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Monaco 2 launched for Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S

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Monaco 2 launched for Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S
Pocketwatch Games' Monaco 2 has launched for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Windows through Steam. Heists are playable solo, online, or with up to four players in local co-op.

Released in 2013, 2D top-down stealth action game Monaco: What's Yours is Mine received praise for its co-operative focus, allowing up to four players to take part in various heists. The Monaco soundtrack was comprised of vaudeville piano tracks harkening back to early silent movies. For the sequel, composer Austin Wintory retains the Vaudevillian upright tack piano, now surrounded by a full busker jam band and walls of synth.

The composer comments, via Bandcamp: "Andy [Schatz]'s challenge for me: a series of 'busker' street band pieces which would read as in-world diegetic songs, and then get transformed into the stealthy / chaotic score music. The fusion of thoroughly-produced synths and beats in tandem with the rough, raw busker vibe was an absolute delight to explore!"

Wintory's latest installment in the "As Noted" video series features notation of the music track "All According to Plan." The 33-track soundtrack is hosted on his Bandcamp page, with streaming on Apple Music, YouTube, Spotify, and Amazon Music Unlimited.


From the Steam page:
Monaco is a city overflowing with luxury and greed, which makes it a perfect target for you and your international gang of criminal masterminds. The best of the best have been assembled, and they’ll need to work together using their unique abilities to rob the city blind. Do you and your friends have what it takes to bring the city of Monaco to its knees?

New characters mean all new ways to play! Assemble your team from a selection of eight playable characters, each with their own unique abilities and playstyles. Need to adapt? Switch your character mid-run to overcome whatever obstacles stand between you and untold riches!
Apple Music - Monaco 2 Original Video Game Soundtrack