Last year, the developers said they created Hatred in response to the trend of political correctness in games, but if that was their true mission statement I'm afraid I don't see it reflected in.

Here are the Hatred System Requirements (Minimum)

• CPU: 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955
• CPU SPEED: Info
• RAM: 4 GB
• OS: x64 versions of Microsoft Windows Vista (SP2) with DirectX 11 update (KB971512-x64), 7 (SP1) and 8.1.
• VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)
• PIXEL SHADER: 5.0
• VERTEX SHADER: 5.0
• SOUND CARD: Yes
• FREE DISK SPACE: 4 GB
• DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 1 GB

Hatred Recommended Requirements

• CPU: AMD Octa-Core / Intel Quad-Core processor running at 3.4 GHz (AMD FX X8 8350 or Intel Core i5 3570 or newer architectures are recommended)
• CPU SPEED: Info
• RAM: 8 GB
• OS: Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / (64-bit only)
• VIDEO CARD: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated with at least 2048MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0 support. AMD Radeon R9 285 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and above are recommended graphic cards.
• PIXEL SHADER: 5.0
• VERTEX SHADER: 5.0
• SOUND CARD: Yes
• FREE DISK SPACE: 4 GB
• DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 2 GB

Created by the aptly named Destructive Creations, HATRED is an angled top-down shooter for Windows PC. Instead of being the hero and saving the world, you're a cold-blooded villain roaming suburban New York and New Jersey. Full of hatred for humanity, your goal is to murder as many people as possible - including law-enforcement officials and innocent civilians - using guns, bombs, a flamethrower, and other weapons. The dark action shooter utilizes a 'dual-stick' control mechanic, so one hand (on a game controller or keyboard) moves the protagonist (antagonist?) on seven somewhat nonlinear and free-roaming levels, while the other hand aims and fires the weapons to inflict as much death and destruction as possible. The developer says they wanted to create an unadulterated game that went against political correctness and innocent civilians and 'makes no excuses.'

No, this game isn't good at all. It's not even because of the morally reprehensible actions and assigned 'kill count' - after all, some inappropriate games such as the series can actually be engaging and entertaining for mature players - but Hatred fails because of its basic, short gameplay and myriad technical problems that mar the overall experience. In fact, the game won't even work with some PCs, confirmed by the developer: 'The game won't launch on 32-bit systems'; 'the game won't launch without Service Pack 1 for Windows 7'; and 'We are aware of serious problems with AMD processors or ATI graphics cards.' So, why release the game?Along with the simple multidirectional shooting mechanic, the game includes some optional controllable vehicles - though they're not very easy to maneuver through the streets - and gameplay is as repetitive as the level design. Tougher enemies appear more than halfway throughout the game, but they don’t really add much (more grenades might come in handy here). Even though it's based on the powerful and versatile Unreal Engine 4 engine, Hatred is visually mediocre. Purposely, the game is dark - even black-and-white on some levels - and whatever added detail the characters and environments have isn't very noticeable.

So many games on the PSP feel like shrunk down versions of the home console experience, games forced into the handheld's understandably constrained control schemes - often to their detriment., on the other hand, is, in some ways, exactly what I'm looking for out of my portable game time; it's short, simple, and mostly fun.

Or maybe it's the fact most levels look more or less the same? In short, steer clear of Hatred. It's painfully clear the developer was more concerned about provoking a reaction than creating a good game.