Hotline Miami (Gametrailers Review) (PC)
0Original Description: Find out what all the controversy is about, and if it's any good, in our official review of Hotline Miami!
Original Upload Date: November 9th, 2012
Score: 8.7
Reviewer: Brandon Jones
Game Description: Hotline Miami is a top-down shooter video game developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital for Windows. The game is set in 1989 Miami and revolves primarily around an unnamed silent protagonist—dubbed "Jacket" by fans—receiving coded messages on his answering machine instructing him to commit massacres against the local Russian mafia. The gameplay blends a top-down perspective with stealth, and the story features extreme violence and surreal storytelling, along with a soundtrack and visuals inspired by 1980s culture. The game's lead narrative influence was David Lynch, while another notable influence came from the 2011 film Drive for the game's minimalist plot, use of dialogue, portrayal of violence and musical style. The 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys influenced the game's setting, and Half-Life series protagonist Gordon Freeman influenced Jacket's lack of voice. The game was released in October 2012 on Windows and was later ported to OS X and Linux throughout 2013, while Abstraction Games ported the game to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita that same year.