Futuridium EP Deluxe

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Futuridium EP Deluxe
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Developer(s) MixedBag
Publisher(s) MixedBag
Playism
Composer(s) Omar Ferrero
Luca Gasperoni
Engine Unity
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]

Contents

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

Reception

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

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]

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References

  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. 1 2 "Futuridium EP Deluxe for PlayStation Vita - GameRankings". GameRankings . Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Futuridium EP Deluxe for PlayStation 4 - GameRankings". GameRankings . Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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  10. 1 2 "Futuridium EP Deluxe for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  11. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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