

Shakedown: Hawaii is a most satirical take on the business practices as they are now. I mean… he does that too, but there are a variety of other methods he must also pursue. Usually, that means he’d go outside and soak himself in the blood of his enemies.


His job is to head out into the city and use whatever devious means are necessary to take control of the city and fund his corporation. of a company that’s on the verge of bankruptcy due to out-of-touch practices. You might be asking why that’s so important? It’s because this game is all about how businesses use underhanded tactics to increase revenue. The amount of care that went into different presentations is greatly appreciated. Sometimes, you’ll see fruit being thrust into view or we’re shown a visual of our vegging out in front of the TV. There are also quite a few cool action animations that add flair to a situation. The characters that show up in dialogue don’t move around much but you can glean their personalities from the subtle ticks of animation. The dialogue menus and mini-cutscenes are also fantastic. They’ll dance while listening to music, take photographs of the scenery, or chow down on a meal. The amount of care placed into the individual animations for the civilians is a joy. There is a vast amount of detail in the environments, cars, and the slew of characters that scramble across the screen. It sports a top-down view that’s very similar to Grand Theft Auto version of a River City Ransom title. Shakedown: Hawaii visually dances between the 16-bit and 32-bit era of gaming sprites.
