile those who come to it with nostalgia. Our review called it a half-baked Cool Sci-Fi Game™ remake that "lost [Flashback's] identity entirely." The game currently has a Metacritic rating of 51.
Flashback review: Identity lost
This isn't the Flashback I want to remember. This isn't the protagonist, Conrad B. Hart, this is some smarmy Nathan Drake wannabe doppelganger with a pocket full of bad one-liners. This is a version of Conrad whose drive to rip the lid off a conspiracy threatening the whole planet is diminished by his overly bro-tastic attitude and complete lack of tact in all things. This update of Flashback takes all of the intrigue and gravitas of an epic sci-fi story and bafflingly bloats it with terrible plot points and half-heartedly tacked-on mechanics that feel out of place and majorly useless.
Moto Racer 2 removed from GOG due to copy protection
If you downloaded Moto Racer 2 from GOG, you might be wondering how a racing game ever attracted an audience with such slow motorcycles in it. As it turns out, it's not just that you don't know how to operate a virtual motorcycle -- your bike is crippled as a result of copy protection that prevents motocross racers from shifting beyond third gear, and Superbike racers from exceeding fourth gear. After finding insidious copy protection in one of its games, the famously DRM-averse GOG has pulled Moto Racer 2 from its servers, and is offering a complimentary $5.99 credit to any Moto Racer 2 owner who complains on the site's support form. In addition, GOG is working to eliminate the problematic anti-piracy scheme, and will offer the game on its store once again when the issue is ameliorated.
Moto Racer 3 pops a totally sweet wheelie onto GOG
Your purchasing habits on Good Old Games probably focus mostly on RPGs, strategy games, strategy-RPGs and RPG-strategies -- however, let's flip the script today, shall we? The newest newcomer to the GOG storefront is Delphine Software's Moto Racer 3, a motorcycle racer originally released way back in 2002. At $10, Moto probably doesn't offer the dollar-to-timesink ratio you'd get from an Arcanum or a Neverwinter Nights -- but aren't you tired of all that high fantasy, anyways? Don't you want to drive some two-wheeled vehicles through heavy traffic at irresponsible velocities sometimes? Of course you do. That's just human nature.
