Project Blue

About

Project Blue is a chaotic action platformer where you navigate four large zones filled with hazards, enemies, and shifting layouts. Play as a bio-augmented escapee battling through labs, sewers, and cityscapes using a mix of shooting, platforming, and fast-paced swimming. The game throws relentless challenges at you with three distinct difficulty settings that reshape level designs, forcing you to adapt strategies on the fly. Each area teems with hidden paths and bonus rooms rewarding sharp reflexes and curiosity. The game stands out for its sheer density of content. With 256 screens of gameplay and a 22-song synth-heavy soundtrack, it feels like a retro arcade relic reborn on modern systems. The built-in level editor lets players craft and share their own mayhem, extending the experience beyond its already hefty 8-10 hour runtime. A 92% user rating on Metacritic highlights its cult appeal, particularly among fans of old-school difficulty and creative level design. The bizarre story about bio-weapons and corporate conspiracies in Neo Hong Kong adds just enough camp to justify the over-the-top action.

Storyline

Hidden in the outskirts of the Dezone, a secret bio-weapons lab is conducting unspeakable experiments on the homeless youth of that concrete wasteland. The most promising test subject, codenamed PROJECT BLUE, manages to break free following an overly successful bio-energy augmentation. Now it's up to YOU to help Blue escape from Theta Lab and bring down the shadowy multinational conglomerate running Neo Hong Kong!