Starts off with a bang then immediately devolves into snoozetown in the second level as you try to thwart what seems to be the biggest drug operation ever (destroy 16 more drug tables chief) and then never recovers. Core mechanics are fun even if they don't seem to gel best with mouse+kb, common comparison is Max Payne but this could never reach the same level of artistry what with complete lack of interesting story or motives or atmosphere or level design or... Worth a play still but probably one of the longest feeling short games out there.

Reviewed on Sep 14, 2023


2 Comments


7 months ago

I remember trying to beat this game several times but always getting bored at some point. Still wanna try again though because it's John Woo.

7 months ago

@molochthagod Definitely feels like a drag even though it's like 3-4 hours long so can't blame you. I think a sequel to Hard Boiled deserved an actual Max Payne-like game and not something this arcadey, but it is what it is.