Mixtape, a new coming-of-age adventure game set in the 1990s, launched yesterday (May 7) with a soundtrack featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure and more.
Created by Beethoven & Dinosaur, Mixtape was inspired by the films of John Hughes. “On their last night of high school, three friends embark on one more adventure together,” explains a description of the game. “Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation. Skate. Party. Avoid the law. Make out. Sneak out. Hang out.”
Mixtape launched yesterday for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC though you probably won’t see many streamers playing it due to its licensed soundtrack that features plenty of ‘90s greats. “Mixtape is about music. It’s about DEVO. It’s about the Smashing Pumpkins, Lush and Alice Coltrane. It’s about how you feel when you listen to Iggy Pop,”the game’s developers explained on X. “The characters talk about the songs. The levels are designed around the songs. We couldn’t change the songs. We couldn’t replace them. We just couldn’t.”
The complete Mixtape soundtrack is:
‘Atmosphere’ – Joy Division
‘That’s Good’ – DEVO
‘Plainsong’ – The Cure
‘Just Like Honey’ – The Jesus and Mary Chain
‘Monochrome’ – Lush
‘Have You Seen Her?’ – The Chi–Lites
‘Remember When’ – Mitch Murder
‘State of the Heart’ – Mondo Rock
‘The Touch’ – Stan Bush
‘Most of All’ – B.J. Thomas
‘Roads’ – Portishead
‘Freak’ – Silverchair
‘Love’ – The Smashing Pumpkins
‘Candy’ – Iggy Pop
‘Galaxy in Turiya’ – Alice Coltrane
‘More Than This’ – Roxy Music
‘Spellbound’ – Siouxsie & The Banshees
‘Sensitive to Light’ – Rainbow
‘Witchi Tai To’ – Harper’s Bizarre
‘Yesterday’s Hero’ – John Paul Young
‘Shine’ – David Gray
‘Dare’ – Stan Bush
‘Drunk Flamingo’ – Abrahams and Mole
’Powder’ – Allclear
‘Airwalker’ – Bertrand Dolby
‘Deep Space Scan’ – Curtis Dunn
‘Zebra Crossing’ – The Eye Gougers
‘Moon Unit’ – Wooden Sword
Mixtape currently has an “overwhelmingly positive” user review score on Steam, and a “generally favourable” score of 85 out of 100 on aggregate site Metacritic.
In other news, The Strong National Museum Of Play has announced the four titles that have been added to the World Video Game Hall Of Fame this year – Angry Birds, Silent Hill, FIFA International Soccer and Dragon Quest.
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