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24 Caret Games / Mar 20, 2013 / Action, Indie
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ComparePlay a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!
| Part | Your PC | MinimumNot sure |
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| CPU | Not set | 2.0+ GHz or better (dual core recommended) Can't tell |
| GPU | Not set | NVIDIA 8000 series Can't tell |
| RAM | Not set | 2 GB RAM Can't tell |
Very Positive
86% positive, 285 reviews
A rhythm game disguised as a side-scrolling shooter, or a side-scrolling shooter that plays like a rhythm game, Retro/Grade brings a refreshing twist to the Guitar Hero note catching gameplay that has long since worn thin for most people. As the cheeky Rick Rocket you begin the game at the end as you fire the last bullet into a formidable robot and save the galaxy from certain doom, only to plunge into a time vortex...
36 found this helpful, 2013-12-16
It seems this excellent game has had some trouble finding its audience - if you were a fan of rhythm/music games (Guitar/DJ Hero, Rock Band, etc.) through their rise and seeming disappearance, and have a lonely plastic guitar in the closet waiting for some rekindled love, this should be a no-brainer pickup. The developer was careful not to overemphasize guitar support, to avoid giving an impression that a guitar is...
18 found this helpful, 2013-12-03
Hah. It's been ages since I've played this first on the playstation. Apparently the levels on highest difficulty are somewhat in my memory, ranked 88 on first try xD
10 found this helpful, 2022-04-22
Rhythm based game set in space. You fly with your spaceship and everything goes back in time so you're playing in reverse. Catch your own bullets following the music and avoid danger. Game starts from the end so final boss is already beaten and you gonna see the credits, this is the beginning. 5 modes of difficulty and overall 10 levels, each more difficult than the previous one. Game can get pretty hard in that...
17 found this helpful, 2025-06-12
Retro/Grade is an original sidescrolling shooter as you complete your mission; in reverse. While Retro/Grade may at first appear to be a generic sidescrolling shooter, the reverse aspect of the game leads it to be a very different kind of game indeed. I completed the Beginner campaign, and while playing, actually found it to feel a lot more like a Rock Band/Guitar Hero game than a sidescrolling shooter. The reason...
50 found this helpful, 2014-06-17
I played retro/grade for a few days a few months ago but now since I haven't played it in that while I'm unable to play it anymore, which is why i'm writing this review. It's a good really fun rhythm game, with an amazing soundtrack. I don't think there was a song I disliked. The object of the game is to undue your projectiles, so that you can save time or something, It's really fun, not too difficult. There are...
13 found this helpful, 2014-11-01
a music/space shoter that you play in reverse, staring at level 10 and going back to level 1. people may this game samiliar to games like, guitar hero, but here you have to control a ship up and down and unfire your shot's, not only that, but you must avoid the enemies shots, which are comeing from behind you. its realy fun and a good challenge, and with 6 difficulties, each with 10 levels, and 130 challenge levels,...
17 found this helpful, 2014-01-12
A 2.5D side-scrolling reverse rhythm game set in the familiar scene of the space shoot-em-up games of old, Retro/Grade revolves around the fights of Rick Rocket against his many adversaries. After the glorious victory on the self-destructing Exnorian flagship right at the start of the game, you will be presented with the message that you won, so congratulations! Then space/time goes haywire. Retro/Grade is a short,...
17 found this helpful, 2014-02-11
Retro/Grade is what happens when a side-scrolling shooter gets absolutely blackout drunk, wakes up next to Guitar Hero, and nine months later gives birth to a time-reversing space-baby that nobody is emotionally prepared for. At first glance you think, “Oh look, another pew-pew spaceship game, big whoop.” But then the game slaps you across the face and says: “Surprise, idiot, you’re playing this backwards.” You...
4 found this helpful, 2025-10-27
A case of "Too many chef's spoil the broth". Retro/Grade is a rhythm game akin to the old Guitar Hero games in the gise of a side scrolling "shooter". My main issue with the game is that there is a lot going on, there's a lot of mechanics, most are unnecessary and a few are completely unintuitive. The game design is a somewhat unique take on the genre and the graphics are solid for an indie game of it's age, but,...
6 found this helpful, 2022-12-15