Developer & Publisher: Vblank Entertainment
Release: May 7, 2019 (EU PSN finally made it available on May 13!) | 3DS: September 19 (NA) & September 26 (PAL)
Platform: Nintendo Switch | Nintendo 3DS | PlayStation 4 | PlayStation Vita | Win PC (EGS) | Wii U (NA) | Wii (PAL)
Price (Switch/PS4/PC): US$19.99 | CA$24.99 | €19.99 | £17.99 | AU$30.00 | NZ$33.00
Price (3DS): US$14.99 | CA$19.99 | €14.99 | £12.99 | AU$??.00 | NZ$??.00
Official Site:
https://www.vblank.com/ShakedownHawaii/
Dev's YouTube with lots of OST samples and more gameplay trailers:
Here
Genre: Top-Down Shady Business Simulator featuring Pixel Art Violence from Open World Video Games
How many bits?: 16bits, you know what it is.
PS4/PSV Crossbuy: Yes
PlayStation TV Support: Yes
Digital or Retail?: Primarily Digital-only but a limited physical release is available for some platforms
Physical Release: Yes
Store Pages: Switch (
EU |
US |
AU |
NZ) | 3DS (
EU |
US) | PS4/Vita (
EU |
US) | PC (
EGS)
Nintendo Switch eShop Download Size: 145.75 MB
Nintendo Switch Home Menu Icon:
Shakedown Hawaii combines top-down open-world action (including a newly destructible world) with management elements of simulating a sketchy business in the titular tropical paradise.
Everything but buildings can be destroyed (stuff respawns along with you if you bite it)
Over 200 buildings can be entered
Outfits are fully customizable
Custom ability upgrades are a thing
Lots of vehicles
There is a
Story Mode, a
Free-Roam Mode, and an
Arcade Mode.
The story follows three different characters.
Acquired businesses can be used to generate cash, access more weapons, or gain landlord perks such a free haircuts. Feeling extra greedy? Upgrade your businesses by adding multipliers such as "convenience" fees, unnecessary best before dates, store credit cards, or lobbyists!
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First update:
- More Shakedown Scenarios
- Car Repossession
- Weapon Pawning
- Shop Icons added to the map
- Expands some building interiors
- Character upgrades can now be unequipped
- Faster property and multipliers purchasing
- Salary can now be increased quicker
- Police chases improved
- Horns/sirens added to vehicles
- Misc. bug fixes
Details:
https://www.vblank.com/20190516_sh_update.php
SHAKEDOWNS
The game is designed to be a smooth ride. By the time you complete the main story missions, you'll have the resources to easily acquire the entire island. However, if you attempt to take over the island too early, it will be more of an uphill battle.
You can earn extra cash and territory by completing shakedowns, but the big payouts occur on main story missions. This wasn't conveyed clearly enough initially, and some players focused entirely on the shakedowns, ignoring the main missions, and thus, struggled to earn the capital they needed for island domination. This update adds more dialogue and guidance to better steer players towards the end goal.
More variety has also been added to the shakedowns with additional protection scenarios.
MULTIPLIERS & PROPERTY ACQUISITION
By popular request! It appears that many of you want to max out the entire island, so your wish is my command.
Note: The game is designed such that multipliers don't need to be added to every business. With a few strategic placements, you can achieve 100% without any tedium. However, those of you who want to load everything up can now do so in a streamlined way.
Purchase confirmations can now be turned off, enabling one-click property and multiplier purchasing. A new "Buy All Multipliers" button has been added, and your salary can also be increased much quicker.
CAR REPOSSESSION
Garages have been added to Subprime Auto locations. Subprime-leased vehicles can now be jacked from the roads and returned to Subprime Auto locations under your ownership. Each repossessed vehicle delivered will increase your daily revenue.
SELLING WEAPONS
Weapons can now be sold to pawn shops to earn extra cash and free up your inventory.
EQUIP/UNEQUIP CHARACTER UPGRADES
Character upgrades (double jump, speed boost, etc.) can now be unequipped at any time by visiting the veterinary clinic.
SHOP LOCATION ICONS
By popular demand, shop location icons have been added to the map! They can be turned on/off via the Map Icons menu, and For Sale and Shakedown locations can also now be turned off to declutter things.
POLICE CHASES
It's now easier to keep your threat level and duke it out to the maximum heat. It's also now easier to obtain the "Get Inconspicuous" trophy.
HORNS & SIRENS
Car horns and sirens have been added to vehicles. Select them via the weapon menu (they're the first slot) and activate them with the shoot button.
BUG FIXES
If you've reported a bug, it's probably fixed :) All of your emails, tweets and messages have been received and most reported bugs are covered by this update. If you encounter any more, please keep the messages coming!
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Now have some pictures!
And now, opinions!
Some Shakedown: Hawaii gameplay. Quick first impressions: this game is fun. Controls are great, looks good, and runs well. I hope it doesn't fall under the radar for folks this month, because it has a great "pick up and play" feel to it. I'm going to lose sleep tonight because I need to keep playing.
The first review of Shakedown Hawaii makes the game sound pretty promising!
https://www.destructoid.com/review-shakedown-hawaii-552312.phtml
There are some more Reviews if the OP wants to add them:
Push Square: 7/10
Playstation Universe: 8.5/10
Nintendo World Report: 6.5/10
The Nintendo World Report review sadly reads like my fears based on the gameplay I have seen. :(
Worth nothing the same reviewer (NWR) gave Retro City Rampage a 10/10 and a lot of his complaints about this game are due to it not being like that one. In both gameplay and overall tone, Shakedown Hawaii is a massive improvement. I'm actually baffled anyone would find RCR to be a 10 out of 10, but hey, opinions.
Two other YT outlets (both Switch-focused channels) gave Shakedown Hawaii an 8.5 and 8.75.
