Hot Pixel
| Hot Pixel | |
|---|---|
 Hot Pixel European cover art | |
| Developer(s) | zSlide |
| Publisher(s) | Atari (NA) SCEE (EU) Konami (JP) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
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.
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.
