Crackdown vets’ Hollowpoint plays off 2D and 3D combat in a megacorp shadow war

Indie developer Ruffian Games and publisher Paradox Interactive have teamed up to create Hollowpoint for the PlayStation 4 and the PC. The companies previously announced the co-op or single-player shooting game, but I got the first hands-on preview at a Sony event this week.

In the dystopian future game, megacorporations rule the world in the wake of a massive war. While open warfare is discouraged, a shadow conflict of operatives takes place behind the scenes. You run an organization of highly skilled mercenaries of the 21st century. You have to perform contracts such as hits or espionage. But it’s a minute-to-minute action shooter. You fight to earn more experience and credits. If you did well on the mission before, you get benefits in the next mission.