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6 Games Considered

6 Options ConsideredPriceSteam RatingOperating Systems
Hotline Miami
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HELLDIVERS
Very Positive–
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Very PositiveWindows
Hatred
Mostly Positive–
Shadowgrounds
Very Positive–
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Hotline Miami

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Unique, neon-soaked art style and surrealist, gritty story

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Playing off of themes seen in movies like Scarface, Hotline Miami features a crazy violent story the exudes a very 80s feel.
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Great, tense soundtrack

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The soundtrack has a very 80s electro flare to it that helps flesh out the feel of the game and it's violent story.
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Excellent, ultraviolent close combat

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The overhead view allows the player to see much of the level in order to plan how to attack each situation, in violent and gory aplomb.
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Light on story and can be difficult

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There is really no reason given as to why the player is doing what they are doing and the game itself has a fluctuating difficulty level that can be frustrating.
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Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive
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HELLDIVERS

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Enemies go all out during extractions

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At the end of each stage the player/players must order an extraction vehicle. Once called the players must ward off an onslaught of enemies for 90 seconds. Only one player needs to get on the extraction vehicle, which means all out mayhem as each player can just start unleashing their most devastat...
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End level scoring is even

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When playing co-op, once a level is completed there will be a score rewarded to the players. Luckily this score is not based off of kills, which means players can focus more on objectives instead of going lone wolf for kills. the scoring allows for more teamwork to happen, which is great as that is...
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Intense co-op play

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The whole game can be played in local or online co-op with up to three other players. Each stage is procedurally generated and feature certain objectives that need completed. Of course the objectives need executed while hordes of enemies swarm you. This is what makes for the intense action as there...
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Requires more tactics over other twin stick shooters

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Ammo is limited in the game, meaning the player needs to make each shot count. On top of this, where an enemy is hit matters as well, so center mass is the best place to shoot them, of course this is not always easy. Due to the fact that ammo is limited and placement of shots matter it is up to the...
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Heavily influenced by the film Starship Troopers

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The main story of the game plays out a lot like the theme in Starship Troopers, where the world is united in exterminating an alien race on other planets. The humor found in the movie as well as the action are to be found in this game as well, which is all a bit over the top but all in fun, of whi...
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Things can get a bit repetative

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After a while of playing the game, it can all seem a bit "samey" in that really all you are doing is the same tasks over and over again. the repetitiveness of the game can get frustrating after a while leading to the game being ignored.
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Joining co-op can be a pain

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There is no way for everyone to just jump into a game, one player needs to host and then the others can be invited, but of course they already need to be on the players friend list, which may not always be the case which means more work to get everything together. A more seamless experience would...
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Game gets difficult

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There are 12 different classifications of difficulty in the game, as you progress the game gets a lot more difficult going all the way up to the twelfth difficulty. For some this may be too difficult and will end in frustration, so for those not looking for a challenge, this game may not be for the...
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

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You can see your teammates all the time

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Enforces aiming skills in order to avoid dealing damage to team members

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Highly customisable

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Stating with difficulty, challenges and up to UI.
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Has class system

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The Officer - master of assault shotgun and explosives. Special Weapons - master of minigun and autogun. The 'Heavy' guy. Medic - heals team, supports with stun weapons. Tech Marine - unlocks locked doors, hacks computers.
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Doesn't require high performance machine to run it

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Promotes human interaction and teamplay

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Discussing tactics with teammates in lobby prior to mission in order to get best results.
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It's free

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The game itself is a bit clunky

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Some mechanics feel a little clunky, such as the friendly fire mechanic.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Hatred

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Challenging twin-stick gameplay

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The game is a punishing twin stick shooter and it is difficult to survive, it will take a lot of practice but can be rewarding for those that like a challenge. While the controls do work best on keyboard and mouse the core gameplay lends itself to using two sticks to control the character such as w...
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No mistaking the games intentions

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Unlike many games that give a reason as to why the main character is killing "bad guys" over and over, Hatred is themed that the main character is a serial killer, killing to cleanse the world of humanity. While this is not far off from games like Destroy All Humans!, where you are tasked...
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Difficult controls

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Using a controller can be tough with the game as the accuracy is not great, so it is recommended to use a keyboard and mouse. Even then the movement of the main character feels as though they are moving on ice, sliding around a lot. This makes it very difficult to be accurate even though a mouse is...
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Poor A.I.

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The A.I. for the cops in the game is not great and often get stuck on objects or will not go up stairs. This leads to exploits as well as frustration due to the A.I. not doing what one would expect it to.
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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Shadowgrounds

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Familiar but satisfying theme

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Similar to many cult classic or blockbuster sci-fi monster movie themes as well as popular games, Shadowgrounds exudes a story and world very similar to Alien, or Doom, where in you must use large weapons to destroy many a monster. This can be quite satisfying in the simplest of ways.
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Often is not scary

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Even though the game is built around a theme of sci-fi horror, the game often comes off as not really that scary. This could be the perspective the game is played in along with the repetitiveness of gameplay.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Halo: Spartan Assault

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