Rising Star Games are on a roll today with their second game reveal, RICO, a co-operative shooter with split screen, which is coming to “all major formats”. The title refers to the “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations” Act, a United States federal law relating to criminal organisations. Here’s the official blurb:
RICO is an arcade-style, first-person shooter inspired by modern action cinema. In the game you and a friend play as a pair of loose-cannon police partners, given twenty-four hours to crack a case as part of an elite organised crime taskforce. Planning is tactical rather than strategic, players must react in the moment to shootouts as they unfurl, with additional extra time to assess the situation if they are able to surprise their adversaries. Ammo and enemies are plentiful, and combat is punchy and impactful, supported by an extensive destruction system that ensures every shot looks and feels great.
Oldies may be looking at that trailer and thinking it looks a bit familiar, and it does as the art style is similar to classic PS2 shooter XIII.
Source: Press release / YouTube
