Fan of '90s games? Well, Xbox has got a few interesting new releases in the lineup this week, including a port of a 1997 FPS, a sequel to a management game from the early '90s, and a couple of modern titles with '90s inspirations.
The first of those is Chasm: The Rift, which was released a year after the original Quake and is now just making its Xbox debut for the first time. The second is World Championship Boxing Manager 2, which as mentioned is a sequel to the 1990/1991 version, and the final couple of '90s inspired games are Verdict Guilty and Nightmare Reaper.
We'll drop some details and trailers for each of these three games below.
We also included all of these in our "next week on Xbox" roundup over the weekend:
Chasm: The Rift (May 18, 2023)
"Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures."
"Having its roots in 1997 and developed in Ukraine, Chasm: The Rift is one of the most thrilling and innovative FPS from this era and the first Eastern European boomer shooter ever made."
World Championship Boxing Manager 2 (May 17, 2023)
"An official sequel to 1991’s highly-applauded World Championship Boxing Manager™, this iteration captures the essence of the original and expands upon it."
"Offering updated visuals, deeper gameplay, and new characters that extend the World Championship Boxing Manager™ franchise, WCBM2 provides fun for grizzled veterans and lightweight fans. Go toe to toe with fantasy characters, or take the main stage with historical boxing legends including Rocky Marciano™, Sugar Ray Robinson™, and more!"
Verdict Guilty (May 17, 2023)
"Verdict Guilty is a 90's arcade-style fighting game with a cops vs robbers theme."
"Neo Seoul has been hit with a wave of terrorist and crime attacks, only a few good officers remain willing to battle this new evil. Discover the dark secrets of Neo Seoul as you fight your way to uncover the truth. Choose your side cop or criminal, as you battle your way to unmask the evil syndicate crimelord himself."
Nightmare Reaper (May 18, 2023)
"A dark and violent meld of retro and modern action games, inspired by the classic 2.5D first-person shooters of the 90s, with elements of modern looter shooters and roguelites."
Liking the look of any of these? Played them before? Tell us down in the comments section below.
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Chasm: The Rift seems cool, I'ma keep an eye out on it.
Yeah Chasm does look cool. It is a proper looking "Boomer Shooter" lol. I really like that new sub genre. As a 34 year old, It is funny to me that these are actually some of the style games that I played for the very first games in my life.
I wish these games would have just been thrown into Game Pass... Probably would have been better for the devs too.
Looking forward rise of the Triad at some point soon ISH!!
I had World Championship Boxing manager back on my C64. I sunk quite a few hours into it. Not sure if I would be into this new version as much as I was 30 years ago though.
I used to play a demo of Chasm on PC when I was little. It must have been a floppy disk I got with a magazine or something.
I tried finding it for ages as an adult but never realised it had a subtitle which is pro probably where I was going wrong!
Ooh Chasm! Totally picking that up when it releases. I remember downloading a demo of it in high-school and it is like a weird fever dream version of Quake. Definitely not as polished but if I remember correctly it has dismemberment which was really cool to see. Now if only we can get the Hexen and Heretic games re-released! Forget about Call of Duty. These are the games I want in the Xbox ecosystem with the Activision deal. Imagine ID or Machinehead making a new game in those series. Sign me up 😁
Blake Stone please!
Whoa, Chasm is coming to Xbox. Day 1 pick up providing it plays ok, that brings back memories...
WCBM2 better have a new version music of the Amiga version (which I now have stuck in my head)
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