Great soundtrack, that's about it.
That's the only thing this game's got in its favour is its absolutely bombastic soundtrack. Everything else is either A: identical to the original, or B: a significant downgrade from the original. Little innovation, less customization, flat and lifeless characters, and bar none the worst designed levels I have ever experienced in a video game, no joke.
The game's difficulty assumes you have beaten Hotline Miami 1, and found it too easy. Every level is an exercise in frustration, and you will have the feeling of 'Thank God, it's over' instead of 'YEAAAH! I'm a badass!' If you are a newcomer to the series, get Hotline Miami 1 instead. The Shift key on your keyboard is going to be your best friend and worst enemy both. Stopping every five seconds to scroll around the map to make sure you don't get killed by an invisible gunman for the 10th time gets old immediately, yet it is your only way to victory.
I am a huge fan of the original and that's why it is so painful for me to give its sequel a poor review, but I just can't like this game, and I can't recommend it to anybody. Maybe if some patches come out to reduce some of the difficulty, and/or eliminate some more of the game-breaking bugs it would change my mind, but this game in its current state is best left ignored until the much-vaunted level editor comes out. That way, at least you can play your own levels or someone else's rendition of this game. The developers stated that you could recreate HM1 or make an HM3. I hope that's true, because I can't stand these badly designed levels.
I have to give this game one star, because it has almost nothing going for it. The controls are wonky, the AI is buggy, the levels are bloated, the characters are completely forgettable, and the graphics are pretty much identical. My advice? Go on YouTube, download the soundtrack, and listen to it while playing HM1, or just imagining playing a much better game. My first and biggest personal disappointment of 2015.
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