11/8/2023 0 Comments Huntdown switch review![]() Each hunter has an individual gun and throwable weapon, and each weapon does make a difference in how you approach the levels. The hunters don’t care what they have to do, just as long as they get paid. Themed criminal gangs are running rampant, the police are useless and the Shimamoto Corporation wants you to clear out the criminal underworld. All representing different walks of life in this mega corporation-filled future, a Human, a Cyborg and a Droid. Three bounty hunters – Anna Conda, John Sawyer and Mow Man. Enter Huntdown, a mish-mash of grimy futuristic dystopias with a criminal underworld, resembling themed gangs ala The Warriors all bundled up in a 90’s era arcade 2D shooter. It also happens to make a great setting for video games, in fact, most movies had a video game adaptation, or heavily inspired them. Review copy of game provided by publisher.During the 70s and 80s the world got its fair share of futuristic dystopias through movies Escape from New York, Blade Runner, Robocop, The Terminator and even The Warriors. A throwback that doesn’t reinvent the wheel but works out some of the finer kinks of the genre. I am glad the amazing trailer was for a fantastic game. If classic run and gun games are something that piques the interest, Huntdown is a must buy. Luckily, the Steam copy has a screen-sharingfeature that means there is a workaround for the lack of online multiplayer, but I am on console unfortunately. I understand that setting up online multiplayer can be costly for indie developers, but I can’t tell you how the co-op is because we are currently in a pandemic and this game feels like something I would play with a friend over the course of a day. The only real place this game stumbles is the lack of online multiplayer. This game is challenging, but it feels so good being able to work through sections that were giving me some trouble. It’s a fair way to reward skilled players while not punishing less skilled players by locking off later levels. There isn’t a lives counter, but instead a medal for not dying in levels. Huntdown is challenging, but not punishing. Sure, the music is not chiptune but instead modern electronic music and the characters all speak without being lowered in quality to the point of sounding like Altered Beast, but the main modern aspects come from the gameplay. I think this game really excels with the modern design choices the developer implemented. There’s also an abundance of various weapons, which all work and look very differently. I picked up a sawed off shotgun expecting it to basically just be another shotgun but with maybe more damage, but it actually had a different spread and couldn’t fire as far, which was also true for the enemies that used it as well. The design of this game is extremely strong in every aspect. In one level, a movie theatre was torched and falling apart and in the background was a movie poster for John Carpenter’s The Thing. Levels also reflect this with how much detail is in them. It’s impressive how much is done with so little. PLATFORMS: PS4, XB1, SWITCH, PC, MAC, LINUXĮach level ends with a fight against one of the gang higher ups and each boss fight feels uniquely different despite gameplay being reduced to a jump, a dash, shooting, and throwing a secondary weapon. Like the classic movie The Warriors each gang has their own aesthetic with plenty of variation in the enemy designs within each gang. The plot revolves around the Huntdown, which is where one of the three playable characters (all with their own attitude, weapon, and sub-weapon) is tasked to go in and take down the gangs overrunning the city. ![]() *chef’s kiss* What a wonderful throwback. Some of the best pixel art I’ve seen in a long time, solid side scrolling run and gun gameplay, and a 80s cyberpunk aesthetic. ![]() Huntdown feels like a game I would have played growing on my Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo. ![]()
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