Hot Pixel is a puzzle video game for the Sony PlayStation Portable developed by French[1] studio zSlide, released on 22 June 2007 in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the North America by Atari.
| Hot Pixel | |
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 Hot Pixel European cover art | |
| Developer(s) | zSlide |
| Publisher(s) | Atari (NA) SCEE (EU) Konami (JP) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
Gameplay edit
Hot Pixel is composed of minigames. It consists of 10 stages, each representing young suburban culture. Some of these games are based on Atari properties from the 1980s including coin-op and home-based video games. Some minigames are copies of classics such as Breakout and Space Invaders.
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 55/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameZone | 5.0/10[3] |
| IGN | 4.9/10[4] |
| Defunct Games | B−[5] |
| The Next Level |    [6] |
| Worthplaying | 7.0/10[7] |
The game received mixed reviews from critics. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot gave Hot Pixel 6.5 out of 10 criticizing misleading advertisement of 200+ minigames and its close resemblance to WarioWare series, but praising the fact that it's a rather good clone of the game.[8] Pocket Gamer gave a game 6 out of 10 criticizing its variety and shortness but praised its presentation and its resemblance of various classical arcade games such as Arkanoid, Battlezone and Asteroids.[9] GameZone, on the other hand, compared it to Work Time Fun, but said that unlike that game this one have over 200 minigames and is fun (especially the one that resembles Breakout).[3]
References edit
- ^ "Contact". zSlide. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Hot Pixel". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Hot Pixel - PSP - Review". GameZone. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Haynes, Jeff (3 October 2007). "Hot Pixel Review". IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Lachel, Cyril (13 November 2007). "Hot Pixel". Defunct Games. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Cunningham, James (20 December 2007). "Hot Pixel". The Next Level. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ McCullough, Tim (18 November 2007). "PSP Review - 'Hot Pixel'". Worthplaying. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (12 October 2007). "Hot Pixel Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Diniz Sanches, Joao (22 June 2007). "Hot Pixel". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
