

“That’s what we loved about the original, and that’s the essence we are have reinvigorated in our new take on Lo Wang and his exploits. “It’s fast, it’s funny, and it’s sexy to look at and play,” he said. Szutack said he wants newcomers to learn and experience what it is to play a classic first-person shooter, but Flying Wild Hog isn’t alienating longtime fans. “We needed to make something that tapped into that history but could stand on its own as well.” “The biggest challenge was taking the characters, settings, and more iconic weapons and transferring them to something that wouldn’t feel like empty nostalgia,” said Szutack. Taking a classic shooter and priming it to survive in today’s fierce market is no easy feat. At one point, I even heard him drop “Cowabunga!” - a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles phrase that Lo Wang slung in the original game and just one of many references back that you’ll encounter.

It starts out with him driving and singing along to Stan Bush’s “You’ve Got the Touch” (the one recorded for The Transformers animated movie). Lo Wang himself is still cocky - and cheesy as hell. Guns come in handy as players often need to mow down waves of enemies. Plenty of options are available, along with upgrades for weapons like a revolver, submachine gun, and crossbow. Koji lends Lo Wang his power - a deal that may carry a price later on - and players can pump different types of combat points into learning valuable skills and traits. Much of the comedy comes from the banter between Lo Wang and a mysterious masked demon he meets early on.
