From the heavier tones during missions, to the almost elevator style music whilst in the shops, it just works.Īdd to that, the fact that you can change car radio stations with the touch of a button, giving you the choose of music you want.Įach of the guns, whilst not packing too much of a punch, at least all sounded varied and unique. All the tracks on offer completely immerse you into the experience. Perfectly nailing that Miami Vice esque 80’s synth pop. It has an understandably very vibrant and colourful pallet, which is somewhat of an understatement given the 1980’s inspired Hawaii. My personal favourite is the people using selfie sticks in the street. Whether it’s the more mundane things like trees and plants blowing in the breeze, to the litter on the street, or civilians chatting on mobile phones. This is personally my favourite style out of the two. This time around Vblank have opted for a 16bit look. He’ll report back all of his findings to you which in turn benefits your company. You’ll fly him over to South America, here it is his job to keep the other cartels in line. You’ll mainly play as the CEO, who’s responsible for building his empire and managing the business side of things.Įvery so often you’ll play as the son who mainly has fetch quest style missions and is desperately seeking some much needed “gangster cred” Throughout the 100 or so story missions you’ll be required to play as one to three characters. They also felt very tight and responsive especially given this style of game. The triggers are brake and accelerate and the left stick steers the vehicle.ĭespite having lots of buttons and control options, I found they were mapped really well and intuitive. Or manual which is the more traditional style. You can choose to use the right analogue stick, essentially making it a twin stick shooter.Ĭar controls can be set to automatic, in which you control the car with the left stick. They’ve added an auto lock on system by simply pressing Y to shoot, which comes in very handy. You control your character with the left analogue stick, jump with B, enter/exit vehicles with X and attack with Y. Those familiar with the GTA franchise will feel instantly at home as it’s mostly the same layout. Whether you’re buying up everything, adding multipliers or taking part in mini games to get your face on TV, it’s extremely addictive. It’s the empire building side of the game that is truly the strongest part of the game for me. But I preferred docked mode as some of the sprites can be a little small to see in handheld. These can be added to each establishment to increase its revenue.Įverything ran very smooth in both handheld and docked mode, which is always nice to report. As you progress through the campaign you’ll unlock special multipliers. Shops, garages, houses and apartment complexes, the sky’s the limit. Each come with their own funny dialogue and scenarios, some easier than others.Īlmost everything you see on the map can be purchased. There are over 80 establishments to shakedown for protection money. Each mission you complete unlocks other real estate opportunities.īored of doing story missions? No problem. You can jump straight into story mode where there are hundreds of missions to complete, all with hilarious results. Instant comparisons will be drawn with the original Grand Theft Auto games both in aesthetics and how it plays. Together with your deadbeat DJ son and a shady business consultant in South America, you must start to rebuild your empire before total collapse.īy far the best aspect of Shakedown: Hawaii is how it plays. Life, trends and technology have progressed faster than he anticipated and is now facing complete bankruptcy. Yes that’s right, almost 2 years after the initial release date we finally get our hands on this high quality, content loaded beauty.Īs the head of the Feeble Corporation who has clearly been far too busy living the life excess. Continuing on from the huge success that was Retro City Rampage, Vblank Entertainment originally announced and was set to release Shakedown: Hawaii way back in April 2017.
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