Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

With the constant urge to better your score, and an unlockable Hard Mode, there definitely is reasons to keep coming back. This is a game not to be missed on PS Vita, so long as you don’t mind a bit of blood along the way…

Altogether Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is everything the first game was, with improvements that change and evolve the game enough to feel like its own bloodthirsty monster. Playing as a variety of characters keeps your skills sharp and there are a ton of levels to master and enjoy.

If only that action were more consistently enjoyable. When Hotline Miami 2 is firing on all cylinders, it shows flashes of the focused, nimble brilliance of the original. But those moments aren't the norm. ...Where Hotline Miami felt lithe and creative, Hotline Miami 2 often feels sluggish and inflexible. There's fun to be had with this sequel, but it's the kind that only the original game's most ardent and obsessive fans will find in great supply.

There's some great moments, and if you enjoyed the first game but wanted a more narrative-heavy sequel, that's exactly what you're getting here. However, the side-effect of this tighter focus is there's less freedom for player expression, and that's not going to sit right with some. This is still a really good game that we thoroughly enjoyed playing, but unlike its predecessor, it's not quite a classic.

Although Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is more narratively ambitious than its prequel, something has been lost in the transition. The levels, while good for the most part, simply do not match up those seen in the original game. Nevertheless, Wrong Number still stands as an excellent closing act for the series all the same.

Nicht ganz so beeindruckend, wie noch der erste Teil, aber immer noch einzigartig. Wie viele Spiele-Serien können das von sich behaupten? Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number versucht neue Ideen in das existierende Konzept zu integrieren. Das gelingt dem Spiel nur stellenweise und manchmal ging der Flair des Originals verloren. Wenn Hotline Miami ein Drogentrip war, ist der Nachfolger der Tag nach dem Rausch eures Lebens. Töten macht trotzdem selten so viel Spaß wie hier. Wir wollten wieder Blut sehen und haben bekommen was wir wollten. Literweise.

Doch mit seinem nach wie vor gelungenen und an die frühen GTAs erinnernden 16-Bit-Artdesign, dem famosen Synthie-Soundtrack sowie der vollkommen überbordenden Gewalt wird man ebenso gut unterhalten wie vor zwei Jahren mit dem Vorgänger. Allerdings sollte man eine erhöhte Frustresistenz mitbringen - der Schwierigkeitsgrad hat ordentlich zugelegt.

Si le coeur du gameplay et la réalisation globale n'évoluent pas ou peu par rapport au premier épisode, on n'en voudra pas trop à Hotline Miami 2. ...Que l'on parle de variété, de construction, d'exigence, de violence visuelle, d'ambiance sonore, de folie générale, tout apparaît clairement plus costaud, plus maîtrisé. Le même genre de défouloir hypnotique en plus copieux et ardu, autant dire qu'il serait bête, pour les amateurs, de s'en passer.

Отсутствие этого желания не позволяет мне поставить игре оценку, которую заслужила первая часть. Но и сказать, что Wrong Number — это провал, было бы преувеличением. Скорее, болезнь роста инди-разработчика. Возможно, иногда хорошо, когда у авторов ограничены ресурсы и финансирование. Их не тянет к бессмысленному гигантизму.

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