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Parkour TO THE MAX
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/22/2024
Even though Insomniac Games is widely known for their Sony/Playstation output - from Ratchet & Clank to the more recent and well-received Spider-Man games, in 2014 with the Xbox One badly in need of some truly standout exclusives, they struck a deal and Sunset Overdrive became one of the handful of games to be released solely on the system. It received mostly favorable reviews, sold decently and was (eventually) made available via PC/Steam and thus finally fell into my hands.
Looks and Stuff: Vibrant and loud - Sunset Overdrive is a bit on the cartoony side of things - but with a punk edge. Clearly inspired by Tony Hawk, Saints Row and, of course, Ratchet & Clank, the game certainly has some great aesthetics, along with a pumping soundtrack that features, I believe, mostly original …
