Hotline Miami burst onto the indie scene in 2012, in a gore streaked, neon haze of thumping music, ultra violence and a core game play loop that was as addictive as it was frustrating. Dennaton Games‘ first title was an instant hit, heavily inspired by the Neo Noir Drive (2011) film starring Ryan Gosling, to the point where the main character — affectionately dubbed “Jacket” — even resembled Gosling in glorious 8-bit.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was the sequel that everyone clamored for but never expected to get, and takes the violence and the events of Hotline Miami and to another level. Much of the plot of the game is a comment on the escalating violence that followed from the events of the first game, and indeed precluded them, as parts of Wrong Number take place before, after, and during the events of the first game.
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