{{Short description|2007 video game}} {{About|the video game|the LCD defect|Defective pixel#Bright dot defect|hot pixels in telescopes|Hot pixel (telescopes)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox video game | title = Hot Pixel | image = Hot Pixel 275x472.jpg | caption = ''Hot Pixel'' European cover art | developer = zSlide | publisher = Atari (NA)<br>SCEE (EU)<br>Konami (JP) | engine = | released = {{vgrelease|EU|22 June 2007}}{{vgrelease|NA|2 October 2007}}{{vgrelease|JP|4 October 2007}} | genre = Puzzle | modes = Single Player | platforms = PlayStation Portable }}
'''''Hot Pixel''''' is a puzzle video game for the Sony PlayStation Portable developed by French<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zslide.com/contact.html|title=Contact|website=zSlide|date=13 November 2007|accessdate=17 February 2020|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230053402/http://www.zslide.com/contact.html |archive-date=30 December 2010}}</ref> studio zSlide, released on 22 June 2007 in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the North America by Atari.
==Gameplay== ''Hot Pixel'' is composed of minigames. It consists of 10 stages, each representing young suburban culture. Some of these games are based on Atari properties from the 1980s including coin-op and home-based video games. Some minigames are copies of classics such as ''Breakout'' and ''Space Invaders''.
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = 55/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/hot-pixel/critic-reviews/?platform=psp|title=Hot Pixel|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> | GameZone = 5.0/10<ref name="gamezone">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/hot_pixel_psp_review/|title=Hot Pixel - PSP - Review|website=GameZone|date=4 May 2012|accessdate=14 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106180021/https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/hot_pixel_psp_review/|url-status=live}}</ref> | IGN = 4.9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/04/hot-pixel-review|first=Jeff|last=Haynes|title=Hot Pixel Review|website=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|date=3 October 2007|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> | rev1 = ''The Next Level'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-nextlevel.com/review/psp/hot-pixel/|first=James|last=Cunningham|title=Hot Pixel|website=The Next Level|date=20 December 2007|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Worthplaying'' | rev2Score = 7.0/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2007/11/18/reviews/46837/|first=Tim|last=McCullough|title=PSP Review - 'Hot Pixel'|website=Worthplaying|date=18 November 2007|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> }}
The game received mixed reviews from critics. Jeff Gerstmann of ''GameSpot'' gave ''Hot Pixel'' 6.5 out of 10 criticizing misleading advertisement of 200+ minigames and its close resemblance to ''WarioWare'' series, but praising the fact that it's a rather good clone of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hot-pixel-review/1900-6180933/|first=Jeff|last=Gerstmann|authorlink=Jeff Gerstmann|title=Hot Pixel Review|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=12 October 2007|accessdate=14 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120353/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/hot-pixel-review/1900-6180933/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Pocket Gamer'' gave a game 6 out of 10 criticizing its variety and shortness but praised its presentation and its resemblance of various classical arcade games such as ''Arkanoid'', ''Battlezone'' and ''Asteroids''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PSP/Hot+Pixel/review.asp?c=3408|first=Joao|last=Diniz Sanches|title=Hot Pixel|website=Pocket Gamer|date=22 June 2007|accessdate=14 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173316/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PSP/Hot%20Pixel/review.asp?c=3408|url-status=live}}</ref> ''GameZone'', on the other hand, compared it to ''Work Time Fun'', but said that unlike that game this one have over 200 minigames and is fun (especially the one that resembles ''Breakout'').<ref name="gamezone" />
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==External links== * {{Official website}}
Category:2007 video games Category:Atari games Category:Minigame compilations Category:PlayStation Portable games Category:PlayStation Portable-only games Category:Puzzle video games Category:Python (programming language)-scripted video games Category:Single-player video games Category:Video games developed in France