Hotline Miami Collection
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Action, gangster, 2D, package, top-down, indie games, alternative history, shooters, 80s, 90s, very brutal, singleplayer
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Hotline Miami Collection is a compilation of two action games in retro style. Their story revolves around a man who, influenced by mysterious messages recorded on an answering machine, carries out macabre murders and the consequences they bring.
Hotline Miami Collection is a compilation of two retro action games that resembles the first installment of the Grand Theft Auto series. In both titles, the game is shown in top-down view, and all the fun is focused on killing enemies in subsequent locations. Dennaton Games is responsible for developing both titles.
Hotline Miami Collection includes:
Hotline Miami is a title set in in an alternative version of Miami in 1989. The plot revolves around mysterious messages recorded on the answering machine of the main character of the game. Under their influence, the protagonist decides to commit subsequent acts of violence. The title was originally introduced to the market on October 23, 2012.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a direct continuation of its predecessor. It was launched on the market on March 10, 2015. The action of the title is set after the arrest of the protagonist of the first installment and focuses on the consequences of his actions. In this case, the player does not assume the role of a single person. Instead, they take control of several different, seemingly unrelated people. But with time it turns out that they are closely connected with each other.
Technical aspects
The two games forming Hotline Miami Collection offer pixel art visuals, which additionally refer to the style of the 80's. Locations are bathed in neon light, which makes them shine with characteristic, sharp colors.
Last updated on May 29, 2020
Videos and Screens
[1:15] Hotline Miami Collection next gen trailer
[0:46] Hotline Miami Collection launch trailer
Saving Content: 4 / 5 by Evan Rowe
It’s a strange thing to be able to return to both Hotline Miami games on the Switch, of all systems. Nintendo’s colorful handheld isn’t exactly the system that comes to mind when you think of grimy game worlds and graphic violence. On the plus side, these are extremely faithful conversions that run perfectly on Switch and bring another classic franchise to its ever-expanding library of indies. This package isn’t for everybody; it’s hard as hell and is over the top with its violence, but there’s no denying the importance of Hotline Miami as a touchstone within gaming culture. If the Switch is a platform for collecting as many games from as many generations as possible, Hotline Miami and its sequel feel like essential additions to its catalog.
GamingTrend: 85 / 100 by Griffin Dunn
With satisfyingly difficult gameplay and a soundtrack that steals the show, the Hotline Miami collection is a double feature that offers much replay-ability. While the sequel is more of the same gameplay wise, it expands the series lore and introduces new characters and concepts. The games run smooth on the Switch's hardware and the console's portability makes this the ideal way to play Hotline Miami.
Digitally Downloaded: 4.5 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
Both transgressive and subversive, Hotline Miami and its sequel are both much smarter games that I’ve seen some quarters give them credit for, and brought together into one package for the Switch is a good bit of the ol’ ultra-violence.
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Game Series
Hotline Miami Series
A series of retro-style action games, the main feature of which is a high level of difficulty. The series was created by independent studio Dennaton Games, and its publisher is Devolver Digital.
3 video games
Hotline Miami Collection Summary
Platforms:
PlayStation 4 October 10, 2017
Xbox One April 7, 2020
Nintendo Switch August 19, 2019
PlayStation 5 October 23, 2023
Xbox Series X/S October 23, 2023
Developer: Dennaton Games
Publisher: Devolver Digital
