Retro City Rampage DX+ adds more visual polish -- including animated cutscenes. It brings more accessibility options. It boasts a much smoother camera. It adds support for ultra-wide monitors and more dynamic aspect ratios. It includes more HUD options and overscan control to ensure the game
(and UI) can better fill the screen. It improves vehicle spawning, improves swimming controls... the list goes on!
Like the original to
'DX' before it,
'DX+' is another top-to-bottom fresh coat of paint. I dove back in with a fresh pair of eyes, and once again played through the game over and over from beginning to end, further polishing and refining the experience each time.
I didn't want to flip the game on its head though, don't worry! The best refinements are often the subtle ones. The ones you won't even notice, but will leave you with a more satisfying experience. The best visual improvements, so complementary, feel like they were there all along. Simply put, if you're like me, you won't even remember an
RCR that
didn't have animated cutscenes after playing the update!
The
DX+ update also benefits from the years of polish and work that went into
Shakedown: Hawaii's engine. As I went back to play through
RCR, many of
SH's improvements became even more apparent, and I felt compelled to bring a lot of those back into to
RCR too!