After the hair-raising action in the Hotline Miami series, I always want to return there. A slight taste of blood on the bitten lips, trembling in the hands from adrenaline rushes and finally an absolute loss of contact with reality. You, like a machine, count your rhythm in your head, hone your skills and get a thrill from the endless retrowave combined with brutal scenes. Ape Out, in part, was able to return that feeling of drive to me, only in a slightly different style.

We will play as an unnamed gorilla who is kept in a cage in a highly guarded secret facility. It is not completely known whether we were experimented with, but we understand one thing for sure - our hero is tired of sitting in a cage. At one point we decide to escape and now we have no way back. It's time to show humanity that their time has passed and punish them for all the cruelties that they allowed themselves against our fellow humans.

The gameplay here is extremely simple - we will play as an orange gorilla and our task is to find a way out of the level. On the way we will meet various opponents whom we can kill. Our hero knows how to grab into his paws some objects and even enemies, who will be our human shield and our weapon. Our gorilla's body can withstand only three shots, after which we will be sent to the beginning of the level. The gameplay will be accompanied by selected jazz compositions, which force you to mechanically beat out the rhythm with your feet under the table. The faster we go through the level, the more the sound will accelerate, turning the whole process into an enchanting show. In fact, we ourselves choose the pace of the game and the manner of passing. The graphic component here is minimalistic, but quite stylish and will constantly change depending on the conditions. Gray walls of a scientific center, a wooden deck of a cargo ship or a jungle on fire - every time the game will surprise us with new conditions and possibilities. At first it seems that the main character’s lack of firearms is a serious disadvantage, but soon you will understand that there is a special pleasure in this. If you're missing the brutal action of Hotline Miami, this is the place for you. A great time killer for one evening.

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Reviewed on Mar 10, 2024


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