Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute with all its accessibility options and its inclusion of the original game available the start is a great package. The original Elevator Action playable in Elevator Action Returns S-TributeĮlevator Action is a game that fans of classic arcade games need to play, and I recommend Elevator Action Returns to everyone interested in run and gun games in general. The stage select, slow mode, and original Elevator Action being available from the start are definitely welcome additions. The rewind option, save states, screen settings like anti-aliasing and a filter, wallpaper options, and difficulty tweaks are all present here. It looks good and plays well on Xbox Series X through backward compatibility mode. If you’re curious about the emulation itself, this isn’t a mess like certain prior City Connection releases. In a lot of ways, Elevator Action Returns feels like a modern take on the original game, and it has aged brilliantly gameplay wise. Each stage is full of different enemies, elevators you use to move around and crush enemies, blue doors full of items, and more. Your aim is to get data from a red door in the stage and get it to the end of the mission. The different characters all feel fun to play, and this Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute release has quality of life improvements and accessibility options alongside the usual emulation options City Connection adds to these releases.Įlevator Action Returns has you trying to complete six different missions with short cut-scenes before each one. I did play the first Elevator Action game and enjoyed it, but Elevator Action Returns is so much better. It includes three playable characters with different stats making their way through the many stages included here while collecting power-ups and taking on different enemies. While the original game is available in Taito Milestones, this is the first time the massively-improved sequel has been made available on modern platforms. In this Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute review, I’ll cover the new features added to this release and also whether it is worth your time as a newcomer to the Elevator Action games.Įlevator Action Returns S-Tribute includes Elevator Action Returns and a fully playable version of the first game. That Sega Saturn console version serves as a basis for City Connection’s S-Tribute release. Taito’s run and gun side-scrolling classic debuted back in 1995 and it saw a home console release in 1997. I’ve been playing it over the last few weeks on Xbox Series X for review. Alongside Cleopatra Fortune S-Tribute, City Connection released Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.