Shakedown: Hawaii is out now and all about the Benjamins

Shakedown: Hawaii

Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world missions, shakedowns, sabotage and property acquisition.

Shakedown: Hawaii may be a bloodless 2D parody of Grand Theft Auto with nary a swear or drug reference in sight, but it’s still a deeply cynical game from the hour or so I’ve played so far. Out today, it’s the sequel to Retro City Rampage, developer Vblank Entertainment’s earlier joke-a-minute GTA parody. This time they’ve traded in the pseudo-NES sprites for SNES era colour and definition, although the game’s story of an ’80s corporate head trying to stay relevant in the day of gamer-branded soft drinks and VR arcades is as contemporary as it gets. See the launch trailer below.

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