One other Scorpion Engine recreation has appeared, as trying by means of the Commodore Amiga Fb group, I’ve come throughout a brand new demo replace for the arcade shooter known as ‘Rex and the Galactic Plague’ by Hoyster Video games, with music by Matt McGuire. A recreation wherein the developer says” Only for the enjoyable of it, I’ve been creating my very own Amiga recreation in Scorpion Engine, and this primarily based on a recreation I wished to make in SEUCK approach again in 1992!” Whereas he does state he is having enjoyable with it nevertheless, offered beneath is the most recent footage from a demo, as the complete recreation is not due till later 2025.
Here is the most recent from the description. “REX, a distant exo-containment unit repurposed for a remaining, vital mission. Armed and tailored for survival, Rex has been tasked with recovering a significant and life-saving vaccine from the shattered stays of the Thoros Basis. However the Amorni are closing in because the virus spreads, and the nearer Rex will get to more durable they struggle…”
- Battle by means of a number of completely different zones, from crumbling amenities to asteroid fields
- Survive floor and space-based missions with nothing however your wits and the best Area Corps {hardware}
- Combat your option to two completely different endings and alternate routes
- Uncover the key of the Amorni plan to destroy all life
“Can Rex full the mission in time earlier than all life is extinguished?”
DEMO UPDATE  : The developer has launched the final demo for the sport and here is the complete particulars “Reminiscence points brought about Rex to hold on booting on sure configurations. I’ve made some fixes to appropriate this, so so long as you will have 1mb it ought to be working! It has been some time however hopefully will likely be definitely worth the wait! As Rex and the Galactic Plague enters its remaining levels of growth, I’m releasing one final replace to the demo, bringing collectively all the most important modifications and enhancements made because the earlier launch”.
What’s new on this remaining demo?
- The 2 earlier demo variations have been mixed: this remaining model contains the primary three full ranges of the sport
- The weapons system has been fully overhauled, changing the unique two upgradable weapons with 9 distinct weapons (a number of which can be found within the demo)
- New defensive gadgets give Rex additional probabilities to outlive the Amorni assault—although they’re rarer now, so use them properly
- The HUD has been refined to forestall recreation pauses when loading and unloading boss well being bars
- All story and presentation screens have been reworked to raised inform Rex’s story and create a extra cohesive world
- A excessive rating desk now tracks your finest rating—or fairly, your discipline rank (as Area Corps would have it!)
Moreover he goes on to say, with a hyperlink to the demo beneath “There’s nonetheless a lot left to do. The second half of the sport wants extra intensive playtesting, and additional work is required to make sure the complete recreation runs reliably on an A500+ (mine is from the great Cartoon Classics bundle, when you’re curious). Optimistically, this would be the remaining demo—my focus now shifts to getting ready a full launch later in 2025”
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