Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward

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Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward

Developer(s) High Voltage Software
Publisher(s) Vivendi
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release date NA September 8 2003
Genre(s) Hack and slash
Mode(s) Single player, Cooperative multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Mature (M)

Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward is an action game released on September 8, 2003 for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to Hunter: The Reckoning and based on the Hunter: The Reckoning role-playing game. It supports cooperative play for up to two players.

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[edit] Setting and characters

Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward takes place after the events of Hunter: The Reckoning for Xbox and Gamecube in the city of Ashcroft. It follows the same four hunters: "Deuce," Samantha, Father Cortez, and Kassandra, as they return to Ashcroft to finish what they started.

[edit] Plot

Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward begins a couple of years after the first Hunter: The Reckoning. Since the first siege by darkness of Ashcroft, society has waded its way back to the accursed town. Along with them, two unknown Hunters whose arrival has gone unnoticed by the majority of the town's population; the portion that isn't aligned with darkness, that is. Before the go going on a Hunt, one Hunter whose name is not released until later in the game, sends a message to Deuce, Samantha, Father Cortez, and Kassandra, telling them that the battle for Ashcroft isn't over; a cult has entered the town, and with it a large effusion of creatures from the dark.

Once the four Hunters arrive in Ashcroft (followed by a quick tutorial on Rot killing), the Hunters enter the hotel room where their anonymous friends are holed up, only to find that their unknown benefactors are not there. They immediately begin a search for them, which is where the story truly begins.

[edit] Reception

Wayward averaged slightly below average reviews, with critics averaging 69%.[1] Gamespot gave the game a 7 out of 10 and said "Unfortunately, some of the original's strong points haven't made their way to the PlayStation 2." and "In the end, Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward is a good game, if you intend to play it with a friend."[2] Gamespy gave the game an 84 out of 100, and said "it's upped the gameplay in almost every category."[3]

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