Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Review | GameSpew

"Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a brutally difficult game. From the get go, the game is insanely challenging – even more so than the original. Make no mistake about it: you will die, die and then die again as you strive to make progress through the game’s 25-scene campaign. Gameplay is simple; clear the level of enemies as efficiently as possible before moving on the next, until the stage has been completed. Unfortunately, one hit is all that it takes to kill you – and the odds are insurmountably stacked against you. Just like the original title however, the gameplay here is so tight and succinctly created that when you die you (mostly) accept that it’s your fault and try again, adjusting your strategy or trying to stay more focused to overcome the challenge at hand. It helps that upon your death you are instantly placed at the beginning of the level so you can get right back into the action, creating a cathartic loop of murder and death until you are victorious." – GameSpew