In fact, one piece of fan art was so good that Dennis Wedin, one of the co-creators of Hotline, got it tattooed on his chest. The neo-noir action puzzler with the gaudy neon veneer became a sleeper hit, inspiring cosplay, some serious game criticism, and tons of fan art. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”Ģ012 saw the release of several highly anticipated indie platformers like Dust: An Elysian Tail and Mark of the Ninja, but it was Hotline that ultimately garnered the most passionate cult following. Ultimately, it led President Ronald Reagan to spew in 1987, “Mr.
The cryptic storyline about a secret war between patriotic American vigilantes and the Russian Mafia was an homage to the cold war paranoia that permeated 1980s politics and media. it was unapologetically ultraviolent and featured brutal but surprisingly cerebral combat set to a kickass synthpop soundtrack. On October 23, 2012, Hotline Miami was released to critical acclaim.
