Hot HOTPXL screenshot builds anticipation
by Vladimir Cole 
{ May 3rd 2006 at 4:56AM }
Could this be the beginning of an Atari
comeback? The screenshot above comes from upcoming Atari PSP game seductively titled HOTPXL. Think of it as a
dirtier, grittier version of Warioware for the metropspexual set. It'll supposedly have hundreds of tiny
(5-second) games and longer-form boss games infused with "digital street culture." Looks fun, sounds creative.
Here's to hoping Atari delivers.
Due this fall.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Conrad Quilty-Harper @ May 3rd 2006 5:04AM
"metropspexual": what an awesome word.
mercatfat @ May 3rd 2006 5:13AM
Man, nothing is radder than forced cool.
Jouten Za @ May 3rd 2006 5:22AM
Make sure you have your AC or DC adapter handy for the load times on that one!
Pal @ May 3rd 2006 5:36AM
Take the sexy woman away and it's a "Take Me From Point A to Point B" game. I hope the other mini-games are a bit more interesting/unique/bizarre like Warioware.
Babylonian @ May 3rd 2006 6:04AM
From looking at the screenshots on the website (which seemingly no one else did), it looks pretty cool.
jay @ May 3rd 2006 6:08AM
Sounds creative? as creative as a copied idea can be?
mrnarse @ May 3rd 2006 6:49AM
That dragon with the dot reminds me of this old electronic handheld game, Zap!
http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Coleco/Zap.htm
Twice @ May 3rd 2006 6:55AM
As there is no touch screen on the PSP, it looks like you gotta control a virtual hand - maybe with the analogue stick?
That sounds like.....erm...fun
Sloopydrew @ May 3rd 2006 7:19AM
K, I thought I was up on things with the whole "metrosexual" deal, but now I feel as obsolete as a Pentium 1. What is metropspexual?
Sloopydrew @ May 3rd 2006 7:28AM
Just figured it out. "PSP." Clever.
Sagan @ May 3rd 2006 8:06AM
If it was Wario Ware with sexy girls I would buy it. But that looks like Wario Ware with forced gangsta-coolness. And I won't buy that.
Jackal @ May 3rd 2006 9:12AM
Warioware with a goal I like the sound of that! Warioware was crappy at best with no goal or purpose. This game promises old school gaming like Zaxxon and Breakout.
it hurts when i wii @ May 3rd 2006 9:14AM
Oh I get it. Some people are too cool for cool now.
You know, it is possible for a game to be legitimately cool in a way that's not cool for you, personally.
Kamalot @ May 3rd 2006 9:27AM
*sigh*
I weep for the marginalization and forced coolness of gaming.
Gaming is cool for what it is, gaming. Gaming isn't cool because it is infused with street culture.
Keep gaming real.
WizarDru @ May 3rd 2006 9:58AM
Look, you're not tracing a line, you're tracing a tattoo on a nearly naked girls back! That's EXTREME! It's Edgy! Right? Right?
This reminds me of the Simpsons episode:
"Lady: We at the network want a dog with attitude. He's edgy, he's "in your face." You've heard the expression "let's get busy"? Well, this is a dog who gets "biz-zay!" Consistently and thoroughly.
Krusty: So he's proactive, huh?
Lady: Oh, God, yes. We're talking about a totally outrageous paradigm.
Meyer: Excuse me, but "proactive" and "paradigm"? Aren't these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important? [backpedaling] Not that I'm accusing you of anything like that. [pause] I'm fired, aren't I?
Myers: Oh, yes."
Gonzo @ May 3rd 2006 10:36AM
If they can figure out a way so you wouldn't have to wait for every little minigame to load, this would be just the shot in the arm the psp needs. It's a great system and is fun for long trips but I still use my gbM for my commute. Sometimes you can only get a few moments to play and this looks like it could be a feast for the moments.
jay @ May 3rd 2006 10:46AM
read the site
"This title has not yet been concept approved by Sony Computer Entertainment America."
in other words "Sony are judging whether or not they can afford to rip something else off again".
Saint Vegas @ May 3rd 2006 11:10AM
Seems like it could be cool. Anything to put on my PSP that isnt on my PS2 is a godsend.
Fan @ May 3rd 2006 11:58AM
"Sony are judging whether or not they can afford to rip something else off again"
Well shit, and here I thought it was Atari that was developing the game..................................................................................................................................
darryl @ May 3rd 2006 12:41PM
...another article over-run by nasty Nintendo f*$ks, nuffin' better to do eh guys?
Brandon @ May 3rd 2006 1:21PM
Why doesnt that woman have tits? or a decent ass? good job having a 12 year old boy in a thong.
Gary @ May 3rd 2006 1:26PM
I know of no shirtless women with dragon tatoos. I know of no women who'll let/want/need someone to rub their tatoo. I know of no women whos skin looks orange in comparison to my hand. My middle digit does not glow.
This would be a most unfamiliar fantasy game to me.
graf1k @ May 3rd 2006 1:29PM
From what I saw on the website it looks like it should have been on DS. Oh well, no big loss from the looks of it. Although someone should really do something with turntables for DS. bto where you could load an mp3 onto it and then use the touchpad to add your own scratching and transforms, ect.
Zim @ May 3rd 2006 2:13PM
''Warioware was crappy at best with no goal or purpose.''
... The goal was to have fun.... you know FUN! what games are meant to be about.
This game looks so lame, its like they decided wario ware touched was a good idea but since they can't actually touch and so gameplay is greatly reduced just throw in random urban culture!
Who would buy this?
mercatfat @ May 3rd 2006 4:32PM
"Why doesnt that woman have tits? or a decent ass? good job having a 12 year old boy in a thong."
She's asian, you fool. Don't you know anything about women in video games that have dragon tattoos on their back?
doodie @ May 3rd 2006 4:55PM
copy copy copy no maybe not really with the psps ultimate control scheme maybe it will be called a new game(frusteration)OH THESE GRAPHXS ARE UBER KOOL. (The goal was to have fun.... you know FUN! what games are meant to be about.) #23 that is the truth its about games for nintendo not games from other companies. I mean fuck if i could have a massive game with n64 graphics and with a cooler idea then the same old then i would appraise whoever made it. The more shit i see like this makes me hate sony even more and more. No creative ability whatsoever just take and make.
Brandon @ May 3rd 2006 11:22PM
I've seen asain women with breasts and asses, some hot women in that group, the 12 yr old boy stereotype of asian's doesnt fly with me.
ben @ May 4th 2006 3:17PM
Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you. I.. I am metropspexual.
emmiranda @ May 4th 2006 10:37PM
Don't get too excited. Over GameTrailers they have a gameplay video, so i watched it because Wario Ware is one of my favorite GBA games, but when i finished viewing it, it didn't look as fun as Wario Ware, in fact, i dind't like it at all, it looks horrible, the music is really bad, the minigames looks boring!
Wario Ware is all about crazyness and no sense with fun, but this game doesn't ever looks similar