1 | For shout-outs in the first game, go [[ShoutOut/HotlineMiami here]]. |
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3 | * The Soldier levels borrow heavily in terms of tone and story from ''Film/ApocalypseNow,'' right down to [[spoiler: a commanding officer who goes insane and starts ranting about how HumansAreTheRealMonsters.]] |
4 | * [[VideoGame/NuclearThrone Fish, Eyes, Crystal, Melting and Y.V]] all show up as cardboard cutouts in the 2nd Scene, Homicide. The achievement for shooting all of them has the description "They won't reach the Nuclear Throne" which is a nod to Nuclear Throne's GameOver screen. [[spoiler:Their presence can be arguably seen as an unusual form of {{Foreshadowing}} to the game's ending.]] |
5 | * Speaking of which, one of the game's synth tracks is titled "[[Film/TheTerminator Technoir]]". The connection is much more blatant on the soundtrack, where this track begins with Sarah Connor's phone call from the club. |
6 | * In one level, you can see some ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' toys in Evan's son's room. |
7 | * The Son's CoolCar is almost identical to the one from ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit.'' |
8 | * One level is titled ''Film/FirstBlood''. |
9 | * Another level is titled ''Film/DeathWish''. |
10 | * Giving the fictionalized version of Jacket a pig mask evokes ''Film/MotelHell'' (and by extension ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}''). |
11 | * Martin's police station rampage in Scene 4: The Final Cut is quite reminiscent of the police station shootout where the T-800 goes after Sarah Connor from the original ''[[Film/TheTerminator Terminator]]''. |
12 | * [[spoiler: Martin's]] death is eerily similar to Brandon Lee's accidental death on the set of ''Film/TheCrow1994''. |
13 | * Manny having a psychotic break while holding a .44 magnum is weirdly reminiscent of Travis Bickle from ''Film/TaxiDriver''. As are a lot of things in the game, oddly enough. |
14 | * [[spoiler:Manny Pardo]] as the Miami Mutilator shares some similarities to Series/{{Dexter}} being the Bay Harbor Butcher. The main difference, however, being that [[spoiler:Pardo]] kills for attention while Dexter is a vigilante. |
15 | * The song "Ghost" is a remix of Akira Yamaoka's "Tears of..." which was featured in ''Franchise/SilentHill''. |
16 | * Among the arcade cabinets in the game [[https://twitter.com/RussiaBleeds/status/576755975782301696 is one for]] ''VideoGame/MotherRussiaBleeds''. Also counts as EarlyBirdCameo, as ''Mother Russia Bleeds'' would not be released until September 2016. |
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