Make some space on your <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/open-world/" title="list of all open world Switch games">Switch open world list</a> as <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/vblank-entertainment/">VBlank Entertainment</a> announces a May 7th release date for their 16-bit RPG, Shakedown Hawaii. Initially projected to release way back in 2017, the wait has been long but fruitful for this follow-up to the action Retro City Rampage. This announcement was accompanied by a brand new trailer. Fast forwarding to 30 years into the future of Retro City Rampage, it’s a huge upgrade from the original, most notably in its substantially larger tropical Hawaii setting. 

Their trailer playfully parodies the era with chiptune music and a characteristically earnest voiceover. Running on the saying "Business in the front and bodies in the back," gameplay will be a mix of business meetings and crafty competition, with of course a serving shootouts, explosions, and overall criminal mayhem. For what looks like the old-school Grand Theft Auto, Shakedown Hawaii boasts an impressive level freedom in its top-down perspective with an open world of destructible environments and fully customizable characters and cars. 

Shakedown Hawaii is also set to release on the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/shakedown-hawaii/" title="Shakedown Hawaii PC">PC</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/shakedown-hawaii/" title="Shakedown Hawaii on PlayStation 4">PS4</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/vita/shakedown-hawaii/" title="Shakedown Hawaii on PS Vita">PS Vita</a> on the same date. A version for both the new and original 3DS versions will arrive shortly after.

More pixel violence to come in Retro City Rampage follow-up

After some years in development hell, the 16-bit open world finally gets its Switch release date

Retro Open World Game Shakedown: Hawaii Comes to Switch on May 7th

After some years in development hell, the 16-bit open world finally gets its Switch release date