Hotline Miami

Most of the game consists of various missions that always start in the killer's own apartment.

He receives a new task through his phone and then hops in his DeLorean to drive to the location and do the job.

After each mission there is a short story sequence where he stops by a shop.

Missions are always set in buildings with one or more storeys.

Jacket has to enter and kill everyone inside.

This can either be done in a silent way, taking out opponents one by one, or as a hectic sequence where everyone is attacked at once.

When alarmed, usually all opponents on a single level will be drawn to Jacket.

There are various ways to approach opponents.

Enemies can be taken out with melee weapons or guns.

They can also be knocked out by punching them or slamming a door in their face, but they will get up.

When they are only stunned, Jacket can perform a brutal finisher or pick them up to use them as a human shield.

Enemies include regular guards but also dogs.

Usually there is no starting weapon and they have to be taken from the environment or from opponents.

Some of these are specific to the location, such as a boiling pot in a kitchen environment.

Other melee weapons are baseball bats, knives, crowbars and more.

Guns usually have a limited amount of ammo.

When taking out enemies silently, the field of vision and sound need to be taken into account.

In certain missions, Jacket can hang on ledges to move on the outside to another part of the building.

He also has to take into account glass and transparent surfaces as enemies can see and shoot through them.

All weapons can also be flung at opponents, usually just stunning them, but only one weapon can be carried at all times.

After each mission a rating is handed out based on various parameters.

Gathered points unlock