Gameplay is mostly relaxing, as you follow a set route.
We didn’t get to try that mode just yet, but it certainly feels like it would be an immersive way to whisk yourself away to Vienna. The particular tram you’re operating is a reproduction of the city’s most modern tram – the Flexity, which you can even control while in virtual reality. We recently got a look at the game through a streaming session with the developer, in which we got to see TramSim as an accurate simulation of the city of Vienna, through which you’ll operate a modern tram as you travel past countless familiar landmarks. The latest one if TramSim, which was developed by ViewApp, and it’s out now on Steam.
Dysmantle train simulator#
We all know Aerosoft as a publisher that’s very much specialized in simulation experiences – acting as a distributor for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator but also putting out plenty of their own simulations. It’s solid fun though, and hopefully we’ll see NISA expand on this gameplay style a bit more in the future.
If you enjoyed previous takes on the rhythm-infused platformer genre, then you’ll have a good time with Mad Rat Dead as well, even though its gameplay isn’t as unique, diverse of quirky as the screenshots would perhaps suggest. They’re diverse in terms of the gameplay they offer, and offer up some great cartoony visuals in terms of how they’re designed as well – something that carries throughout the entire game but shows especially well during boss fights. The platforming gameplay itself isn’t as innovative or diverse as what games like Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends gave us, but the boss fights in the game are always a nice change of pace.
There’s an extra challenging mode as well, where the music is more erratic and thus your platforming becomes harder as well. Levels are also on a time limit, so that can be a cause of stress as well, but once you finally beat a level you can also go back and enjoy some replay value by trying to beat your best score/time and/or playing through the level again but with a different song (and thus beat pattern). That doesn’t mean there’s no frustration – timing all your actions to the beat can be tricky, especially if you’re a little tone deaf and just want to play this for your love of platforming games. If you mess up during these sections, no problem – you can always ‘rewind’ the music and go back a set number of beats, so you’ve never overwhelmed and frustrated by being thrown back half a level or more in Mad Rat Dead. In some cases, the music can even get frantic – echoing what’s happening in the gameplay. The soundtrack is upbeat, with catchy melodies that are a good fit with the art style and gameplay. From that perspective – if you enjoyed any of the games we just mentioned you’re probably going to like this one as well. The actual gameplay is where the real heart of the game is, and this is where you’ll be jumping, bouncing and fighting to the beat of the included soundtrack.
As a lab rat, you’d be forgiven if you thought “what’s the point of that?”, but your goal is to exact revenge on the scientist that put you in your predicament in the first place.Īlthough the setup seems fun, the delivery of the story is pretty thin even though you get cutscenes quite frequently. Here, you’re a lab rat who passed on to the afterlife, but not before the Rat God visits you and offers you a chance to go back and life through your last day on earth one more time. Mad Rat Dead is actually a blend of platforming with rhythm-based control, so that draws comparisons to games like Beatbuddy and Inside My Radio, as well as a couple of brilliant levels in the most recent Rayman games. The title itself commands curiosity, and the screenshots we saw looked like a quirky cartoon from the 1990s, something akin to Ren & Stimpy.
Dysmantle train Ps4#
Of course there’s still a new Disgaea on the horizon and we just reviewed Trails of Cold Steel IV, but next year we’ll be treated to a new R-Type and just this week we got to play Mad Rat Dead on the PS4 (there’s also a Switch version). NIS America has certainly been surprising us with some surprising announcements and games lately. Today we’re looking at Mad Rat Dead from NISA, Aerosoft’s TramSim, 10tons’ Dysmantle and the return of Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype on the PS4. Just before we get access to the new consoles that are coming out, we’re seeing a lot of new releases pour in.
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