Hot Pixel

PlayStation exclusive

Atari goes old-school for this hip collection of mini-games that blend street culture and the digital lifestyle into a fast-paced, eccentric experience. Hot Pxl's roster of 200 devious mini-games is tied together through a storyline surrounding Djon, a skateboarder who takes a mind-blowing journey into a vibrant pixelated world. Atari's dipped into its rich gaming vault to create the games, forging a 2D world that challenges you to think fast and act faster. You'll blast through old-school-style video games, bust out sweet tricks on your board or BMX bike, stage dive at concerts, and much more. You can even go online and download new content to keep things fresh.

Released: 22 June 2008
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Genres: Arcade Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: Atari
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: France
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

Hot Pixel is a puzzle video game for the Sony PlayStation Portable developed by French studio zSlide, released on 22 June 2007 in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the North America by Atari.

Keywords

minigame collection

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

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

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. 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. 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).