![]() And I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a great time mindlessly bouncing around and causing as much destruction as I could. The game treats all targets as worthy of getting hit, the more damage done, the more points earned. That attitude extends past the gameplay and into the writing. You play as characters who punch everyone and increase your points, regardless of who is getting hit. Which sort of describes the game in a nutshell. Shakedown: Hawaii does quite a bit of both. Because without the specificity of a certain perspective or experience, that sort of generalization can feel like punching down taking refuge in the confidence and safety you feel from your standing in the culture. It’s why a man making generalizations about women often resorts to self-deprecation. It’s what makes the government such a good target for jokes. When you punch up you are targeting people, ideas, and systems higher up in the power structure. In comedy, there’s the concept of punching up and punching down. The police are all brutal idiot pigs, and criminals are a bunch of gross scumbags. There’s venom saved for game show hosts, game show contestants, and the people who watch game shows. ![]() It also has it out for lazy young people who just want handouts from their parents which they blow on sneakers they don’t need. The game has it out for corporations and the empty suits who run them. And Shakedown: Hawaii has it out for everyone. One of the ones where you were still in the big city, but you had to shoot poop and the enemy buildings. ![]() Not the later ones that went completely off the rails with aliens and presidential elections. On one level it kind of feels like a Saints Row game. ![]() Shakedown: Hawaii doesn’t take itself seriously. It combined an addictive mobile-like game with aesthetic customization options, RPG leveling up, and amazing conversation pieces. I found myself getting lost in the cabaret minigame in Yakuza 0 for hours. But while the combat side of things is stupid and engagement, the management side is less gripping. ![]()
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