#Shakedown hawaii review full#

In order to keep the money flowing he has to come out of retirement and take care of the competition. The player is a grumpy, “set in his ways,” retired CEO who is trying to redeem himself and his corporation after discovering that various new technologies like video streaming, video games, and ride-sharing apps are putting him out of business. The game is set in a beautifully pixelated (open world) Hawaii. You can tell Shakedown: Hawaii is highly influenced by that series, but it is by no means a copy. Usually I’d say some junk about this game copying off of GTA, but I wouldn’t go that far. I also found it interesting that you could play as three different characters during the main story. When I tell you Shakedown: Hawaii is very similar to GTA, I mean it: the top-down perspective, the gameplay, the way you shoot your weapons, even the noise the cars make when they squeal on the road.

#Shakedown hawaii review full#

Luckily, Shakedown: Hawaii didn’t disappoint.Ĭheck out the trailer below for a full detailed overview of the gameplay in Shakedown: Hawaiiīack when I was about 8 years old my cousin and I would sneak into her brother’s room and play Grand Theft Auto on his PS1 every chance we had. So, I was excited for the sequel in hopes of updated graphics and new, more exciting gameplay. I played the first one on my 3DS and had a good amount of fun with it. Shakedown: Hawaii is the sequel to the popular game Retro City Rampage. If you’ve ever wondered what Grand Theft Auto would have been like on the Super Nintendo or in the arcade, here’s your answer.