Hotline Miami

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Hotline miami is the first game in which you press the letter R more than you click the mouse. A very good example, 2 developers can also create a game that is addictive, and after completing it you are waiting for a sequel.

Pros: soundtrack (chosen very elegantly), hardcore (although some may think this is a minus), beautifully drawn graphics, plot, gameplay.

Cons: what should they be?

Bottom line: Dennaton and Abctraction Games managed to create an excellent top-down game that, despite the price and short story, you will want to buy.

Adrenaline action, psychedelic plot, rhythmic acid soundtrack and stunning cruelty... this is all Hotline Miami. This is not an arcade shooter, not a stealth game, not even an adventure with a search for various objects and secrets. Hotline Miami is a cocktail of all these genres, fueled with "high octane energy."

“You died” - this inscription will have time to become ingrained in your consciousness and will accompany the player throughout the entire game. Death comes after any tiny mistake, after one single hit, and although the enemies do not shine with special intelligence, they compensate for this with speed and accuracy, a second chance... forget, no one will give it to you. All that remains is to act quickly, carefully plan every step and react flexibly to the constantly changing envi… Read full

What can you say about Hotline Miami? It’s hard to say anything good about the content of the game, since it’s full of “meat” and a lot, a lot of violence.

But if you look at how all this is designed and in what form it is presented, then you want to talk about the game only in a positive way: bright pixel graphics in the style of games of the dashing 90s, rhythmic, albeit monotonous soundtrack, and all this is spinning in a single kaleidoscope before your eyes.

As a result, we can say that the game, which initially seemed like just another “pass-through”, turns out to be something much more that deserves attention.

Hotline Miami is that rare, (relatively) modern game that deserves to be called a computer game and not just another “interactive entertainment” for 100 hours of wandering around an empty, albeit open world with an annoying grind, inappropriate mechanics added for show and other sores of modern games.

This is a dynamic, balanced and easy to learn game that is entertaining and allows you to relax. Gameplay is a top-down shooter. There are bladed weapons and firearms. The mechanics of shooting and hand-to-hand combat are simple, pleasant and work on literally three buttons. Despite the simplicity of the gameplay, it does not become boring even after two or three playthroughs in a row, and the reason for this is simple. Each level of the game consists of several small maps filled with enemies… Read full

I received the game as a gift from a friend, I kept putting off playing it for a long time, but when everything was already completed and there was nothing to play, that’s when I started playing it. The game drew in long hours of gameplay, I played more than 30 hours in it. Drive, dynamics and hardcore, what could be better? And what a sound. It’s an indescribable feeling when you go through the same level 10 times in order to hone your actions and complete the level in the minimum amount of time. In the game it was necessary to make a tracker of keystrokes "R", it would probably exceed half a million for the entire game. There is also a plot in the game, but it is so confusing and addictive that I didn’t really understand it) I played through the game for fun. I advise

The gameplay doesn't let you get bored, the soundtrack gives you goosebumps.

How gorgeous this game is!

So where to start....

Gameplay - An excellent combination of adrenaline action and neon eighties, very atmospheric.

The plot is not important here, we will skip it.

Music - A great soundtrack that gives drive to the events taking place on the screen.

The graphics of the game are very pixelated, I have nothing to add.

Controls - it was a little awkward for me, I had to get used to it.

Result:

The game is a masterpiece, haven’t played it? Be sure to play!

Timing timing and timing again. I really love games built on timing and tactical thinking. I was very involved in the game, even if I’m not a fan of pixel art, but still, the game really pulled me in. Before, I couldn’t even think that it was possible to cram such a plot into a platformer and implement it in such a way. The plot is fire.

The music in the game is a separate low bow, simple 8-bit tracks BUT WHAT!!! Delight. The R button on my laptop began to slowly wear out. Players who have played will understand =)

I highly recommend the game =)

The first part, despite the absence of an editor, for me came out much better than 2. And it’s all about the level design - despite the fact that the two-piece offered a lot in the form of new characters with their unique approach to violence and abilities and the fact that they threw us from Miami to exotic Hawaii - the problem arises that stupid things are too often repeated there, a la a lot of windows or simply the placement of opponents. But in the first, these problems fade, since basically the levels can be completed by rushing, feeling like a professional from YouTube who scores 100x combos, or in a rat, where you have to wait for the enemy. In the second part, the latter is utilized more, which is very sad and does not particularly encourage the player to take a different approach… Read full

Hotline Miami is a game inspired by the movie Drive, and even the main character's jacket is like in the film, Hotline is a driving timing shooter, with many masks and different abilities, saturated with synth wave.

I recommend you read it (if you haven’t done so yet)

A delightful gaming experience. One of the most stylish games I've ever seen. The gameplay is based on reckless accuracy. The player will have to send a different crowd of enemies into the world, with one striking difference from typical slasher films - in Hotline Miami your character cannot withstand even a blow with a fist, let alone gunshot wounds. Because of this, the gameplay turns into constant attempts to pass the next level to the dynamic soundtrack. The musical accompaniment, by the way, deserves a separate review. On other aspects of this wonderful game: an ambiguous and confusing plot that can be interpreted in different ways. A good arsenal of weapons and masks that affect the game. Evaluation system based on points and points at the end of the level. Several hours of driving action are guaranteed.

What is Hotline Miami? This is the kind of game that will make you hate the R button, because... you will have to click on it a lot, But let's look at the components of the game point by point

The graphics as a whole are quite unusual and unusual for the average gamer - there are a lot of colors and a lot of contrast, and since the game is made in a “pixel” style, this further enhances this a graphical solution that may not appeal to everyone, but for me it’s ideal for the game’s setting, so the graphics are great.

The plot in this particular part is quite difficult to understand and in order to do this, you need to go through the sequel, but it is quite good

And the music in the game is just something - everything is perfect for both the setting and the gameplay, consisting in clearing the p… Read full

A shooter as it should be. Driven, the soundtrack more than matches the pace of the game and sets its tone, a big minus in a small company, in fact, I would like more tasks, but the fans of the modders did a good job with this. Overall, the game is worth attention. The game can It may seem difficult, but in fact it’s not, in fact you just need to get used to it and the advice is to try to play in rhythm with the music.

Pixel graphics and the atmosphere of those years that are touched upon in the game itself add a special charm. As a result, one of my favorite games.

Excellent Top-Down Action with great music. Interesting and varied gameplay. Different masks for a character give benefits. For example, a horse mask that allows you to kill with doors. The style of the game is also good. And the fact that the game was created by only two developers deserves respect. And the game has a good atmosphere in the style of the 80s.

A game that is on each of my three computers, a game in which the music is a masterpiece, a game in which the letter r on your keyboard breaks, a game in which you go to relax and ten minutes later you are already tense. This is not casual, this is hardcore. The retrowave atmosphere of the 80s, cruel, bloody, merciless.

perfect game: intricate plot, good and atmospheric music, bloody pixel violence and a variety of weapons

Cruel, colorful, enjoyable game. The music is top notch. The levels are made competently, although there are not very many of them. Not a bad storyline. What else can you say about this game? Good game. Simply wonderful. A whole 5 hours (on average) of high.

They were all dead. The last shot put an end to this story. I took my finger off the trigger, it was all over. And so ended the passage of millions of people in the game Hotline Miami. This initially simple game about ultra-violent fursuit turns out to be a masterpiece of two brothers with an extremely strong story and hardcore gameplay. I remember how the bloody floors of the levels brightened up my evenings until I completed the first and then the second part. I was so amazed by the quality of these games that I even completed them 100%, because Hotline Miami is the kind of game that makes you want to erase your memory and go through it again.

Unfortunately, there are enough bugs in the game, which is, as for me, the only drawback of the game, and if anyone says anything about the graphi… Read full

Cool game, I cried at the end of the second part. This game became one of my favorite games in my entire life, thanks to dennaton games!

The game is incredibly cool, there are a lot of guns and just things to kill, I would also like to note the abundance of masks with interesting abilities (but the Rufus and Walrus masks are boring, you just survive more bullets, especially except for shots from a shotgun).

And everything is just awesome!