Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

 PlayStation Vita
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 53
  3. Negative: 10 out of 53

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  1. Welshie04
    Mar 15, 2015
    9
    Greetings,

    This is my first review on this website. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number had been anticipated long before its announcement. We knew it was happening but we didn't know when, or that it would be the finally. I have beaten the game, and I enjoyed pretty much all of my first play-through. Parts of it were tough, FU Fat Dudes! But it is a great game, worthy of your time and    Greetings,

    This is my first review on this website.

    Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number had been anticipated long before its announcement. We knew it was happening but we didn't know when, or that it would be the finally. I have beaten the game, and I enjoyed pretty much all of my first play-through. Parts of it were tough, FU Fat Dudes! But it is a great game, worthy of your time and money.

    Have does it run?

    I have had 0 issues in regards to performance on my PSVita. No bugs, no hiccups or freezes.

    How does it look?

    It looks just like Hotline Miami 1, if you were expecting more or anything radically different, you will be let down.

    How does it play?

    It plays just like HM1, which in my opinion is an a very good thing. I found more success on the Vita version than I did the PC Version. I scored higher, collected all weapons and masks in a shorter amount of time. This on seems to promote more gunplay this time around, which I'm conflicted on.

    If people give this game anything under a 7 they are overreacting, or had lavish expectations of what this game would be upon release. It is a great game, in some ways better than the First, and in others not so much. If you really dug the first game I would recommend this.    … Expand
  2. AndyInfin
    Apr 8, 2018
    0
    Broken gameplay mechanics with random deaths and stupid level-design where you can catch a bullet anywhere because of glass walls. Best tactic - shoot once and wait while stupid enemies go to your position and kill them all one by one on the edge. All of original game weaks is right here and multiple by 2. This is not hardcore or normal gameplay, this is lazy design. Go to game designBroken gameplay mechanics with random deaths and stupid level-design where you can catch a bullet anywhere because of glass walls. Best tactic - shoot once and wait while stupid enemies go to your position and kill them all one by one on the edge. All of original game weaks is right here and multiple by 2. This is not hardcore or normal gameplay, this is lazy design. Go to game design courses and learn how to do normal games, ****… Expand
  3. fludziom
    Mar 17, 2015
    9
    HM2 is much bigger than HM1 was. The core game play remained the same. Levels are large, probably too large making the game more of a puzzle game and also causing too many retries. The game is no longer as fast and fluid as HM1 was. I hated the fact that it was not possible to save during individual stages of a single scene taking into account that stages were huge. I also experiencedHM2 is much bigger than HM1 was. The core game play remained the same. Levels are large, probably too large making the game more of a puzzle game and also causing too many retries. The game is no longer as fast and fluid as HM1 was. I hated the fact that it was not possible to save during individual stages of a single scene taking into account that stages were huge. I also experienced occasional crashes. The story took a hit in my option, but it is still ok. Same with music not as good as in the first game. But overall HM2 is still a fantastic game one of the best on the vita platform right now.… Expand
  4. Itexum
    Apr 10, 2015
    10
    Metacritic has bad reviewers i would give this game 9.5/10 , dont let the meta score put you off its amazing , I really think people who didn't like it didn't play it for very long Fact!.
  5. VitaGame
    Mar 13, 2015
    0
    Hugely Disappointing. Hotline Miami 1 was incredible - tight controls, addictive and challenging gameplay, unique and nostalgic graphics...but the sequel is a train wreck for one reason: regular crashing during missions. There is nothing more frustrating than finding challenge not in the game play itself but in the stability of the game. I regularly complete 4 floors of a mission and haveHugely Disappointing. Hotline Miami 1 was incredible - tight controls, addictive and challenging gameplay, unique and nostalgic graphics...but the sequel is a train wreck for one reason: regular crashing during missions. There is nothing more frustrating than finding challenge not in the game play itself but in the stability of the game. I regularly complete 4 floors of a mission and have the game crash just before the final score screen. I am forced to complete the mission again...and then low and behold...it happens again two missions later. Advice to potential buyers: for series virgins - play the first game, for series veterans - replay the first game. STAY AWAY from this sequel.… Expand
  6. mry
    Mar 15, 2015
    4
    This is a severely disappointing follow-up to one of my favorite games of recent years (also played on Vita). Any effort made to add to the formula is offset by the game prohibiting you from enjoying yourself. The lock-on system works only when it feels like (both the square button to auto-lock or the touchscreen), and there is no rhyme or reason to when it will eventually work (seems toThis is a severely disappointing follow-up to one of my favorite games of recent years (also played on Vita). Any effort made to add to the formula is offset by the game prohibiting you from enjoying yourself. The lock-on system works only when it feels like (both the square button to auto-lock or the touchscreen), and there is no rhyme or reason to when it will eventually work (seems to vary by level, too). In one level, enemies will sometimes clip through walls and kill you, or run outside the map, circle around the whole level and get you that way, just in case you needed some more nonsense to deal with. What really baffles me is that I had no such issues with the first game - by the same creative and porting team.
    Wait for a patch, and then maybe the game will stop being difficult for all the wrong reasons and can live up to the standard set up by its superior predecessor. The greatness that was Hotline Miami is still in there, but the game doesn't want you to have it all to yourself.    … Expand
  7. Sephiroth_X
    Jan 1, 2016
    10
    Very rarely a sequel deserves a 10, sometimes they made everything bigger just for the sake of it and something gets lost in the middle. Thats not the case with this amazing masterpiece of gameplay, storytelling and soundtrack. Take any big production game from 2015 and this little gem will beat it with ease, if you like great challenges while hypnotized with some of the best music to everVery rarely a sequel deserves a 10, sometimes they made everything bigger just for the sake of it and something gets lost in the middle. Thats not the case with this amazing masterpiece of gameplay, storytelling and soundtrack. Take any big production game from 2015 and this little gem will beat it with ease, if you like great challenges while hypnotized with some of the best music to ever grace a videogame please hop in and you won´t be dissapointed, and if you played the first one, rest assured this is even better yes! Eventually things will be harder than the first but you´re already an experienced player (im glad its obvious that the makers had in mind that everyone playing this already beat the first so they increased the difficulty) in the end you wont believe how good you can become while making of every stage an excercise in choreagraphy. GET THIS, and in ps vita is the best of course!… Expand
  8. KayVen17
    Jan 3, 2017
    5
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 54/100
    Mein User Score = 5/10    … Expand
  9. LironesAlviento
    Aug 20, 2020
    8
    Que si, que no innova, que no hay nada nuevo, pero cuando lo de siempre es tan bueno como lo anterior no hay mas de que quejarse, una muy buena secuela.

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. LaPS4
    Mar 16, 2015
    81
    Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a nice sequel, although there are quite some issues to talk about. It has similar mechanics and adds new ones that aren't as good as the old ones. Layout design and the tortuous plot unfolding weigh down a game that was really straightforward. Even so, it's enjoyable, mainly because it has one of the best soundtracks ever.
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  2. The Vita Lounge
    Mar 16, 2015
    92
    Addictive, challenging and most importantly fun to play, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is an ambitious sequel which excels in its story telling, artistic style and soundtrack, Bloody Brilliant.
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  3. Gamestyle
    Mar 14, 2015
    70
    To follow up one of the greats like Hotline Miami was never going to be easy and this fails to improve on it in every single way. It is still a decent game though, just don’t expect the second coming!
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