Aksys Games to Storm North America with RICO London

Author: Aksys

Torrance, Calif.—February 16, 2020—Aksys Games announced today that the company will publish RICO London in North America. The follow up to Ground Shatter’s stylized, cell-shaded, Rogue-like buddy cop shooter is expected to launch this summer on PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.   London, New Year’s Eve 1999. You are a cop tasked with neutralizing the notorious and violent gangs of the city. Play solo or with a friend in co-op mode and move through a variety of procedurally generated levels to wipe out the gang threat that is increasing all over the capital in this ode to retro arcade shooters. Many of the levels are set in abandoned buildings such as derelict hospitals and office spaces in East London, most of which have been taken over by gangs. At the end of each level, players can upgrade their characters with a selection of random items and further enhance your upgrades with effects to make them more effective. A global leader board and rewards will support the co-op features in game. For this iteration, the developers focused on the aspects of gameplay that were most popular in the original, resulting in more enemy variants and environmental scenes compared to the first game, and hostage situations and new weapons have been added to ramp up the intensity.   RICO London has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information on the North American edition, visit aksysgames.com     About Ground Shatter Since its inception in 2014, Ground Shatter's raison d'etre has been making stylish, high action, arcade-style titles for PC and console. Under the stewardship of games industry stalwart James Parker, the company employs nine full-time staff and is proudly part of the Bristol Games Hub. www.groundshatter.com About Aksys Games Founded in 2006 in Torrance, California, Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a visionary video game publisher committed to publishing unique and high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms. Its lineup of games includes the critically acclaimed Zero Escape series, Little Dragons Café, the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark and Spirit Hunter: NG adventures and Code: Realize titles, as well as the wildly successful BlazBlue, Under Night In-Birth, and Guilty Gear franchises. More information about Aksys Games and its unique products can be found on the company’s website, www.aksysgames.com. ###