Each of the three hunters has their own basic firearm, but enemies drop better weapons upon death for you to pick up. You may be able to survive more than one shot, but if you're not quick on your feet, you'll be taken out fast. It's a side-scrolling shooter that throws dozens of enemies at you at a time. You don't spend a ton of time getting to know them, but the big baddies of each tribe are well designed and different from one another.Īt a glance, Huntdown is immediately reminiscent of the classic Contra franchise.

Each of the four gangs also have their own special attributes. The three contract killers all have their own unique traits, and their rapport with the agency that hired them is defined well enough. That's really all the plot development the title necessitates, though, thanks to some solid characterization. The set-up is little more than being told which specific gang you'll be going after for a portion of the game. Like the action movies it draws inspiration from, there's not a ton of narrative to be found in Huntdown. The three hunters for the job, Anna Conda, John Sawyer and Mow Man, may only be in it for the cash, but they're the best this city is going to get. With the police almost as corrupt as the criminals, the job of cleaning up the city falls onto the capable shoulders of bounty hunters. Gangs and killers own the streets, and the civilians caught in between can do little to alleviate the problems. In some undetermined time in the future, the world has been driven into post-apocalyptic mayhem.

Huntdown gameplay