Hotline Miami

This is one the greatest games of the 2010's, a brutal and addicting single player twin stick shooter with a story that can be confusing in the first playthrough, but with repeated playthroughs unclouds itself for you more and more. With a 1980's in Florida theme it really allows itself to feel like a fever dream on cocaine, it is surreal and with the ultra-violence it really feels like you are in that state of mind, this is a game that you can't just pick out a single element and say that is what makes it good, it is the whole package that makes it all work, the theme, the music, the gameplay, the violence, the story, it all fits together perfectly, it could easily have been a kinda lame twin stick shooter with a 1980 Florida theme, but the developers really cared about this game and it shows. I have bought this game 3 times, first the PSVita, second on PC, then on the Switch, and this game has always been a game where I think that I will just play a couple of levels and be done with it, but then I beat the whole game in one sitting. I can not praise this game more, it has been tightly locked in my top 5 games since I first played it, and unlike the sequel, I really can see no faults with this game at all. It always seems like games get 5 stars if you like it and 1 star if you dislike it, but this is genuinely a perfect 5/5 of in my eyes, this game is something I will remember for the rest of my life and will recommend to my grandchildren.

Played on Linux Mint 17.3 64 bit (2016), Mac OSX Yosemite (2015), and Windows 7 64 bit (years earlier). Played with a Logitech F310 and mouse & keyboard on all three OSes. Plays great on all three OSes! PROS: Fast and furious action, stealth requires tactical thinking while keeping a quick pace, variety of abilities via unlockable masks and weapons, retro neon graphics help immerse you into the 1980s setting, psychological thriller plot, modest hardware requirements, gamepad AND mouse & keyboard support, Windows/Mac/Linux(Ubuntu/Mint) installers included, a steal at only $10. CONS: A bit of a learning curve for new school gamers. No multiplayer...yet. VERDICT: Worth owning, regardless on which OS you game on. Played on: Windows 7 64 bit, Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 3100M. Windows 7 64 bit, AMD dual core 2.7GHz, 4GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 7520G 512MB. Mac OSX Yosemite, Core 2 Duo 3GHz, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 8400 256MB. Linux Mint 17.3 64 bit, Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, Nvidia GT 610. Linux Mint 17.3 64 bit, i5 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 3100M. Linux Mint 17.3 64 bit, Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz, 4GB RAM, Nvidia GT 720.

The style is great: The music and graphics are completely oversaturated, which definitely fits with the locale. Although, coupled with the goofy characters, I'm suddenly reliving a bad acid trip from my teens, and I don't wanna be there. All that aside, however, it's just boring with a capital "b:" Boring. The difficulty level I'm fine with, but the game play can be broken down into two elements: Kill someone. Advance. Kill someone else. Advance. It's GTA on extremely rigid rails, without the sandbox. Yes, it's irritating to kill nine people and be one-hitted to death by the tenth and have to start over, but that's not nearly as big a problem for me as the lackluster game play.

this game is one of bizardest games I ever played mortal kombat is for babies compared to this, the only thing that saves it from being banned it is 8bit pixel style.

Perfect presentation, amazing soundtrack and compelling gameplay make it *the* game to have. Yes, it's violent, yes it's pixellated but if you can get past the retro stylings, it's a game that you have to play. That is all - get the game.