Customer Reviews

Hunter: The Reckoning

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Hunter The Reckoning ... the only strong point is its multiplayer capability (very addictive), but even with that, there are still flaws.

The storyline seems pretty obscure and silly. I won't go into it. Just know that along the way, you have to kill tons of zombies and other monsters, and save innocents while you're at it...

There are 4 characters, two guys and two girls - choose wisely, especially when doing single player. You vs. 23974238 zombies = one frustrated you. However, you can't really note anything special about these characters (or the bad guys, except for the bosses) because the graphics TOTALLY SUCK during gameplay. As someone else noted earlier, they do look like something from N64 - and we're already on a Gamecube here. The graphics aren't very smooth, you can't really see much detail, and not a good use of colors, except... well, grey/black.

Also, there is no changing in camera angle, and at one point, freakin LEAVES were blocking our view as we were about to be slaughtered by zombies. I'm sure other things can block your view as well, but I haven't played very far in the game.

Your character automatically comes with an unlimited ammo. weapon (yay!) but reloading on the battlefield takes awhile - it could cost you lots of health if you're not careful. I found it a little of a hassle; that and switching from weapon to the other countrols. I kept on hitting the wrong thing; too many icons to choose from and the zombies are closing in on us!!

Really, the only strong point is the multiplayer part. It's always fun in groups, yes? You'll have fun screaming at your friends to protect Kayleigh (the little girl) from mass hoards of zombies; screaming at your friends to move so that you can get out, and so on. There's something thrilling about running around pressing R and blowing the brains out of monsters with your friends.

If you have three friends who are up for some button mashing and joystick manuevering while killing zombies and other foul creatures, yes, by all means, play Hunter The Reckoning. It's quite addictive. If not, then I suggest you pass this one and find a better game.

The developers of this game dropped the ball like a ton of bricks. Don't get me wrong. The idea was cool: Four characters, each with their own technique and weapons, trying to rid the world of zombies and other possessed creatures. But, believe me, that's where the excitement ends.

From what I hear, playing this with 3 friends is where the fun lies, but if you're going alone, the only reasonable character choice is Duece. He is the strongest and has the most reach with his axe. You'll find that he is the ONLY one capable of handling the endless amount of enemies that appear out of nowhere, which is one of the game's biggest problems.

The enemies keep respawning. What's the point of killing tens of monsters, if they're only going to respawn seconds later? It's repetative and pointless. There's almost nothing worse than fighting through an area only to find that the same people you killed a moment ago keep coming back.

Another HUGE problem with this game is the camera angles. You have zero control over it. All this game allows you is a zoom in feature, which only serves to make your experience worse. Countless times I found myself turning a blind corner and having to actually walk a few seconds before the camera allowed me to see down that path. That's the kind of thing that gets you needlessly killed.

Next, we have the bosses. Okay, so who's bright idea was it to make bosses so cheasy? The first boss I fought had a horde of monsters helping him kill me, and none of them were moving slow enough for me to think too hard. The second one, a Teddy Bear, wouldn't stop chasing me. I had to literally run around in circles, avoiding killer spirits, while occasionally jumping to avoid Teddy Bear induced earth quakes and vomit, all the while trying to get a shot with my special weapon. You literally only have seconds to get that one shot off. By the way, if you run out of ammo for that special weapon, just restart, because you will not defeat that leader with anything else. Sound like fun? I didn't think so.

The next problem is the cycling of the weapons. During the game, I found that it takes certain weapons to destroy certain creatures. For example, the spirits and gargoyles cannot be killed with guns and the spiders and alligators cannot be killed with blunt strikes, unless you want to die, of course. I've tried and it resulted in either my death or a huge loss of energy. It's a nice concept, but you'll find yourself running back and forth as you try to cycle from one weapon to another as you attempt to rid yourself of deadly spiders as the spirits are coming at you simultaneously.

The final problem is the need to reload your special weapon. Okay, I understand this concept, but then ammo is not easy to come by. Why couldn't they just make this like Blood Rayne and give you the chance to reload when you kill someone who has a gun? Also, why does the chainsaw have such a short limit? It's not like it does any more damage than your regular weapon.

So basically, the game sucks.

One more thing. The guy that does the voice for the mysterious dark creature that tells you why this happened sounds like the Mayor of Grant City in Dead to Rights. They sound exactly the same, in fact, only this character is overly melodramatic.

This game was very mindless but addictive, especially in multiplayer. The gore wasn't too bad since you have a faraway view, but the boss monsters were very gruesome. It still doesn't matter much since it is not much of a horror game, like Resident Evil, where it is very tense and disturbing. This game is more of a fun party game to play with your friends. The characters were cool, each with their own magic, ranged, and melee moves. I like Martyr the best with her cool knives and duel pistols. The hordes of zombies are much more fun to kill with friends. Not much of a single player game.

Yeah, the graphics aren't that great. But I don't really play the games because the graphics are good. Compared to my first video game (Asteroids), this is fantastic.

I play this with my 15 yr old son and we have a blast. I don't think it's really meant for a single player, there are really too many zombies for that. We haven't gotten that far into it so I can't tell you much about the game except that if you're looking for a multiplayer (serious lack of those!!) game, this would be a good bet. Up to 4 people can play (at the same time!)

Also, it's just a blood and guts killing game, if you're looking for adventure or a game with a purpose, this isn't it.

There's even a setting that that the players can kill each other which makes it really interesting if you're in a silly mood.

This game is like Gauntlet, Xmen legends, ultimate alliance, shrek 2, and fantastic 4 rise of the silver surfer. You (and up to 3 other friends) can control up to 4 players on the same screen. The graphics are rather poor and the foreground can get in the way. The later levels become insanely hard; this game is way too difficult for people under age 13. Overall, it's a decent game and lets you have fun with several of your friends. Just a quick FYI- the game says there's a cheat code for unlimited lives, but there actually isn't. The programmers forgot to put it in.

I agree with the other reviewers on this game--this is loads of fun to play with friends. I played it with my kids and we had a blast killing zombies. Of course, we looked up the cheats in order to get unlimited bullets and all weapons! :)
About the most frustrating part of the game is getting everyone to work together--but that's also a good thing for kids, I think, to have to cooperate and not go off blasting on their own.

We loved this game and we also were very happy with tjvampire who sent the game to us. We received our order quickly and he was the nicest seller I've worked with so far!

Thanks a bunch

Jen

I highly recommend anyone who read the one star review of this game to read my review.

Do not play this game by yourself... This game is not intended for single players. I always play with my brother and occasionally with my girlfriend. Or with a couple of friends on game night. So I don't know much about single player mode.

There's really nothing wrong with this game unless you're talking about camera angles. You can control it in single player, but not multiplayer.

There's a tactic to defeating each boss. You just need to figure it out because defeating bosses is the best part of this game. Monsters will stop respawning in one location if you kill enough of them in that location. I don't know who said that monsters will respawn forever, but I know that's not the case for multiplayer mode.

The game gets harder as the game progresses because you don't level up as much in the later stages so its gonna feel like the enemy is getting stronger. Gargoyles and alligators and other certain monsters can easily be defeated with certain weapons. Again, you need to figure out which weapon is most effective to eliminate them.

The game requires that you stock up on lives, so its best not to die too much or else you might get stuck on a level that requires you to lose a couple (ie killing bosses or entering a level that makes you get ambushed by hordes of monsters).

Each character is unique. One character is fast, so she's best at running attackes. One chacter is really strong, so use him in the front lines. One character is good at shooting, so she's best when standing at the back of the pack. The last character is well balanced out of the four characters. He's probably the strongest character of the game. There's no accessories in this game that makes the character stronger, so this is basically a hack n' slash game.

This is my short review of this game. I'd rather let you test out the game yourself.

This game supports 4 players on one screen and is reminiscent of Gauntlet type hack and slash games. The graphics are pretty decent for a Gamecube game and it's just plain out fun with a bunch of friends.

This game is very addicting and very fun. Nothing beats finishing off a long day of work like killing zombies. Having up to 4 players on a single screen can be a bit much. It is easy to get lose your player in relation to the other players. The game is far from easy, but it is also not a hard game as long as the player(s) have patience. Some of the bosses take an extra ordinarily long time to beat. They aren't too bad as long as the player(s) don't attempt to rush things. The story line is pretty good for a zombie game. It is kind of short but if you are thorough in playing it is very good. There are also unlockables so the game is worth playing at least twice. Extra lives aren't too big of a deal if you save innocents. Every innocent saved gives the hunters an extra life. The special weapons available are also helpful. The game is better with more than one player. Two or more players makes the game far more fun. If you like zombie games, if you like challenging games, if you like all of the above, BUY THIS GAME! It is definitely worth it.

I too, played the game on Xbox. The graphics on live objects and scenery are rendered very realisticly with detailed texturing of surfaces. Controls can be difficult to control in the beginning, but they are consistent and easy to use.

And yes, you cannot shoot through objects, even if they have transparent areas like the many instances of iron fences. At least they offer you protection, while letting you see the enemy.

It is entertaining to play alone. But the game transcends into a whole new level of entertainment when playing together with your friends in multi player mode.

This Game is a strong buy and offers entertaining game play and true 3D environments where you can really look around, unlike the Resident Evil series, which only offers pre-rendered 2D environments for your 3D character to move around in.