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Remedy’s latest game, Alan Wake 2, contains their very firstBut sadly not in playable form
But sadly not in playable form
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Epic Games Publishing
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Epic Games Publishing
This isn’t a Mega-Scoop for the Ages, but it’s a fun little story. Tucked away in one dark corner of Remedy’s latesthorrorextravaganzaAlan Wake 2you’ll find an arcade cabinet machine dedicated to the very first game the Finnish developer ever made.
Image credit:Apogee/Remedy Entertainment
Death Rally was a big hit for the time, selling over 120,000 copies and allowing Remedy to expand and work on another title for Apogee, an isometric shooter initially titled “Dark Justice” which eventually became the very firstMax Payne.
The game isn’t actually playable in Alan Wake 2, alas, unless there’s some secret activation method we’ve yet to uncover. This feels like a missed opportunity, given Remedy’s crazy talk of alltheir games sharing a universe. It’s just as well, then, that you candownload Death Rally for free from Steam- forever. There’s aremakeknocking around, which Nathan Grayson (RPS in peace) found to be not that good.
Death Rally rebornWatch on YouTube
Death Rally reborn
As for our full verdict on Remedy’s latest paranormal potboiler, watch out for Katharine’s Alan Wake 2 review in the coming days -her opening impressions are positive. My understanding from conversations with various people is that it’s longer than anticipated, and rather fiddly. Ah, for the simpler days when all you had to do was drive in circles, murdering people.
