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. Take on the role    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.

    Take on the role of a former police detective bent on exacting vengeance for his partner's murder and use of a mixture of raw firepower, slow-motion, and dive/dodge mechanics to tear your way through the criminal ranks.

    Dive through windows or dodge behind cover - every shot is lethal, so stay aware of your surroundings and exploit the environment however you can.

    When the heat is on, you can slow down time and plan for the next move. Avoiding bullets whilst taking out enemies is crucial for survival - but beware, your slow-motion ability is limited: plan fast, think ahead and bring down the bad guys unscathed.

    Each level features a range of challenges, allowing you to unlock new weapons as you progress, trading bullets from restaurants to rooftops across a moody, crime-riddled city.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Critical Hit
    Jan 11, 2021
    80
    A slow-motion bullet ballet extravaganza, The Hong Kong Massacre is a lean and mean action gameplay whose core gunplay makes for a satisfying and challenging loop that’ll leave you feeling like a hardboiled action star after every face-off.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Jan 8, 2021
    60
    Graphically, the game is technically decent, though the frame rate could have been bumped up a bit more. From an artistic perspective, the environments and characters are all a bit ‘samey’, blending together from one level to the next, with little variation. It’s a shame, because Hong Kong is undoubtedly a visually striking city, but the buildings showcased in The Hong Kong Massacre could have been plucked from literally any town in the world.
  3. COGconnected
    Jan 11, 2021
    55
    Listen, aside from having to deal with hardware limitations, The Hong Kong Massacre on the Switch is plenty serviceable. If you’re a fan of the bang-your-head-against-the-wall experience that these games offer, look no further. But I can’t recommend this on the Switch over any other system. And then, at that point, you might as well play something better. If ever a game garnered the title of mediocre, The Hong Kong Massacre is it.
  4. God is a Geek
    Jan 11, 2021
    50
    Hong Kong Massacre tries to emulate the adrenaline-fueled romp that was Hotline Miami, but it fails to deliver the same thrilling experience.
  5. Nintendo Insider
    Jan 11, 2021
    50
    Over the last few years, we have seen titles such as My Friend Pedro and Katana ZERO hone in on a similar Woo spirit with enough spin to deem them both quite different and unique experiences. However, there’s a fine line between influence and replication and The Hong Kong Massacre’s over-reliance on capturing the magic of Hotline Miami and Max Payne suffocates it under its own lost identity. If The Hong Kong Massacre had very little to compare itself to, then it would probably be regarded as a classic in the making. Unfortunately, that’s not the case and it’s clear by example that even the Woo formula had to evolve at some point.
  6. GameSpace
    Jan 28, 2021
    50
    It’s getting a middling score, but I implore you: do not play this game. Do not encourage this lack of creativity with your money. At some point, we need to get off of this treadmill of worthless unartistic experiences and demand more. THKM is the perfect example of a treadmill game, a deja vu-inducing experience that means nothing. It’s a pretty love letter to a niche film genre, and that’s all it is. Maybe it’s not meant for us, but in that case, don’t make us play it. It feels like nothing, gives nothing, and doesn’t advance the form in any meaningful way. It rehashes concepts that have been rehashed since 2013.
  7. Switch Player
    Jan 25, 2021
    50
    The Hong Kong Massacre is a challenging game that can often leave you feeling frustrated. Action movie fans may find enjoyment, but issues such as a lacking story let it down overall, and it’s hard to recommend at the current price.

User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Metacrot
    Aug 31, 2022
    10
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  2. Geepstar
    Dec 2, 2022
    9
    I absolutely cannot believe the initial low rating. This game is a piece of art. Low raters probably hated the fact they died too much. TheI absolutely cannot believe the initial low rating. This game is a piece of art. Low raters probably hated the fact they died too much. The tension, the music, the speed (and slow down ability) make me feel I am in the middle of the heat. I am not always fond of twin stick shooters, but this one one makes me manage to point and fire quite well. Love it!… Expand
  4. JackMcloed
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Pretty cool for a game I picked up for $2 on sale. Would be a 9 if you could throw weapons.
  5. swinogrodzki
    Mar 19, 2021
    8
    Amending my review due to some further testing. The game works fine in a docked mode. Probably my handheld issues are related to the fact thatAmending my review due to some further testing. The game works fine in a docked mode. Probably my handheld issues are related to the fact that I'm on HAC-001-(01) with a slower CPU, and the brilliant devs team are currently working on that, so I don't treat it as an issue anymore. Regarding the game. Some will say that the story is not there or that the game is monotonous. Listen, maybe. But you don't buy this game for the story, you buy it for the action. And it provides a lot. Re monotonous level design, perhaps, but I still love it. I don't expect it to take place in 100 different places. Especially as thanks to that the game is pretty consistent. I'm giving it 8/10, cause it meets my expectations 10/10 (as for its price) and I drop 2 points for the handheld performance. Original review (before I tried docked): Performance of this game is the actual massacre. Slow motion makes no point since it works in a permanent slow motion, barely getting more than 25 fps. I'd love it if it actually worked. So far 3/10 cause it's barely playable on Switch.… Expand
  6. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2023
    8
    Its another Hotline Miami rip-off, but its a good one, so I'll give it a 8/10.
  7. T406
    Aug 21, 2023
    6
    It’s a glorified mobile game, cheap mechanics. Not worth full price, get it on discount.
  8. Daisuk
    Sep 8, 2021
    2
    Performance in handheld mode is abject. It's completely unplayable currently, unfortunately.

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