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Futuridium EP Deluxe

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Futuridium EP Deluxe
Developer(s)MixedBag
Publisher(s)MixedBag
Playism
Composer(s)Omar Ferrero
Luca Gasperoni
EngineUnity
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Wii U
New Nintendo 3DS
iOS
Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
ReleasePlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
  • NA: September 30, 2014
  • EU: October 1, 2014
  • AU: October 1, 2014
iOS
  • NA: July 18, 2016
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: July 15, 2016
Wii U
  • NA: May 26, 2016
  • EU: May 26, 2016
New Nintendo 3DS
  • NA: September 8, 2016
  • EU: September 15, 2016
Genre(s)Shoot'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Futuridium EP Deluxe is an indie shoot'em up video game developed by Italian developer MixedBag[1] for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux. It was released in North America on September 30, 2014[2] and on October 1, 2014 in Europe.[3]

The design of the game was influenced by the Commodore 64 title Uridium and the Star Fox series.[4]

Reception

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Futuridium EP Deluxe was received mixed to positive reviews upon release. The PlayStation Vita version holds a 75% rating on review aggregator GameRankings,[5] while the PlayStation 4 version has a 70% rating.[6] On Metacritic, the PlayStation 4 and Vita versions hold scores of 74/100 and 65/100 respectively.[8][10] IGN gave both versions an 8/10.[11]

Release

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On March 3, 2016, it was announced that Futuridium EP Deluxe would be releasing on both the New Nintendo 3DS and Wii U platforms within the year.[13] On March 4, 2016, developer MixedBag[14] revealed that Futuridium EP Deluxe would receive a limited physical release of just 4,000 copies through Limited Run Games between both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "MixedBag Srl". press.mixedbag.it. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ Fanelli, Mauro (25 September 2014). "Futuridium EP Deluxe Races to PS4, PS Vita Tuesday". blog.us.playstation.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ^ Fanelli, Mauro (25 September 2014). "Futuridium EP Deluxe blasts onto PS4 & PS Vita next week". blog.eu.playstation.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ Phillips, Tom (18 February 2014). "Psychedelic space shooter Futuridium headed to PlayStation Vita". Eurogamer. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Futuridium EP Deluxe for PlayStation Vita - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Futuridium EP Deluxe for PlayStation 4 - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Futuridium EP Deluxe for iOS - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Futuridium EP Deluxe for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Futuridium EP Deluxe for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Futuridium EP Deluxe for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  11. ^ a b Baldo, Di Lorenzo (10 October 2014). "Indiegram #6". it.ign.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Futuridium EP Deluxe". 21 July 2016.
  13. ^ a b Robinson, Dave (4 March 2016). "Futuridium EP Deluxe announced for Limited Run Games and Nintendo platforms". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  14. ^ "MixedBag Srl". press.mixedbag.it. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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