- Shooter, Racing, Adventure, Indie
Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world missions, shakedowns, sabotage and property acquisition.
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Plot-driven, cool, unpretentious and ironic.
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- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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Digital ChumpsEric LaymanMay 20199/10Shakedown: Hawaii energizes its open-world satire with the transparent and ruthless cynicism of modern commerce. Its antihero's flagrant and invincible dishonesty would go beyond parody if it weren't kept in check by the player's underhanded complicity. I want the money numbers to go higher, too. And I'll destroy or ruin anyone in Shakedown: Hawaii's lush pixel paradise to see it through.
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PlayStation UniverseMay 20198.5/10Shakedown: Hawaii builds on its predecessor by improving its visuals and music massively. It does keep the unique humour, story and over the top action though, while the city building systems are a welcomed addition and I feel most players will enjoy what's on offer. You get quite a bit of game for your money and there is a lot to do in this uncanny little title.
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GameSpaceWilliam MurphyMay 20198.5/10Shakedown Hawaii one-ups Retro City Rampage in almost every way, and is most certainly a must-play on the Nintendo Switch. Heck, it's a must-play on every system, because Vblank made sure to put it on just about everything. If you like things that are fun, you're not going to have much bad to say about this one. It would have been nice to pick from a man or a woman main character, but that's about the largest complaint I can levy. Go get this game.
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Nintendo LifeLewis WhiteMay 20196/10VBlank Entertainment's second GTA parody isn't the close-to-perfect sequel we expected, but it's still a decent game. Despite all of its numerous shortcomings, there's still some fun to be had when you're not toiling through menus, but it's hard not be disappointed when you consider VBlank's previous work; hopefully, like Retro City Rampage, we'll see a better DX version in the future. As it stands, Shakedown: Hawaii is full of potential, but it's overshadowed by monotony.
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Pure NintendoKirk HinerNov 20196/10If you really like the open-world, GTA-style games and haven't grown tired of really old graphics technology, there is some fun to be had with Shakedown: Hawaii. Otherwise, you might want to look for a more robust game to squeeze some more life out of you Nintendo 3DS.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Vblank Entertainment
- Publisher
- Vblank Entertainment
- Released
- May 7, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 12 h rushed · 15 h main story · 23 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 12 ratings.
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