The Hong Kong Massacre

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  • Summary: Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. IGN
    Jan 24, 2019
    79
    The Hong Kong Massacre is an action movie fan’s dream played out in stylish slow-motion.
  2. GameOver.gr
    Feb 8, 2019
    75
    Drawing obvious inspiration from the works of John Woo and Hotline Miami, The Hong Kong Massacre is a top down shooter that tends to get repetitive, but offers intense action and great challenge.
  3. CD-Action
    Dec 11, 2019
    75
    It’s a very intensive and addictive experience – although it doesn’t get in your head as well as Hotline Miami, nor has it comparably good soundtrack. It’s a game put together from other people’s ideas which simply go well together. [03/2019, p.80]
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  4. GameSpot
    Jan 29, 2019
    70
    The Hong Kong Massacre is a game with a specific goal--to capture the feeling of an over-the-top John Woo-style slow-motion diving kill shot, and it succeeds. The game's faults are washed away whenever you leap out of the way of a bullet and quickly take out the person who fired it. It's a game that sticks with you when you're not playing it, as you think through different approaches to the room you died in last time. You'll fail frequently, and the repetition can wear you down, but it's hard to resist the temptation of bursting through a window and perfectly lining up three kill shots.
  5. Games.cz
    Feb 25, 2019
    60
    The Hong Kong Massacre is fun to play at its core, but there’s no progress or evolution and soon the shooting becomes tiresome. Other causes of acute disenchantment include bland boss fights, lack of weapons and infuriatingly accurate enemies.
  6. Destructoid
    Jan 29, 2019
    60
    There is fun to be had with The Hong Kong Massacre, but I don't believe it lives up to the years of hype following it. With some finer tuning and better balance, this could be a real contender for the Hotline Miami clone crown. As it is, this is an okay time that wears out its welcome well before the end credits start rolling.
  7. Everyeye.it
    Jan 25, 2019
    50
    A lover of Miami-like games can safely acquire it, aware of finding a series of playful patterns not easily pursued in other genres, but as regards the various elements of the work (from history to aesthetic choices, through the variety of enemies and possible interactions), we are faced with a concentration of banality.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. objplayer
    Jul 23, 2023
    9
    Really don't get all the bad opinions about this game. This gameplay is incredibly fun with a great looking art style and neat particleReally don't get all the bad opinions about this game. This gameplay is incredibly fun with a great looking art style and neat particle effects.

    Only thing I can think of is they aren't playing it right. The main idea is simple: Observe the room you're about to clear and the enemies within. Take mental notes if the walls are solid, if there are boxes, etc. Then plan the order you want to take them out and the position to get them all, then leap in with the slo-mo active. When you're doing it right you can take out an entire room in less than 2sec.

    Even though your movements are slow you can still fire rapidly. It's insanely fun and a great take on twin-stick shooters.

    It's really odd so many say it's so hard. It's not. It's only hard if you don't plan your order before leaping in like a jack@ss. It is hard to get the extra stars for clearing under the time limit, etc., but those are just bonus goals. They are there for re-playability if you wish to collect all the gold stars, but completely optional. The strategy reminds me a little of Ghostrunner actually.

    Don't let these reviews deter you from playing it for yourself. Especially if you already like twin-stick shooters. A true hidden-gem.    … Expand
  2. Tomle1202
    Jan 29, 2019
    7
    The Hong Kong Massacre is like an unpolished gem; it's pretty and glamorous at first glance, but eventually you will notice the dirt stickingThe Hong Kong Massacre is like an unpolished gem; it's pretty and glamorous at first glance, but eventually you will notice the dirt sticking around its rough edges.… Expand
  4. philzlz
    Jan 31, 2019
    6
    A fast paced top down shooter, developed by a team of two and inspired by Hotline Miami. The game starts off strong, you are vaulting overA fast paced top down shooter, developed by a team of two and inspired by Hotline Miami. The game starts off strong, you are vaulting over tables, knocking down doors and shooting in bullet time with great particle effects, but after a few missions boredom sets in. With only four firearms and no melee weapons, missions feel very repetitive. In the end i found myself using the fully upgraded assault rifle, jumping into a room, and activating slow-mo to clear it without a sweat. The game almost became too easy. Boss fights were a huge disappointment, following the same formula that could be outmaneuvered thanks to the rather dumb AI.

    Overall i think they could have done better but it was enjoyable for a few hours.    … Expand
  5. FrankHeinzer
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    The elusive Hong Kong Massacre contains a plethora of cheap assets, poorly executed gameplay dynamics and cataclysmal game breaking bugs onThe elusive Hong Kong Massacre contains a plethora of cheap assets, poorly executed gameplay dynamics and cataclysmal game breaking bugs on release date.… Expand

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