In-depth Review: Hoodwink - Electronic Theatre

Many developers over the past decade have enthused about their Film Noir influences as a token representative of their intellectual gameplay design, but few have actually understood what it means to label their videogame as part of the genre. Hoodwink however, manages to fit the bill by way of exposition. Our lead character, Electronic Theatre ImageMichael Bezzle, is portrayed as a modern Humphrey Bogart not in the manner of L.A. Noire’s obvious draw, but in the conventions of the genre. His ability to think aloud is the greatest story device the genre has ever offered, and yet one which is frequently ignored by the interactive medium. 62/100