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‘Resident Evil: Director’s Cut’ Added to New PlayStation Plus Service
After teasing fans with the potential of Dino Crisis heading to Sony’s revamped PlayStation Plus service, Capcom has now apparently given Resident Evil fans a treat with the original Resident Evil: Director’s Cut being available on the service as of today.
For those not in the know, way back when Capcom had been working on the follow-up to the original Resident Evil, they had decided to scrap what they were working on with Resident Evil 2 (which was dubbed Resident Evil 1.5 by fans), and go back to the drawing board. In order to satiate fans, Capcom decided to release Resident Evil: Director’s Cut of the original game. The new version (which still had the censored opening cinematic by mistake) tweaked a few things with the game, as well as added a new arranged mode.
As for this version of the PS1 classic, the listing states that it had been converted from the PlayStation version to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles with “newly added features”. Most likely, that involves Trophy support or save states. The listing does mention that there may be times where the game plays differently from the original PlayStation version, and some features may cause the game to not function properly.
It’s not perfect, but if you don’t have the original game lying around somewhere, this is your best bet.
The new PlayStation Plus service launched in Japan on June 2, and launches today in North and South America. The European, Australian, and New Zealand version of PlayStation Plus launches on June 23. If you’re curious about the North American PlayStation Plus lineup of games, VGC has a handy list of all 700+ games.
And just in case you missed it the first time, here’s the original uncut opening intro that’s been upscaled to 4K:
Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year.
Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date TBA.
Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the characters from the 1991 cartoon “Toxic Crusaders” back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players.
In the game, “When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest and ugliest hope for survival! Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four-players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!
“Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!”
Considering this is set in Tromaville, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see more Troma characters beyond the Crusaders here. Toxic Crusaders will also feature fully voice-acted motion comic cutscenes, featuring voice acting by TeamFourStar, industry veterans, and of course, Troma actors.
Check out the gameplay demo below for a closer look at the Toxic Crusaders in action.
Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to Xbox Series X + S, Playstation 4 + 5, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store. But you can wishlist on Steam in the meantime.
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