Last fall, publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment and developer Bithell Games published John Wick Hex on PC. It was the long-overdue debut of Mr. Wick in a video game, and he’s now crossed over to consoles with a PS4 release. Other consoles don’t have the game yet, but their turn is probably coming.
Bithell refers to John Wick Hex as an action-oriented timeline strategy game. Wick has a limited amount of time and finite ammo to pull off his latest job, and every decision you make as the assassin has consequences that change the strategy. The game uses an original storyline with Ian McShane and Lance Reddick reprising their roles from the movies, and the prolific Troy Baker is also on the staff roll, voicing Hex, the mysterious villain at the center of the game’s plot.
Visually, John Wick Hex looks amazing, utilizing a cel-shaded rendering style accented with bright neon. Dramatic fixed angles show you the situation in each room and give you complete information to make strategical...
