History VideoGame / Redout

A new game, ''Redout: Space Assault'', is currently in the works. Set during humanity's attempts to colonize the rest of the solar system, it [[UnexpectedGameplayChange changes the gameplay]] into a space shooter flight simulator. It can be found [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/886060/Redout_Space_Assault/ here]].

** Buran's name is taken from a Soviet reusable spacecraft programme that was basically their answer to America's Space Shuttle.

The game's core mechanics take a lot from older futuristic racing titles: the racers have to pilot extremely fast crafts around long circuits that twist and turn their way through 8 exotic locales. The crafts are all capable of strafing side to side, enhancing their cornering abilities while also making less maneuverable crafts able to drift through corners. There are four classes, one faster than the other, and there are 7 teams (originally 6) to choose from, each having upgradable crafts with their own quirks. However, what really sets this game apart is its boost system: you have an energy bar that slowly fills up overtime, which can be used for quick bursts of speed or power-ups like [=EMP=]s, track magnets, and turbo boosts.

* TheLostWoods: The Abruzzo tracks snake around the overgrowing forests and the coastline of the Italian region.

* NotTheIntendedUse: There has been players using the lack of gravity in Neptune tracks and Energy Drain to play tag in asteroid fields.

The game is set in the year 2560 AD, after a mass exodus from Earth, that has been stripped of all its natural resources and made too difficult to inhabit due to global warming. [[ColonizedSolarSystem Most humans have inhabited other planets and satellites within the Solar System like the Moon, Mars, Titan and the other moons of Saturn]] through {{terraforming}}, while the Earth is now largely used as a place for testing and amusement parks. Meanwhile, a popular sport, called the Solar Redout Racing League, or SRRL for short, the fastest - and most dangerous - racing championship ever conceived, has become far and away the most popular form of entertainment in the solar system.

*** Lunare -- Sports car naming conventions: [=GT9=] Stradale, [=GT10=] Veloce, [=GX210=] Corsa, GTX Competizione.
*** Koeniggswerth -- Myth/{{Classical|Mythology}} and Myth/NorseMythology: Centaur, Jormungandr, Yggdrasil, Odin.
*** Asera -- [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Japanese historical figures]]: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dd%C5%8D_Takatora Takatora]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshihisa Yoshihisa]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Yoshinobu Yoshinobu]], [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga]].
*** Sulha -- Beings and spirits in Islamic folklore: Qareen, Djinni, Efreet, Marid.

*** V.E.R.T.E.X's tracks are named after programming techniques: Voxel, Stack, Loop, Return Null and Breakpoint

*** [=P-AR219's=] tracks are named after Hindu gods: Kali, Annapurna, Durga, Shiva and Vishnu.

*** P-AR219's tracks are named after Hindu gods: Kali, Annapurna, Durga, Shiva and Vishnu.

*** The Back To Earth DLC's bonus colors are named after founders of supercar brands: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Ferrari Enzo]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferruccio_Lamborghini Ferruccio]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Bugatti Ettore]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfieri_Maserati Alfieri]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horacio_Pagani_(auto_executive) Horacio]].

* ThemeNaming: Many examples

** Mars's tracks are named after space machines that have orbited or explored Mars: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_program Mariner]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(rover) Spirit]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover) Curiosity]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_(rover) Opportunity]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiaparelli_EDM_lander Schiaparelli]]. The latter is also the name of a Martian crater.

*** Sulha -- Beinhttps://open.spotify.com/track/6DkErvP1cHZ74FiiEU3ADfgs and spirits in Islamic folklore: Qareen, Djinni, Efreet, Marid.

* ThemeNaming: Each of the teams follow a certain naming pattern for their ships.
** ESA-AGR -- Infantry units: Vanguard, Hussar, Lancer, Dragoon.
** Lunare -- Sports car naming conventions: [=GT9=] Stradale, [=GT10=] Veloce, [=GX210=] Corsa, GTX Competizione.
** Koeniggswerth -- Myth/{{Classical|Mythology}} and Myth/NorseMythology: Centaur, Jormungandr, Yggdrasil, Odin.
** Asera -- [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Japanese historical figures]]: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dd%C5%8D_Takatora Takatora]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshihisa Yoshihisa]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Yoshinobu Yoshinobu]], [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga]].
** Sulha -- Beings and spirits in Islamic folklore: Qareen, Djinni, Efreet, Marid.
** Conqueror -- Romanticized versions of Native American names: Gila, Na'isha, Ehawee, Ii'ni.
** Buran -- Types of storms [[GratuitousRussian in Russian]]: Molniya[[note]]lightning bolt[[/note]], Shtorm[[note]]thunderstorm[[/note]], Uragan[[note]]hurricane[[/note]], Tayfun[[note]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Well... typhoon]][[/note]].

* AstralFinale: The UsefulNotes/{{Neptune}} tracks are set around a space station built by NASA and the SRRL committee above the eponymous planet, and by virtue of being the second DLC track, it is also currently the final venue you race on in the Career mode.

** Koeniggswerth -- {{Classical|Mythology}} and NorseMythology: Centaur, Jormungandr, Yggdrasil, Odin.

* WackyRacing: Duh.
* XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/FZero'' meets ''VideoGame/StarWarsEpisodeIRacer''.

The game's core mechanics take a lot from older futuristic racing titles: the racers have to pilot extremely fast crafts around long circuits that twist and turn their way through exotic locales. The crafts are all capable of strafing side to side, enhancing their cornering abilities while also making less maneuverable crafts able to drift through corners. There are four classes, one faster than the other, and there are 7 teams (originally 6) to choose from, each having upgradable crafts with their own quirks. However, what really sets this game apart is its boost system: you have an energy bar that slowly fills up overtime, which can be used for quick bursts of speed or power-ups like [=EMP=]s, track magnets, and turbo boosts.

* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: The V.E.R.T.E.X. venue, from the eponymous DLC, is oh so much this. Justified, as it is a simulation program for SRRL pilot training.

* SceneryPorn: In spades.

** Some of the career events have a special, hidden Platinum medal objective that is far tougher to beat than the other three objectives. Intimate knowledge of both your ship and the track, as well as advanced techniques, are crucial to win these medals.

* {{EMP}}: One of the active power-ups. When used, it slows down rival ships in a short radius, as well as depleting their energy bar and making their interface glitch out for a few seconds.

The game's core mechanics take a lot from older futuristic racing titles: the racers have to pilot extremely fast crafts around long circuits that twist and turn their way through exotic locales. The crafts are all capable of strafing side to side, enhancing their cornering abilities while also making less maneuverable crafts able to drift through corners. There are four classes, one faster than the other, and there are 7 teams (originally 6) to choose from, each having up-gradable crafts with their own quirks. However, what really sets this game apart is its boost system: you have an energy bar that slowly fills up overtime, which can be used for quick bursts of speed or power-ups like [=EMP=]s, track magnets, and turbo boosts.

* AllThereInTheManual: The game has a surprising amount of lore, for both the competing teams and the racing locales, which is however explained in the game itself within the ship select and track select screens. However, the backstory behind the dawn of the SRRL isn't explained within the game.

The game's core mechanics take a lot from older futuristic racing titles: the racers have to pilot extremely fast crafts around long circuits that twist and turn their way through exotic locales. The anti-gravity crafts are all capable of strafing side to side. There are four classes, one faster than the other, and there are 7 teams (originally 6) to choose from, each having up-gradable crafts with their own quirks. However, what really sets this game apart is its boost system: you have an energy bar that slowly fills up overtime, which can be used for quick bursts of speed or power-ups like [=EMP=]s, track magnets, and turbo boosts.

* {{EMP}}: One of the active power-ups.

* JackOfAllStats: The ESA-AGR ships have above-average stats across the board.

* ManaDrain: The Energy Drainer power-up is pretty self-explanatory.

''Redout'' is a futuristic RacingGame developed by Italian indie outfit [=34BigThings=]. Largely inspired by games like ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}}'' and ''VideoGame/FZero'', it was self-released on Steam on September 2, 2016, and is set to drop on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on July 25, and on UsefulNotes/Playstation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne on September 1.

* MeaningfulName: The game title itself refers to a reddening of the vision caused by excessive blood flow to the head due to extreme negative g-forces. Said effect is also emulated in-game.

The game is set in the year 2560 AD, after a mass exodus from Earth, that has been stripped of all its natural resources and made too difficult to inhabit due to global warming. [[ColonizedSolarSystem Most humans have inhabited other planets and satellites within the Solar System like the Moon, Mars, Titan and the other moons of Saturn]], while the Earth is now largely used as a place for testing and amusement parks. Meanwhile, a popular sport, called the Solar Redout Racing League, or SRRL for short, the fastest - and most dangerous - racing championship ever conceived, has become far and away the most popular form of entertainment in the solar system.

* AstralFinale: The Neptune tracks are set around a space station built by NASA and the SRRL committee above the eponymous planet, and by virtue of being the second DLC track, it is also currently the final venue you race on in the Career mode.

* UnderTheSea: Played with Europa. Most of the Europa tracks race in the massive ocean covered by the thick icy crust of Jupiter's moon. There are parts where you race above the ocean, though, like in Hydro Thunder, Spinning Pipe, and Surface Sprint.

** One of the events in Mars DLC was named after real-life [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover) Curiosity robotic rovers]] used by NASA.