Firearms cannot be reloaded (with the exception of Beard's weapons), so if a gun runs out of ammunition, its only remaining attack is to be thrown to knock down enemies. Usually, firearms will kill in a single shot only occasionally will the player or an enemy survive more than one shot. The firearms of the Hotline Miami series are very powerful. Taser (both games, only usable in Hotline Miami 2).Glass Bottle (both games, used as a throwing weapon in Hotline Miami).Butterfly Knife ( Hotline Miami 2 Weapon).Toothbrush Shank ( Hotline Miami 2 Weapon).
Hammer (both games, used as a throwing weapon in Hotline Miami).Chainlink (both games, only usable in Hotline Miami 2).Cleaver (both games, seen in Level Editor).Drill (both games, seen in Level Editor).Broken Pool Cue ( Hotline Miami weapon).Knife (both games, seen in Level Editor).The knife is unique in that it is the only weapon that can function as a lethal melee and thrown weapon. Because of this, the best melee weapons are those that strike fast with a decent range. Jake unlocks masks which grant new weapons:Īll melee weapons, with the exception of the drill, trophy and briefcase, are one hit melee kills. The Son unlocks perks which grant new weapons: The Fans do not unlock weapons, rather, they unlock new characters with unique weapons. The Soldier starts out with a machine gun and a shotgun, but can unlock these weapons: In Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Weapon Unlocks only available to four sets of characters: The Soldier, The Fans, The Son and Jake. Weapons are unlocked in the following order: A new weapon is unlocked every 50,000 points until a total of 800,000 points is reached, upon which the final unlockable weapon is unlocked. The score obtained from the chapter goes towards unlocking the next weapon.
Weapons can be unlocked by completing chapters. For some weapons to spawn, the player needs to unlock them first.