

The character of John Wick (Keanu Reeves, subdued) can best be described as a beehive at midnight. Only Cage routinely strikes out while swinging for these fences, and Wick connects on a bases-clearing triple. John Wick is the type of movie Nicholas Cage thinks he’s making, every time.

The movie, itself, actually earns 3-and-a-half stars for being a proudly pulpy piece of genre filmmaking that bites off a little more than it can chew in its final minutes but still crams thrills and kills into a slick, dark, neo-noir-ish package. John Wick actually killed 15 additional men in the time it took me to write that opening paragraph. Co-directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski shared that number during a Q-and-A at Austin’s annual genre gathering, Fantastic Fest, and I’m in no position to argue with their gratuitous tally. Not that I counted each kill in John Wick. John Wick deserves 84 stars – one for every anonymous thug Keanu Reeves murders with a brain-splattering head shot. If you’re looking for a similar title, games like Shadowrun: Dragonfall feature the same game mechanics.John Wick is a badass, stylish piece of genre filmmaking, but it’s also a kick-ass 65-minute story banging around in a 96-minute package. For fans of action strategy or John Wick, this game lives up to expectations. The game requires Windows 10, an i3 processor at 3.80Ghz, and 8GB memory. Despite the great setting and storyline, some aspects such as the set pieces or some fight scenes can feel repetitive. The complexity of the moves and sequences is daunting at first you do eventually get used to it, though. The difficulty level increases as you progress, which makes the game challenging enough to hold your attention. As you advance, you collect weapons and suits, and adjust to the gun-fu style of play. John Wick Hex is spread out over several levels with a great variety of settings. This is enhanced by the accompanying soundtrack and minimal but effective graphics, suiting the action at every turn. You’ll be playing an original storyline that is involved enough to keep you entertained. There are some much-loved, familiar characters in the game, which will please loyal fans. Violence and murder are rampant throughout, as well as puzzles and challenges. You combine sequences of moves in a fast-paced yet satisfying frenzy. This makes playing John Wick Hex all about strategy and action. Each move you take or decision you make requires a certain amount of time. The game is more than just a straightforward turn-based action thriller. This game captures the elegance and the action of the namesake films, and turns it into an engaging real-time action game.
