Why don't you have this game yet? Seriously - buy it now. It's the pinnacle of cool and one of my picks of 2012. If you're a fan of fast twitch-reaction gaming, awesome 80's music and a good ol' bit of ultraviolence you'll be right at home.

Hotline Miami follows a nameless protagonist who has to murder his way through any given situation. Who are you? Who am I killing? What is my motive? The reasons why you do what you do are uncertain, yet as you move further into the seedy narrative all will become clear.

Some people may feel the gameplay isn't varied enough and others may be put off by the challenge, however once I had a grip of the basic mechanics I was assaulting levels with an almost poetic run of relentless precision.

I enjoyed every minute of this game and I have no doubt you will too. But warning - it is really, REALLY violent.