![]() The game soundtrack and spoken audio is done clearly where you can hear everything that is going on in the game. The game is presented in 5.1 surround sound and sounds well in a 2.0 stereo sound setting. The game soundtrack is a midi style rifts that accompany the gameplay. The game has all of the expected sounds that you would hear from a shooter, from gunfire, explosions, both character and enemy banter throughout the game, as well the general game announcer to let the gamer know when they reach a boss level or picked up a sub bounty. ![]() Audio in Huntdown is done in a 90’s sci-fi fashion. In our play testing, outside of the mature content that gave the game a M – For Mature rating, we did not see anything that would be offensive to older gamers. The game is very graphic in its action (we will cover this more in our family friendly section) and done in 16-bit detail where everything is clear enough to see. ![]() The game does not offer a colorblind mode and it is not needed as the game colors and graphics are quite easy to see. All the game graphics are very easily seen on the screen and without any problems telling what on the screen is. The characters, enemies, backgrounds are all like a throwback of action shooters from the 90’s style of gaming. Game Visuals for Huntdown are presented in a 16-bit style but very stylish in its look. The game is presented in a side scroller shooter style where two players in local co-op can play on the same screen. Huntdown is action shooter with you take the roll of one of three different bounty hunters that clean up the streets where the police are powerless to stop them. (This article is based on a copy of the game obtained personally by the writer through a giveaway.Take back the streets from ruthless gangs, organized crime, crime lords and other baddies in this 2D action platform shooter where you can play as three different bounty hunters with their own special weapons and abilities.ĪS THE GAME IS RATED M – FOR MATURE WE ONLY REVIEW TESTED THE GAME WITH GAMERS AGES 15 AND OLDER. It’s fun, fast, and occasionally frantic in its action, and is a good addition to any action-gamer’s library. Green crystals will charge Flynn’s healing gauge, giving him a finite but renewable ability to recover health in a pinch.įlynn: Son of Crimson is a pleasant surprise that filled in some quiet hours this summer. There’s also a treasure to be found in each stage that can be traded for more of the red stuff, which adds to the exploration side of things. This resource can be gained from enemies, found in free-floating shards, or pounded out of the giant red crystals that seem to grow out of the ground everywhere on the island. There’s a trainer in the main town who can help expand Flynn’s powers by way of a skills tree setup, but this requires a lot of Crimson. The game plays well with my cheap third-party PC controller, though it took some time to get used to some of the special attack combos. Finally, Flynn is an excellent climber, and ledge-jumping is a frequent element in map traversal. Likewise, Flynn’s default element of magic is Fire, but over the course of his adventures he will gain the ability to call on the powers of Ice, Lightning, and Toxin, and many stages require creative use of these in order to progress. ![]() The axe, the claws, and his fuzzy pal all bring their own moves to bear, as well as providing ways to get through previously impassable obstacles. At first, Flynn has only the Crimson Blade to slice through enemies, and it does so quite well, but his armory expands as more areas of the map are cleared and more pieces of power are recovered. Though there are times when backtracking’s required to access new areas, the action is largely forward in its motion. With these, he can revive his friend and then press onward, but he’s going to work hard to make it that far.įlynn: Son of Crimson is a stage-based action-platformer. Then the menace announces its return with a surprise incursion that leaves Dex weakened and near death, with only Flynn around to hunt down the pieces of power stolen by the invader. The title character Flynn spends his days practicing his swordsmanship and wandering the woods with his best friend, Dex, who happens to be a large and lupine guardian beast of the isle. The story takes place against a backdrop of the setting’s recent history, as the island of Rosantica is still recovering from a mystical menace that invaded it almost two decades before. Busy season that I had, there wasn’t always a chance to play it, but I’ve managed to get more than three-quarters into what’s been a fun action platformer experience thus far. When I entered one of those Twitter giveaways where you like, follow, and comment for a chance to win something, earlier this summer, I was surprised to actually come away with a free copy of Flynn: Son of Crimson for Steam.
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