Rising Star Games and Ground Shatter announced an arcade shooter that looks like XIII…

RICO stands for the American Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, but aside from that, let the press release describes what this shooter is meant to be: „Just kick down doors, shoot bad guys, and exploit the element of surprise to gain the upper hand against overwhelming odds, in this cooperative multiplayer first-person shooter. Partner up with a friend in local couch co-op or online, to blast through an ever-changing series of procedurally generated levels. Come back every day for daily challenges and, as you play, unlock weapons, weapon customizations, and new “traits”– gameplay affecting rewards that modify, enhance and dramatically alter your characters’ abilities.”

It’s going to be a cooperative, multiplayer FPS with procedurally generated levels (a la STRAFE, or No Man’s Sky’s planets), and you’ll have twenty-four hours to solve the randomly generated case. This is where the title of the game gains its meaning.

The idea looks excellent, and it’s familiar to something we saw roughly 14 years ago on PS2, X, GC, and PC in Ubisoft’s XIII, which was a cel-shaded FPS. RICO, inspired by modern movies, will launch this autumn on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Hooray, split-screen, local coop!