Rico is an arcade developed by Ground Shatter Ltd., released 12 March 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Rico is
Rico is an arcade game developed by Ground Shatter Ltd. and released in 2019. It was published by Rising Star Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Rico holds a critic score of 58 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Rico launched on 12 March 2019, within three weeks of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem and Tom Clancy's The Division 2. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem, Tom Clancy's The Division 2.
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