Spiritual Successor to PS4 PS Vita Classic Velocity 2X Not Announced for PS5
IKARO Will Not Die.
FuturLab was, during the halcyon PS Vita days, one of PlayStation’s most dependable indie partners. The Brighton-based developer, which initially found fame through Sony’s short-lived PS Minis scheme, released some of the handheld’s best games – culminating in the outstanding arcade shooter, Velocity 2X. But having found unexpected success with PowerWash Simulator, it looks like the studio’s latest will skip PS5 – at least initially.
IKARO Will Not Die, announced for Xbox and PC earlier this week, is being billed as a spiritual successor to Velocity 2X – albeit “with the style and sophistication of the combat and traversal systems dialled up times 1,000”. In terms of gameplay, this looks wildly different to the 2D shmup shenanigans of its inspiration, but we can certainly see hints of the 2014 hit in this trailer.
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