Huntdown Review (Steam)

In the Mayhem-filled neon streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard-boiled action-comedy arcade shooter. Welcome to our Huntdown Review.

Huntdown Review Pros:

  • Awesome pixel art graphics.
  • 691.94MB Download size.
  • Steam achievements.
  • Controller support.
  • Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller buttons.
  • Two-player local support.
  • Has Steam play together support.
  • Graphics-fullscreen, resolution, CRT filter, v-sync, and frame rate. (30/60/auto)
  • Game settings- Auto cover, camera shake, subtitles, and blood (low/medium/high).
  • Two game modes-Story and Arcade. Four difficulties-easy, normal, hard, and badass.
  • 2D shooter platformer gameplay.
  • 3 bounty hunters-Mow man/John Sawyer/Anna Conda. Each has their own gun and melee weapon. Try your gun on the menu.
  • Collectibles in each level.
  • End of level breakdown from time, difficulty, medals earned.
  • Four areas each with 5 levels in each.
  • Bounties- go after a bounty at each level, get an Intel overview beforehand.
  • Constant checkpoints.
  • Excellent animations.
  • Actions- gun, melee, jump, ranged, dodge, hide behind cover and slide.
  • Map level select screen.
  • Big boss battles in each level.
  • Futuristic game world setting.
  • Fast loading times.
  • Pick up health in the levels and get full health when hitting a checkpoint.
  • Intel-look at your bounty beforehand and what the medal requirements are.
  • Enemies can drop guns, ammo, and health.
  • Explosive barrels and some environmental destruction.
  • A lot of detail.
  • Retro yet modern atmosphere.
  • Stylish as fuck because of the way the graphics and music come together.
  • 3D animated backgrounds.
  • Very much a pick-up and play type of game.
  • In-game cutscenes.
  • Fast fluid arcade-style combat.
  • Each level has 3 medals-complete without dying, killing all enemies and Collectibles.
  • Cover system-hide behind crates, cars, safes, or in doorways.
  • Reload button in case you need it.
  • Can replay levels.
  • Excellent voice work.
  • Has a lot of Easter eggs and nods to particular pop culture icons.

 

Huntdown Review Cons:

  • Difficulty spikes.
  • Has a slight learning curve to it all especially how fast it all moves.
  • No actual tutorial.
  • Have to quit the level to change your character.
  • The level formula is very samey.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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