Retro re-release Rendering Ranger™: R² [Rewind] will be bringing its all-out, alliterative action to PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch consoles digitally on March 20, 2025!
Ahead of launch, publisher Ziggurat Interactive is offering new screenshots with a closer look at the titular “Rewind” feature, set to make the blisteringly fast levels of this side-scrolling shooter more approachable.
Rendering Ranger™: R² [Rewind] has been lovingly preserved and faithfully emulated with the Limited Run Games Carbon Engine, following the title's original, Japan-only release on Super Famicom in 1995. One new addition players can look forward to is “Rewind” which allows them to wind it back with the press of a button, granting them a do-over.
The game is famed for its lightning fast, Contra-style shooter sections and shmup gameplay as the titular Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier, defends Earth from an alien invasion, rapidly taking down extraterrestrial enemies that attack from every direction. With the Rewind feature, players can go again, keeping the gameplay challenging while remaining accessible.
Further boosting its nostalgic credentials, Rendering Ranger™: R² [Rewind] also features an optional CRT filter, allowing players to keep to the design as developer Manfred Trenz (creator of the Turrican series) envisioned.
Key Features of Rendering Ranger™: R² [Rewind]
- Utilizing Carbon Engine emulation from Limited Run Games
- Includes the unreleased prototype Targa and the Japan-only release Rendering Ranger: R²
- The option to save and continue, allowing players to pick up where they left off
Rendering Ranger™: R² [Rewind] releases digitally on PC (via Steam and GOG), PlayStation 4|5, and Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2025. A physical version of the game is available to pre-order in Standard and Armageddon Editions from Limited Run Games.
A press kit for Rendering Ranger: R² [Rewind] is available here.
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