Flashback Remake Released August 21st & Includes The Original For Free

Great news Flashback fans new and old, as not only will we be treated to the remake of the classic this year, but we will also be getting the original version FREE of charge bundled in. Ubisoft announced that the Flashback remake will be released on XBLA as a part of the Summer of Arcade promotion for 800MSP and it will be released for the PC and PS3 this autumn.

Here’s what Ubisoft said in regards to this great news:

For Its 20th Birthday, Flashback is Back on August 21st

The original Core-Team revamped their own creation, leveraging the best of today’s technology while remaining true to the classic side-scroller that set the standards of the genre in the 90’s. A new generation of players can now experience a game that helped define sci-fi Action/Adventure games.

In addition to the updated version of the game, Ubisoft is pleased to announce that the original Flashback will be included so players can play the original game that started it all. Now is your chance to play the re-imaged cult classic hit as well as the original game you may have missed.

Conrad is back to save humanity from an invasion of alien Morphs set on absorbing our minds and incorporating our species! Rolling and shooting, always ready for another fight, help Conrad save the world and his girlfriend.

Source: AGB