‘G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra’ continues the retro beat-‘em-up renaissance

A brand new G.I. Joe beat ’em up is on its method. Hasbro, developer Maple Powered Video games and writer Freedom Video games introduced G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra right now. The upcoming retro sport will allow you to play as collection stalwarts Duke, Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Roadblock and different traditional characters. It joins TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and Double Dragon reboot as the most recent proof that 2D side-scrolling punch-fests are having fun with an sudden 2020s renaissance.

The sport’s builders promise quite a lot of locales to bash and kick your method by way of as you attempt to defeat Cobra. “Navigate land, air, sea, and even area by way of iconic areas like Cobra Island, the Pit, Cobra’s top-secret underwater base, and extra as you thwart the devious Cobra Commander’s newest scheme to take over the world,” the sport’s announcement reads. It guarantees an arsenal of weapons, explosives and extra.

G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra has story and arcade modes, every supporting as much as 4 co-op gamers (on-line or domestically). It consists of “lovingly hand-drawn pixel artwork” and “traditional fashion cartoon cutscenes.” The soundtrack, crafted by Tee Lopes (composer of its religious sibling, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge), seems to incorporate a contemporary tackle the animated collection’ traditional theme track. (No phrase but on whether or not it’ll take timeouts for “Figuring out is half the battle” PSAs.)

“G.I. Joe is one essentially the most iconic manufacturers from the 80s and it was the golden period of arcade video games. To have a good time the rising reputation of retro themed video games we’re thrilled to associate with Maple Powered Video games and Freedom Video games to deliver G.I. Joe followers our first ever Hasbro Retro Arcade expertise on this thrilling interpretation of a traditional 2D beat ‘em up,” mentioned Eugene Evans, Hasbro’s SVP of Digital Technique and Licensing.

G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra will launch on Change, Home windows, macOS and Linux in Q1 2024. You possibly can wish-list the sport right now on Steam and Epic.