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Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world missions, shakedowns, sabotage and property acquisition.
Shakedown: Hawaii is a open world, top-down shooter and twin stick shooter game
developed and published by Vblank Entertainment and Inc..
Released on October 20th 2020 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 545 reviews of which 484 were positive and 61 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam with a 80% discount.
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- OS *: Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: 1GHz processor
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 150 MB available space
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(Ignore the low playtime, I love this game so much I have beaten it twice on the Epic Launcher, twice on the Switch and once on the 2DS, so I know what the balls I'm talking about.) Shakedown: Hawaii is a brilliant masterpiece that has the same gameplay from Retro City Rampage but refined so it doesn't suck anymore, and hilarious metadialogue, but instead of pop culture references left and right, the gags are all about unchecked capitalism, which could be somewhat of a hypocritical stance due to the Epic Exclusivity things but we'll get to that. You play as the most ethical CEO of all time, in that he actually gets his hands dirty and doesn't sit behind a desk all day drinking the most expensive champagne in the boardroom. Instead, in his ambition to revive his company and take over the island, he sets out to nefarious tactics of intimidation and coercion. The latter is actually a business deal. Signed. With an RPG aimed at the other executive. See what I mean about this game being awesome? No? How about the story lampooning dumb shit that corpos do, like taking advantage of gaming trends, lootboxes in videogames (which was still a problem when this game came out), saving money while marketing that you are "eco-friendly" now, I will say if you're trying to get OFF the anti-capitalist bandwagon, stop reading this now it's not good for you. Shakedown has genuinely made me more cycnical about capitalism. The mechanic of shaking down business allowing them to be bought outright is a fun enough gameplay loop, but in all honesty, the gameplay is the weakest part of the game. Not to say it's bad, in fact, it's very fun. But you're really coming into Shakedown for the funny writing and anticapitalist metahumour. There is a bit of an issue for some, I'm willing to guess, that this game is hypocritical because it took Epic Games' money and became a store exclusive. And while I have what I like to call a Need-to-Greed rating to judge whether a studio needed the money from being an exclusive, with 1 being the studio absolutely needed the financial windfall, and 10 being why are Ubisoft, and Shakedown scores a 3 on the Need-to-Greed meter, if only because of the message and dialogue in the game that could be seen as tone deaf. But hey, who cares? I freaking don't, and I really, REALLY recommend Shakedown: Hawaii to anyone who enjoys top down GTA1 and GTA2 clones. Imagine top down GTA meets the property ownership of the Saints Row Reboot, but simpler, and that's what you get. On a personal note, Shakedown was my Game of the Year for 2020. And again, this Steam version is actually my FOURTH copy of the game, with both Nintendo Consoles (2DS and Switch) and of course the Epic Fail Games Store already played to death. Was buying another copy just for me to write this overly long gushing review, or was it an excuse to play the bloody thing again? Yes. 10/10
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Excellent game for short or longer sessions if you so like. Advances quite a lot the mechanics and game play compared to Retro City Rampage. After 7 hours it's been a blast all around. Plenty of stuff done and so much to do. Note here this game is what could be described as a 'chore' game so if you are hyper allergic to having a huge list of stuff constantly on your ToDo lists then reconsider. People who played original GTA1 and 2 games feel right at home here as difficulty is not even close to how these old classics played. Some negatives lift up the characters and lacking in story department compared to Retro City Rampage. I don't agree at all and wonder just how rosy glasses they must have had when playing RCR. I recently completed RCR and even though i must admit it's linear story and simplified world had it's funny moments this one blows it out of the water. Constant funny 'forced' humor is the name of the game here. This also being a negative to some, to me it is genuinely funny once you get even a bit into the endless torrent of new weird situations and characters. It sticks as it is systematic. Weird at first perhaps, cheap even but the flow it is consistent. I am laughing here for real to these weird mission cut-scenes with the protagonist wearing pink and doing yoga mini games or cursing at ads on websites or Adobe style forced subscriptions. At this stage it seems like an endless barrage of new stuff coming at you. Just 'who designs mad stuff like this?' is a question that comes to mind. Someone sure has a really weird sense of humor out there. Got this for a very deep discount. Any price basically is worth it but pick your price point and dive in if you can stomach this kind of chaotic game play. And dont forget the original Retro City. It is still a good game and even was recently updated.
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Fun game, lots of things to do, good music, funny dialogue, it's in ways like Retro Rampage but a bit different as here you work your way to be the best in town, business wise.
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I recommend this game with one BIG and PULSING "IF". You will probably enjoy it IF you played Retro City Rampage and liked it. When compared to RCR, this game is rather boring. Gone are the references to other games and their mechanics, and in place we have... late stage capitalism. Instead of the player using Sonic shoes to press a trafic light button, we have a guy going to the store and learning about shrinkflation and targeted ads. The story is about a guy stuck in the 80s, who discovers that all his business are losing revenue to other businesses, so he has to rebuild his empire by learning about capitalism strategies like MLMs, targeted ads, sponsored content, store credit cards, accumulating points that expire too quickily, ingredient replacements and pro-enviromental choices that so happen to reduce his costs. The story is supposed to be comical, but its all stuff that actually happens today, right now. There are two other characters that you control, but it feels they are there just to parody GTA 5. The ending is kinda meh, as you "defeat" other main villains over the game, and the final boss if a guy that shows up from nowhere. Then you get a prize and the game ends. The gameplay is mostly the same as RCR, but missing a few features like powerups. For some reason, stomping and the spread shot from Contra are still there. There are several weapons, but most of the time you will only use two or three of them, because they are either too weak or too dangerous to use due self-damage. Either way, eventually enemies start to get bulletproof and you have to melee them or use explosive weapons. You can say the "main" gameplay is the business management, but there isn't much to it. You get money daily, then you use that money to buy more businesses or to add multipliers to existing ones like MLM, credit cards, gift cards, stealth ads and more, so you get more money to buy more businesses. As long you buy stuff everytime you get paid, you will finish the game with all businesses. And no idea how "daily" works in this game. Sometimes it only paid after missions, sometimes it didn't, sometimes it paid after a few minutes of running around, sometimes it didn't pay after several minutes of standing still. All minigames from RCR are gone. The only thing left is glutes workout session, where you press a button at the right time and don't get anything if you pass. Graphicaly, the game looks very nice. There isn't much to add to it. To sum it up, the game is good, but rather boring when compared to RCR. By removing the gaming parody, it becomes a basic GTA demake. Looks good, plays ok, still prefer RCR. Buy RCR.
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I don't regret the three bucks I spent on sale. Finished it in about 12 hours, no replay value, but it was fun while it lasted. Solid GTA 2 style gameplay. If you liked that, you'll like this, not much more to add there. The humor isn't going to hit for some people but 'out-of-touch-boomer deals with modern world' works for me. The arc with the wanna-be-rapper/failson has been done better elsewhere, but it was minor enough it didn't break anything. The property buying mechanics are mostly a progress bar. You need to engage enough to buy the plot relevant properties, but it doesn't really do anything beyond that. I never needed to visit a gun store with the ambient pickups available and I think that's the only business that does something. I'm not mad about it, it was fun to watch the map turn bought, and I did 100% the property buying, but I felt disappointed there was no in-game acknowledgement beyond the achievement popping. But that was really my only disappointment with it, other than that it landed pretty much exactly on expectations as advertised.
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Shakedown: Hawaii is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
Shakedown: Hawaii is currently available at a 80% discount. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.
Shakedown: Hawaii received 484 positive votes out of a total of 545 achieving a rating of 8.30.
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Shakedown: Hawaii was developed and published by Vblank Entertainment and Inc..
Shakedown: Hawaii is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Shakedown: Hawaii is not playable on MacOS.
Shakedown: Hawaii is not playable on Linux.
Shakedown: Hawaii is a single-player game.
Shakedown: Hawaii does not currently offer any DLC.
Shakedown: Hawaii does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Shakedown: Hawaii supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Shakedown: Hawaii is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
3
Developer
Vblank Entertainment, Inc.
Publisher
Vblank Entertainment, Inc.
Release
20 Oct 2020
Platforms
Remote Play