Blacklight Retribution announced

By Fred Dutton Published 3 June, 2011

Tango Down's free-to-play sequel detailed.

The sequel to 2010 downloadable FPS Blacklight: Tango Down has just got itself a name - Blacklight Retribution - and a publisher.

First revealed earlier this year, the Zombie Studios-developed game is being re-modeled as a free-to-play PC shooter, built on Unreal Engine 3 with DirectX 11 support.

As shown in the trailer below, the game is taking a more futuristic approach than its predecessor, with rocket-powered mechs joining the fray.

Torchlight backer Perfect World have signed on to publish, taking over from Ignition. No release date has been pinned down yet.

"We've wanted to develop a high quality and yet free-to-play first person shooter for years, which is why we're excited to be teaming up with Perfect World, an online-game developer and operator with more than eight years of experience in the free-to-play space," said Zombie CEO Mark Long.

"We know how to make thrilling first person shooters and Perfect World have vast experience in publishing various games in different markets. With this alliance of expertise, PC gamers can look forward to a high quality first person shooter that is available for everyone to play."

The ambitious original promised much but failed to deliver when it arrived on PC, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade last year.

"The world simply doesn't need another passable multiplayer shooter whose only selling point is how little it costs compared to 'real' games," wrote Eurogamer Dan Whitehead in his 5/10 review.

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Comments (4) Latest comment 12 months ago

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  • patchbox360 #1 12 months ago

    these guys do an excellent job

  • KDR_11k #2 12 months ago

    Dunno, the high lethality in the first game combined with the crappy UE3 netcode made MP fairly lame. Also weapon customization was practically nonsense with the game telling you nothing about what the weapon parts do and accuracy being pretty much the only goal.

  • Haloboy #3 12 months ago

    The first Blacklight was the most addictive budget shooter I ever did play. Can't wait for the second as it sounds awesome.

  • Seehuusen #4 12 months ago

    was pretty fun to co-op tho nothing special. Had a GREAT laugh about the "flashbangs" in that game tho, awesome effect.