Hotline Miami is a top down indie action game from Dennaton Games and Devovler Digital. Available now on the PlayStation Store for £7.29, Hotline Miami is cross-buy supported meaning purchasing the PlayStation 3 version gives you access to the PlayStation Vita version as well at no extra charge. In Hotline Miami players can wield any of the 35 different weapons or slip on one of the dozens of unlockable animal masks to conceal their identity and tweak the gameplay in their favor. A punishing yet addictive—experience, the game features a gritty, retro visual style, a driving soundtrack, and a surreal chain of events that will have players questioning their thirst for blood.
Hotline Miami for PS3 and PS Vita introduces trophies and leaderboards for each level, ranking friends and players worldwide based on score, with a note on which mask was used to achieve it. Exclusive to PS3 and PS Vita, the new Russell Mask gives the game a whole new flavor as it changes the visuals to black and white with only the red from the blood and the neon from the UI coloring the screen. The PlayStation Vita version also features touch lock-on aiming; players can tap the screen to lock-on to a target as they stalk enemies from room to room.
*Writer’s Opinion*
Being a huge fan of retro style games this game is a day one purchase for me. Games like Retro City Rampage and Hotline Miami give old school gamers that fix of how games use to be back before the fancy graphics. These games are made for gamers who still want to remember the good ole days when needing to write down save codes in order to continue your progress in the game. Hotline Miami reminds us that you don’t need those 1080i 60 frames per second graphics in order to have a good quality game, so if you are a fan of the old school classic gaming this game is truly a game for you.
