DICE’s cancelled Sega Genesis game, Hardcore, is lastly getting a launch

DICE is reviving a decades-old Sega Mega Drive game for the PlayStation four and PS Vita.

Back in 1994, DICE was creating a “Eurostyle 2D shooter” for the Sega Megadrive/ Sega Genesis, Commodore Amiga, and Sega Mega-CD, that ended up getting canned when it was getting ready to being completed. Now, German-based writer, Strictly Limited, is elevating the game from the lifeless, with Project Hardcore, that can see the devs full the title utilizing unique “original Sega Mega Drive development hardware,” earlier than porting it to PS4 and PS Vita.

“Project HardCore (working title) is a eurostyle MetroidVania-platformer appealing especially to classic 2D-action-game enthusiasts with its intricate level design and numerous mid- and end-bosses,” reads the press launch, by way of ComicBook.com. “Vertical-scrolling Shoot ‘Em Up-stages, originally planned to be exclusive to the Sega Mega CD version, will also be integrated into the final version, delivering the most complete experience possible and bringing back memories of games like SWIV for the Commodore Amiga.”

Harcore was “about 99% finished” on the time of cancellation, and had already been previewed in quite a few magazines, together with Sega Power, who stated they had been full of “excitement at the fun and guns of Hardcore”.

“We intend to finish the game the way it was meant to be played!” says Strictly Limited Games. The unique builders are even getting concerned, with the hope that the “missing tank levels” from the unique could make their manner again into the game.

The game was relegated to being placed on maintain when the extra highly effective PlayStation console made its debut the identical 12 months, with its fancy pants 3D graphics. Strictly Limited Games describes the invention of the unique construct again in 2017.

Since then, the 2 founding members, Dennis Mendel and Benedict Braitsch, have been joined by DICE’s Mikael Kalms, in addition to members from the unique dev workforce – DICE co-founder Fredrik Liljegren, and Valkyrie Entertainment founder, Joakim Wejdemar.

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“I know the care, love, sweat and hard work that went into creating Hardcore it in the first place by all involved parties,” stated Liljegren.”Thus, I feel it’s implausible that this product lastly will get to see the sunshine of day and for individuals to have the ability to play it lastly.”

Hardcore will launch on PS4 and PS Vita in 2019.

 
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