When Tango GameWorks announcedHi-Fi Rushwas getting a photo mode, I knew I was in trouble.

But hot damn, what a great game it is all the same.

Hi-Fi Rush is one of those games that’s just unapologetically video-gamey.

Chai and 808 strike power poses on a rooftop in Hi-Fi Rush

All he wants to know is ‘where’s the exit’ and ‘let’s go’.

Even the way it’s tackled rhythm action as a genre feels new and exciting, too.

Hi-Fi Rush succeeds because it’s so gosh darn generous.

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It’s also especially handy when you’re constantly pausing the game to use its gosh darn photo mode.

More than that, though, Hi-Fi Rush is just such a glorious explosion of colour and eye-popping chaos.

I don’t want to spoil my images with dumb borders or game logos, developers.

Chai spins in the air as he attacks robots in Hi-Fi Rush

I want comic book action lines and angular black bars to give it a bit more pizazz and energy.

More of this hey going forward.

Hey, at least I’ll have got some pretty good wallpapers out of it, if nothing else.

A blue fridge holds a sign saying Let Me Help You! in Hi-Fi Rush

Chai swipes his guitar through the air with a big red and orange power arc in Hi-Fi Rush

Chai swings his guitar in a big red arc in Hi-Fi Rush

The hint fridge and Chai look toward each other with big grins on their faces in Hi-Fi Rush

Chai and 808 jump in mid air with a comic book border around the edge of the screenshot in Hi-Fi Rush