<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dennaton	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
regarding	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
further	O
broken	O
down	O
into	O
several	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
varies	O
slightly	O
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
occasionally	O
move	O
unpredictably	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
plan	O
a	O
perfect	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
this	O
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
restart	O
each	O
stage	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
die	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
quickly	O
fine-tune	O
their	O
approach	O
over	O
several	O
attempts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1989	O
Miami	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
man	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Jacket	O
"	O
by	O
fans	O
for	O
his	O
distinctive	O
letterman	O
jacket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
was	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
an	O
unreleased	O
game	O
called	O
Super	O
Carnage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
following	O
difficulties	O
programming	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
's	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
they	O
started	O
developing	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
after	O
being	O
shown	O
the	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
Super	O
Carnage	O
,	O
Dennis	O
Wedin	O
was	O
excited	O
to	O
start	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
about	O
his	O
initial	O
thoughts	O
on	O
being	O
shown	O
Söderström	O
's	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
Wedin	O
stated	O
"	O
I	O
loved	O
it	O
right	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
played	O
his	O
prototype	B-Application
for	O
quite	O
a	O
while	O
(	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
one	O
level	O
)	O
and	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
part	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
we	O
loved	O
to	O
play	O
ourselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
opened	O
a	O
phone	O
line	O
in	O
Miami	O
,	O
Florida	O
to	O
enable	O
people	O
to	O
call	O
and	O
leave	O
voice	O
messages	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
gamepad	B-Device
control	O
,	O
multiple	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
,	O
graphical	O
adjustments	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
bonus	O
map	O
called	O
'	O
Highball	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
at	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
project	O
manager	O
Graeme	O
Struthers	O
was	O
"	O
chuffed	O
to	O
bits	O
"	O
for	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
creators	O
Jonatan	O
Söderström	O
and	O
Dennis	O
Wedin	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
those	O
are	O
some	O
talented	O
boys.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Söderström	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
talking	O
to	O
Sony	O
about	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
devices	O
–	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
–	O
although	O
they	O
would	O
require	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
to	O
port	O
it	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
were	O
also	O
considering	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
touchscreen	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-February	O
2013	O
,	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
and	O
developer	O
Dennaton	O
Games	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
cross-buy	O
,	O
allowing	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
either	O
Vita	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
to	O
play	O
it	O
across	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
only	O
having	O
to	O
buy	O
it	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Abstraction	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
shifted	O
the	O
engine	O
from	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
to	O
PhyreEngine	B-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
adding	O
enhanced	O
controls	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
unlockable	O
mask	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
for	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
was	O
released	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
bundle	O
as	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
was	O
released	O
early	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
scheduled	O
maintenance	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
headed	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
with	O
cross-buy	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Overkill	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Payday	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
an	O
announcement	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
based	O
on	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Dennaton	O
Games	O
and	O
Overkill	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
included	O
an	O
expansion	O
named	O
"	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
"	O
inspired	O
by	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
itself	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
based	O
on	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
's	O
Jacket	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
owning	O
the	O
digital	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
released	O
the	O
localized	O
editions	O
of	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
and	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
bundled	O
together	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
:	O
Collected	O
Edition	O
on	O
25	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
and	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
,	O
called	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
7	O
April	O
2020	O
and	O
to	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
22	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
–	O
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
could	O
first	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
's	O
SoundCloud	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
folder	O
in	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
vorbis	I-Algorithm
format	O
(	O
albeit	O
often	O
in	O
edited	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
neon-soaked	O
depiction	O
of	O
1980s	O
underground	O
Miami	O
,	O
overflowing	O
with	O
raw	O
brutality	O
and	O
ultraviolent	O
close	O
combat	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
outgunned	O
and	O
must	O
use	O
wit	O
and	O
cunning	O
to	O
choreograph	O
a	O
way	O
through	O
impossible	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
87/100	O
based	O
on	O
19	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
85/100	O
based	O
on	O
27	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
85/100	O
based	O
on	O
51	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PopMatters	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
9/10	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
reviewer	O
Eric	O
Swain	O
wrote	O
"	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
is	O
still	O
an	O
introspective	O
surrealist	O
dive	O
into	O
the	O
mind	O
of	O
a	O
maniac	O
who	O
lives	O
within	O
the	O
neon	O
gloss	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
'	O
80s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
final	O
verdict	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
Charles	O
Onyett	O
stated	O
"	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
momentum	O
of	O
mystery	O
builds	O
right	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
finale	O
,	O
where	O
snarling	O
cynicism	O
is	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
justification	O
for	O
why	O
all	O
this	O
machinery	O
of	O
neon	O
fuzz	O
and	O
thumping	O
bass	O
,	O
bright	O
blood	O
and	O
fractured	O
identity	O
was	O
started	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Why	O
bother	O
with	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
also	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Vidya	O
Gaem	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
several	O
nominations	O
in	O
other	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
torrented	B-Protocol
to	O
such	O
a	O
staggering	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
given	O
the	O
file	O
size	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
I	O
mean	O
,	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
really	O
be	O
surprised	O
,	O
right	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
torrented	B-Protocol
to	O
extraordinary	O
levels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
prompted	O
with	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
upcoming	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
creators	O
revealed	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
quite	O
a	O
big	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Twitter	O
released	O
photographs	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
revealing	O
its	O
full	O
title	O
:	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrong	I-Application
Number	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
19	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
7	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
8-part	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
published	O
by	O
Behemoth	O
Comics	O
titled	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
:	O
Wildlife	O
,	O
was	O
physically	O
distributed	O
to	O
comic	O
book	O
stores	O
and	O
traditional	O
book	O
stores	O
by	O
Simon	O
&	O
Schuster	O
and	O
Diamond	O
Comic	O
Distributors	O
beginning	O
monthly	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
