It makes Ultracore exponentially more challenging, and even a bit unfair at times, since the game forces you to have lightning-fast reflexes, but think of it as two different difficulty settings available at once. Is it a bit game-breaking? Yes, but you can still play it by aiming and shooting with the square button instead. You can use the Vita’s right analog stick to aim and shoot at enemies with ease, making you feel even more overpowered than you already are. I know I said that this is basically a Mega Drive game, but the developers did add one little modern feature: twin-stick shooting. All in all, the gameplay is great, but there is a catch. The weapons at your disposal all pack one hell of a punch, making the act of destroying everything in sight feel really rewarding. Each level has a handful of bosses to defeat, which aren’t too hard as they just follow behavioral patterns you should memorize, just like any other game from the era. However, there are also tons of secrets to unveil, such as breakable walls, in a very Metroid-esque fashion. You have to shoot everything in sight, as nearly everything will want to shoot at you. This is your typical action shooter from the time, featuring gigantic levels with equal amounts of fast-paced action and exploration. What’s actually impressive about Ultracore is how fun it is to play. “We also make Battlefields for your future.” It’s not a Yuzo Koshiro work, that’s for sure. It’s not that bad, but it’s far from memorable either. If you grew up with a Mega Drive, you know exactly what to expect from it.
It also sounds exactly like what a Mega Drive game would sound back in the day, with all the hindrances provided by the console’s below-average soundchip. Complete with excellent animations, even if its backgrounds look very repetitive after a while. It looks like a Mega Drive game and a really impressive one at that. However, it was developed with Sega’s classic console’s graphical limitations and its soundchip in mind. Sure, it’s on a modern system, has a slightly higher level of polish than games from thirty years ago, and it has trophies. Reviewing Ultracore as a modern game is a complicated task, because at its core, this is a Mega Drive game through and through. That was the best decision I could have made. Ultracore is now available for the Vita as well, and I simply couldn’t resist testing it out on Sony’s criminally underrated handheld.
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It got released as a Mega Drive ROM and repro cartridge, but it was also ported for modern systems, such as the PS4 and the Switch. They contacted former DICE employees, including the company’s founder, gave them an actual Mega Drive devkit, and managed to finish the product. Many years later, indie publisher, Strictly Limited Games, managed to find the almost-finished build and announced it would find a way to actually complete it and release it. That’s not the end of the story, however. The PS1 was right around the corner, Sega was confusing consumers with their add-ons, as well as their plans for the future, so DICE’s project eventually got canned.
Psygnosis had little faith in an action platformer developed with the Mega Drive’s hardware in mind, as it was 1994. A game that was cancelled at the last minute by its publisher, Psygnosis. One of their first projects was a promising action platformer called Ultracore. A small group of Swedish developers making games for the Amiga, the SNES, and the Mega Drive back in the early 90’s. Do you know DICE? You know, the ones behind Battlefield, Battlefront, and Mirror’s Edge? Before being bought by EA and before becoming the publisher’s flagship developer, they were an up and coming developer called Digital Illusions. Time for another brief history lesson with yours truly.
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