Software:Flashback 2

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Flashback 2
Developer(s)Microids
Publisher(s)Microids
Designer(s)Paul Cuisset
Composer(s)Raphaël Gesqua
Platform(s)PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release
  • PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S
  • November 16, 2023
  • Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • 2025
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Flashback 2 is a 2023 science fiction action-adventure game developed and published by Microids. It is a sequel to Flashback.

Development and release

In May 2021, Flashback 2 was announced for personal computers and multiple consoles. The game was developed by Microids who did not specify how the game would be connected to Fade to Black.[1][2] It turns out that Flashback 2 is a prequel set 8 years before the original.[3]

The game was released on November 16, 2023 for the PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S, with previous generation consoles getting their release in 2025.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPS5: 37/100[4]
PC: 30/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid4/10[6]
GameStar26%[7]
IGN2/10[9]
PC Games5/10[8]

Flashback 2 received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic. Metacritic listed it the second worst game of 2023.[10]

References

  1. Wales, Matt (May 4, 2021). "16-bit sci-fi classic Flashback is getting (another) sequel". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-04-16-bit-sci-fi-classic-flashback-is-getting-another-sequel. Retrieved May 4, 2021. 
  2. McMahon, Andrew (May 4, 2021). "Microids Announces Flashback 2 Will Launch in 2022 for Consoles & PC". https://twinfinite.net/2021/05/microids-announces-flashback-2-2022/. 
  3. "Flashback 2 out November 2023 - here's a gameplay trailer" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2023-04-26. https://www.eurogamer.net/flashback-2-out-november-2023-heres-a-gameplay-trailer. 
  4. "Flashback 2 for PlayStation 5 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/flashback-2/. 
  5. "Flashback 2 for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/flashback-2/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  6. "Review: Flashback 2". https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-flashback-2/. 
  7. Kautz, Paul (28 November 2023). "Flashback 2 im Test: 31 Jahre gewartet und dann so eine Katastrophe". https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/flashback-2-im-test,3404480.html/. 
  8. "Flashback 2 Test: Ich war kurz davor, mich mit NPCS zu prügeln!". PC Games. 27 November 2023. https://www.pcgames.de/Flashback-2-Spiel-73297/Tests/Wertung-Delay-Review-Release-Date-Xbox-PS5-PC-Microids-Action-Adventure-Platformer-Jump-und-Run-1434948/. 
  9. "Flashback 2 Review". 21 November 2023. https://www.ign.com/articles/flashback-2-review. 
  10. Dietz, Jason (19 December 2023). "The Worst Videogames of 2023 - #2: Flashback 2". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/worst-videogames-of-2023/. 

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