Launch Date: August 29, 2024
Platforms: Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, PC
Ratchet & Clank followers, rejoice, Akimbot is coming later this summer time and bringing with it an entire shoebox full of affection letters addressed to the PlayStation platformer. Evil Raptor, the group behind the MediEvil-inspired Pumpkin Jack, has confirmed as soon as once more that they’ll take a successful components, replicate it, and add some additional toppings to sweeten the deal. Akimbot follows two robots, Exe and Shipset, who’ve simply escaped the clutches of the Roboglioni mafia household and are on the run from the very Italian-coded ‘bots (they even put on humorous little old-school hats).
The platforming is extremely fluid and seamless, with a double-jump and sprint permitting you to maneuver by way of the beachy atmosphere with relative ease. It’s simplistic, however efficient, and the extent design feels prefer it’s gently nudging you in a path fairly than strapping you to rails. Fight is equally easy: Exe can melee enemies with a blade, shoot them with an AR, and choose from one among 4 particular assaults from a service provider I encountered virtually instantly in my demo. You’ll want some firepower right here, too, as one set piece the place a large, turreted ship rained hell down upon me was fairly tough.
Akimbot is quick and enjoyable, and appears like the right sport for Ratchet & Clank followers in search of some gentle platforming, fluid fight, and an unlikely duo main the best way. — Alyssa
