Hong Kong 2097—sequel to the infamous Japanese bootleg Hong Kong 97—has been released on Itch after being rejected by Steam, GOG and DLSite (nice spot, Automaton).
Hong Kong 2097 is a collaboration between KaniPro Games and Happy Soft, the developer of the original game. It's a bullet hell game where the player reprises their role as Chin, a descendant of Bruce Lee.
In the original game, Chin liberated Hong Kong by slaying 1.2 billion Chinese people. Now, in Hong Kong 2097, Chin turns his attention towards the fictional nation of Amurikkka. Chin has received a message from God; he has been tasked with establishing a new utopia in Amurikka, but, naturally, he must destroy all the current denizens of the nation to achieve this.
The bullet hell-style gameplay takes place over provocative 2D backgrounds, which include prominent historical figures in homoerotic poses and what appears to be the disembodied heads of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift inside taco shells. Hong Kong 2097 is engaging in cultural commentary, something that HappySoft does consistently with its releases.
The now-deactivated Steam page has a disclaimer on it that reads, "Hong Kong 2097 is meant to be a parody/social critique,...
