When you’ve been hankering for a lizard-scented blast of nostalgia, you are in luck; Crystal Dynamics’ cult-classic 90s platformer Gex and its two sequels are being bundled up for a PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, Swap, and PC launch on sixteenth June.
The Gex Trilogy, you may recall, was introduced earlier this yr, and gathers collectively the collection’ authentic 1995 outing – 2D PS1 platformer Gex – alongside its two 3D sequels, Gex: Enter the Gecko and Gex 3: Deep Cowl Gecko, which launched in 1998 and 1999 respectively.
Restricted Run Video games, which is publishing the gathering, is not fairly going so far as describing the bundle as a remaster, however it’s promising “extras and quite a few enhancements”. There’s discuss of native widescreen assist, save states, and the power to rewind the motion. That is along with paintings and archival materials together with basic adverts, a music participant, and a brand new interview with the voice of Gex (within the US not less than), Dana Gould.
The Gex Trilogy will initially be out there as a digital launch with regards to PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, Swap, and Steam on sixteenth June. Nonetheless, Restricted Run can be planning to provide the bundle a bodily launch later this yr, and people wanting to carry Gex’s heft of their arms have a few choices. There is a $39.99 USD Normal Version, which incorporates both a disc or a cartridge relying in your platform of alternative (the PC model incorporates a Steam key), plus a $74.99 Basic Version that additionally features a Steelbook, reversible poster, soundtrack choice CD, and a “retro field” resembling a PS1 recreation.
When you actually need to go all-out in a fury of nostalgia, nonetheless, there’s additionally a $199.99 Tail Time Version, which is on the market to pre-order from ninth Could to sixth July. This contains every little thing within the Basic Version (and upgrades the CD to a full soundtrack), then throws in a 7-inch Gex statue, buying and selling playing cards, a Distant Pin, and a particular field that includes paintings from Closing Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano. Oh, and there is a 36-inch inflatable Gex to do with as you please.
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Crystal Dynamics has, after all, lengthy waved goodbye to Gex, having launched the likes of its Legacy of Kain collection, Marvel’s Avengers, and quite a few Tomb Raider titles within the years since. At the moment, the studio – which introduced layoffs earlier this yr – is helping Microsoft with its troubled Good Darkish reboot, and persevering with work on an untitled Tomb Raider recreation in partnership with Amazon. This latter title was presumably deliberate to launch alongside Amazon’s Tomb Raider TV collection, however latest experiences have advised the Phoebe Waller-Bridge penned present has been scrapped.
