Dive into the gritty world of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. Discover gameplay mechanics, new weapons, character abilities, and the challenging Hard Mode.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the second and final game in the Hotline Miami series and a direct follow-up to the first game, serving as a sequel, a sidequel and a prequel. This time the narrative is centered around a bigger cast of characters who each have their own point of view regarding the events of the series. Most of the gameplay mechanics are intact and players get to experiment with new weapons, new and more gory finishing moves and a complete story arc that concludes the series.
The game has an immensely popular Soundtrack from a much wider variety of Artists than the first game, with many of the original game's artists returning to provide several new tracks.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number currently costs $14.99. A collector's edition was also released for $60 at iam8bit.com, and includes the game, its soundtrack on three 180 gram vinyl records and digital format, and a "Phone Hom" telephone card with a code to unlock the game. Another collector's edition of the game featured an art book, unique box art and some cassette tapes.
Steam Store: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number link.
Gameplay
The gameplay, barring tweaked movement and tighter firearm mechanics, is mostly identical to that of the first game. Several of the original masks make a return in the form of full characters:
- A damaged Tony Mask is worn by Tony.
- The Aubrey Mask returns, being worn by The Pig Butcher.
- The Jake Mask is now worn by Jake.
- The Richter Mask is again worn by Richter.
Five new masks also mix up the gameplay:
- Corey has the ability to Roll Dodge
- Alex & Ash are two characters, one melee and one ranged, controlled in tandem
- Mark starts his missions dual wielding MP5s.
- Jake's Irvin Mask starts him with a 20 "round" nail gun.
- Jake's Dallas Mask starts him with nunchucks.
New tweaks and variations to normal gameplay have been added, including Manny Pardo's ability to execute with guns, and Evan's ability to take levels without killing and carry combos by unloading guns. Wrong Number features several new weapons, and largely (but not entirely) removes Hotline Miami's rarely-used throwing-exclusive weapons. Emphasis on firearms is greatly increased by characters like Pardo and the Soldier.
The difficulty has increased dramatically as well, and the game features a Hard Mode for players looking to boost the challenge further, which can only be unlocked when the player beats the game. On Hard, enemies are faster and more reactive, enemy-locking is removed, gun ammo is halved upon player pick up (rounded down if uneven), and the level is inverted, with increased enemies and windows, and fewer doors. Hard Mode also features a greatly increased amount of Thugs as well as Dodgers, a new enemy class in Wrong Number.
The Level Editor is now out of Beta, and currently available upon purchase of the normal and deluxe editions of the game for free.
Settings and Protagonists
Hotline Miami 2 takes place before, during and after the events of the original game. It focuses mostly on the latter, between October 25th and December 28th in the year 1991, around two and a half years after the events of the first game. Jacket is on trial after being unwittingly manipulated into killing off the leadership of the Russian Mafia by a neo-nationalist organization known as 50 Blessings. Jacket's exploits have achieved national infamy and have directly and indirectly impacted the lives of several individuals Wrong Number follows. The 1991 characters (except Manny Pardo) are all visited by Richard. The 1991 sequel setting consists of:
- Martin Brown is the lead actor in Rouven Blankenfeld's Jacket-inspired slasher film Midnight Animal. He has had a very calm film career up to this point but now secretly revels in the permission to "commit" violence.
- The Fans are a group of masked vigilantes dedicated to recreating the conditions of Hotline Miami for various reasons. The Fans consist of **[Tony](ht
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