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 Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer November 25, 2003
Eric Lipski (Michigan, USA)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is one of the best games i have ever played. It is sweet you gain levels during the game and get new swords , guns, and edges. Plus get all the cards and unlock cool people like monsters wayward and carpenter. If i didn' t have this game i would buy it!!!!!!
wooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! November 3, 2003
besreview (nyc, ny)
1 out of 21 found this review helpful
all i can say is what tony the tiger would say it's !!GRRREEAT!!!
 I would love to play this, but... November 29, 2005
Kitsune (Vermont)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I would love to play this game as I have really enjoyed all the other Hunter games that are out. BUT, I have an older X-box so I can't play it! The game won't even start up! I tried several copies but to no avail... it just won't work. So take heed to this warning: If you purchased your X-box shortly after they came out, don't bother getting this game. Or at least rent it first to see if it will even play.
 A decent hack and slash, not much replay value in the end October 20, 2008
Adam (MA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll be honest; I wasn't so enthralled with Hunter: The Reckoning that I immediately had to rush out and buy "Redeemer". However, I do like seeing if things improve in a series and Hunter: The Reckoning was a good enough game to at least pique my interest into wanting to see what they did this time. If you're a die hard follower of this series then I think you'll find this an enjoyable game, but if you only casually enter this particular universe you'll be slightly disappointed.
You'd think that the follow-up would be bigger, badder, and more intense. Unfortunately we don't exactly get that. You do get some cool new things that definitely made playing this game a little better. The most obvious is a new player character in addition to the four Hunters from the first game, some of you might remember saving the scared little girl in the original game. Naturally she's all dolled up in a super short skirt, corset styled top and thigh highs. This is what anyone would expect a girl to be wearing to go hunt demons and werewolves. I was a little disappointed with her character because she was kind of slow in comparison to the other characters my friends were playing. Not to mention her ranged weapon, albeit really strong, takes a long time to fire and reload. So don't expect her to achieve nearly as many kills or levels if you're playing with friends that have much faster characters. Sure, she's more powerful, but in this game it seems speed is one of the most useful aspects for a character. Since I'm on the topic of characters, one other cool concept added to the game is that you can unlock other playable characters. Namely these are the monsters you face in the game. However, strangely, if you choose to play as these characters you can't complete certain missions. That's kind of annoying and leaves you wondering why make them available as player characters at all if you can't complete the game with them? It's really a cool idea, but I don't think it was executed nearly as well as it could have been.
One thing that caught my attention in the first game was the story and length of game play. Granted the story was a bit cheesy at times, but that's fine, I don't mind cheesy story lines so long as the game play is fun with my friends and me. I expected similar things from "Redeemer", but the game was way shorter than the first. It seriously felt like it took us half the time to beat this game than the first one. Secondly the storyline this time around felt a lot more stupid. Basically you meet up with this other hunter named Lucien to protect his factory in Ashcroft from the werewolves that are attacking him. There's some crazy conspiracy and not everything is as it seems. The plot twist was overly predictable and it wasn't even that interesting. You run into a familiar face from the original game and rather than generate intrigue he generates disappointment as it feels like a waste of time to include him. Ah well, I wouldn't say I'm completely done with this series forever if they ever put out another game. However, my expectations will certainly be lower and I found myself glad that this game was a lot shorter, because it just wasn't nearly as fun.
A major improvement on this title is the graphics though. Things are a lot more crisp and clearer. Granted it's nothing to really get excited about, but it's an improvement from the first game. The combat engine is essentially the same, except some of the increased abilities. Another gripe with the game is you still have no control over leveling up your characters. Simply use a certain kind of weapon category or ability a bunch and you automatically level up, it's not based on any kind of experience points. Overall it was a decent game to play with my friends. Unfortunately we had better things to play and ended up playing this simply because we hadn't. There are definitely better things out there and if you're looking for a game with a lot more control in this regard pick up "X-Men: Legends."
Overall Rating: 2.5/5
The best Hunter Game July 27, 2007
Duke (Seabrook, New Hampshire)
I just recently got the original xbox after I traded in my PS2. I have played all the Hunter games and this one is the best by far. The first Hunter the Reckoning was way too hard and the Wayward one for PS2 wasn't too bad for one player but it got really hard with the 2 player. With Redeemer the thing I liked about it was the fact that you could put it on easy, medium or hard instead of just one setting. You can also level your characters up as well. You can even unlock new characters like a zombie and foot soldiers plus some of the bosses you fight in the game. The graphics are way better as well. If you want to play a hunter game get this one it is worth it and you can find used at a cheap price as well.
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