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81/100
Players5 ratings
50/100
Metacritic37 critic reviews
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Metacritic usersuser score
51/100
GameFAQsJust Right
3.35/5
Player reviews
60% positive533 reviews
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Unsupported
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$9.99

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2013 · Remaster · VectorCell · Adventure · Cyberpunk

Flashback

Remaster

Flashback, the hit action-adventure game is back!

Also known as
Flashback™ · Flashback Remaster · Flashback.exe
Released
21 August 2013
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4macOSWindowsXbox OnePlayStation 3Xbox 360
Genres
AdventureCyberpunkPlatformer
Developers
VectorCell
Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Country
France
Age ratings
ESRB E10+CERO BCLASS_IND 14
Languages
EnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish (Spain)DutchJapanesePortuguese (Brazil)Russian
Features
Family SharingSingle-player
Time to beat
5.5hmain story8hcompletionist

About

Flashback is a science fiction platform video game remake of the original 1992 Flashback. The game was developed by the original game designer, Paul Cuisset, with his studio, VectorCell, and published by Ubisoft. The game was released on 21 August 2013 on Xbox Live Arcade.

›Story

2142. After fleeing from a space ship but stripped of all memory, the young scientist Conrad B. Hart awakens on Titan, a colonized moon of the planet Saturn. His enemies and kidnappers are snapping at his heels. He must find a way back to Earth, all the while defending himself against the dangers he encounters and unravelling an insidious extra-terrestrial plot that threatens the planet…

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

The game begins with the protagonist, who tried to escape from Cyborgs using a jetbike. Unfortunately his vehicle got severely damaged and crashes in a jungle of Titan. He wakes up after a while, finds a gun and retrieves a holocube later on. His own hologram tells he is Conrad B.

Hart, and he has to go find Ian in New Washington, telling he's not safe. After a little journey in the jungle, he meets Bolton, and asks to find his teleporter for medical assistance. After retrieving the teleporter, he teleports as he leaves his own ID card. After venturing for a while, Conrad meets Joe, he tells that New Washington is down the hole behind him, but an Anti-Gravity Belt is needed.

Development

VectorCell approached Ubisoft about remaking the original 1992 Flashback due to fan interest. Ubisoft's Guillaume Da Costa Vieira said that the company's employees were fans of the game and "jumped at the opportunity". They sought to recreate the game's "original spirit" while attempting to improve the game. Paul Cuisset, the original Flashback team lead, directed the remake.

Five members from the original Delphine Software Flashback team joined him. Paul Cuisset had acquired the license for the game and was waiting for the right time to start the project. The game was first unveiled 10 April 2013 in Germany.

Reception

The PC and Xbox 360 versions received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 3 version received "unfavourable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch31 July 2018Worldwide
PlayStation 419 November 2018Worldwide
macOS29 November 2018Worldwide
Windows29 November 2018Worldwide
Xbox One19 November 2019Worldwide

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Nintendo Switch01000A0004C50000—v3
PlayStation 3NPEB01417Europe—
NPJB00429Japan—
NPUB31265North America—
PlayStation 4CUSA13390Europe01.01
CUSA13600North America01.01
Xbox 360584113FE——

Editions and related releases

Included in
Retro Collection 1Another World/Flashback
Part of
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Remake of
FlashbackFlashback: The Quest for Identity
Remaster of
FlashbackFlashback: The Quest for Identity

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