It's a serviceable HD remake, but its problems can't be erased from memory.
Flashback will take you a while to get through, and, for good measure, you also have the original Genesis/Amiga version here, which remains pixel-perfect. It's a good reason to check out this HD reboot, especially if you don't feel like hooking up your classic system to an HDTV. In some cases, you may not even be able to do that.
For ten bucks, Flashback isn't the worst game you're going to play out there, but you can tell that VectorCell could've done more with it, like clean up the visuals, work heavily on Conrad's voice, and make the game a little more exciting. It's the sort of HD reboot that you want to find yourself liking, only to find yourself just out of reach – like Conrad trying to find that one crucial memory.
That always seems to be the way with total recall, doesn't it...?
Score: 6 / 10
