| Hunted: The Demon's Forge | |
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| Developer(s) | inXile Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Online and Offline Co-Op |
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| Media/distribution | Blu-ray Disc DVD |
Hunted: The Demon's Forge, is a third-person action video game set in a dark fantasy world. The game was developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.[1] Hunted: The Demon's Forge was released in North America on May 31, 2011. In Europe, the game was released June 3, 2011 for countries within PAL region. The Japanese release of game has been scheduled for June 23, 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 3.
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Two mercenaries in battle, E'lara and Caddoc, go searching for a mysterious artifact about which Caddoc had a vision, but events grow out of hand and the companions become wrapped up in a chain of events involving demons, the orclike Wargar, and a suspicious death spirit named Seraphine.[1]
The game features co-operative multiplayer with online, splitscreen, and LAN options. E'lara will be able to use a bow and small weapons, while Caddoc will wield larger melee weapons, as well as a crossbow. Players have the option to explore large areas. Players are able to use spells to help in combat.[1]
It has been confirmed that the game will support cross-regional co-operative play on all platforms, but that the random match-making feature will be regional on PC and Playstation 3, and cross-regional on Xbox 360.[2][3]
During an interview with Gamesauce Inxile Entertainment’s President Matt Findley stated that the game's mechanics are mainly based on his team’s own experience playing co-op games and the resulting stream of ideas on how to improve the genre step by step.[4] Findley’s personal criticism towards similar co-op titles is that the general definition of co-op has sunk “to allowing two players to play together”. “We’re co-op in that all of our special skills and abilities are designed to make you work together,” Findley added later in the interview.
| Reception | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 61/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 6.0/10 |
| GameSpot | 5.0/10 [6] |
| IGN | 6.0/10[7] |
| Joystiq | [8] |
Hunted: The Demon's Forge has received mixed reviews, with a current Metascore of 61 out of 100 indicating "mixed or average" reviews. IGN gave the title a 6/10 rating. Ryan Clements stated that "If you're desperate to play something with an equally desperate friend, Hunted: The Demon's Forge might surprise you. But there are better multiplayer games out there, and some of them have just as many elves and dragons as this one." [9] Joystiq was more enthusiastic than the other reviewers, awarding the title with a rating of 3.5/5. They stated that "Despite the game's flaws, that handful of brilliantly executed ideas makes Hunted a difficult game to ignore."[8]