• Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Oct 2, 2007
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critics What's this?

  • Summary: (Also known as "HOT PXL") Hot Pixel follows Djon, a skateboarder, through a loosely structured central storyline which is packed with challenges--in the form of some 200 minigames, which require players to draw on their reflexes and 2D gaming prowess. The various obstacles Djon must successfully negotiate include performing tricks on a BMX bike, stagediving at a punk-rock show, playing an in-game video game, and just trying to cross a busy digital street. HOT PXL's minigame library can be updated with downloads via the PSP's wireless Internet functionality. Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 35
  2. Negative: 9 out of 35
  1. Multiplayer mode is a welcome addition, and despite how unfriendly the PSP can be sometimes, it's a great quickie on a bus ride. Hot Pixel is not something you'll play forever and ever, but it's a nifty fad.
  2. 73
    It relies too much on contrived style to mask its simplicity. [Issue#155, p.85]
  3. 49
    It's been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but this is practically a slap in the face of a title that works really well.

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  2. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. TobyO.
    6
    Lots of critical hate for this game; a little harsh, in my opinion. Yes, it's a Wario Ware ripoff, but how many Wii games are, too? It's also a little cheesy and repetitive, but I was still moved to play through it, and download the 70 free games online. PSP needed a game like this, and I think Hot PXL did a decent job. Expand
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