Arcade Archives: Route 16 (2018) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Arcade Archives: Route 16

Route 16 is an action game released by Sun Electronics Corp. in 1981. Zoom around the city, dodging past enemies while collecting items to clear the game! Use Search Mode to see the full city, and Zoom Mode to…

29 November 2018

What Arcade Archives: Route 16 is

Arcade Archives: Route 16 is an arcade game developed by Sun Electronics and released in 2018. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Route 16 is an action game released by Sun Electronics Corp. in 1981. Zoom around the city, dodging past enemies while collecting items to clear the game! Use Search Mode to see the full city, and Zoom Mode to have a close up of the action. A truly unique experience! More than just that, experience the thrill of an unrelenting chase.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Arcade Archives: Route 16 launched on 29 November 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V and Hitman 2. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V, Hitman 2.

Arcade Archives: Route 16 — frequently asked questions