Hunter: The Reckoning

"I will get to the point!"

Im just going to get to the point here. You are going to like this game if...
1. You like nothing but countless hours of cutting, slashing, and shooting many many different creatures that fill a room, kind of like smash tv, or gauntlet.
2. You have lots of friends who like to just play 4 player games for fun.
3. You like monsters, and things on the darker side.

You will NOT like this game if you like...
1. A change of pace during game play
2. Fresh new Ideas
3. Thinking

With that said lets get to the graphics!
8/10
The graphics are done very well, from the details on trees and street lights, to the fur on a werewolf. Lots of really nice backgrounds, and lots of nicely modeled creatures. Zombies fall apart when you shoot them, lots of detail in the creatures. The only minus about it is, I would have liked to have seen more. We only get one view, the Gauntlet style view...It gets old.

Controll
8/10
The controll isnt bad at all, the controller its self could have been less clunky, but the buttons are placed very nicely to cut and slice and shoot whenever you want. Responsive! But again, some times you will have a hard time trying to aim your stupid gun because of the other joystick...yes...you have to aim with the other one. Not all the time, but if you want to run and shoot at the same time you do.

Music
9/10
Nice! Comes in loud when the action heats up, and drops down to a disturbing silence or a strange eerie background music when you are searching.

Gameplay
6/10
Gulp! Ok, here we go. Remember before we even started this review? I told you why and why you wouldnt like the game? Well, its because of this. It can be very tedious and repetitious because ALL it is, is slashing and cutting and shooting and walking or running, every second of this game. With some searching involved.
Now, if you like a game where there is no thinking involved, just killing the undead because their there. You will love this game!!! By all means, go out and get it now! BUT, if you would rather play a game that has a diversity with gameplay, do NOT get this game!
And another thing, take this game for what its worth. Because there is NO replay value! Once you beat it, thats it! No new levels, and as far as my knowledge goes, no new characters. Just new costumes, and a nightmair mode!
If you want it for the pure fact that it is a 4 player slasher, that is also loads of fun! But dont expect to beat it on 2 or 3 or 4 player, because it is almost impossible. VERY hard! On one player, it can be very boring at times, but it is much, much easier.

I guess thats it. So over all, its not a bad game. It could have had so much more going for it, but this is what we got. So with that, if the game fills your expectation, Happy Hunting!!!

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 05/29/02, Updated 05/29/02