Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward

Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward

Developer(s) High Voltage Software
Publisher(s) Vivendi
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release date(s)
  • NA September 9, 2003
  • EU October 17, 2003
Genre(s) Action, Hack and slash
Mode(s) Single player
Co-op multiplayer

Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward is an action game released in 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 two-player co-operative play.

Plot

Wayward takes place after the events of The Reckoning 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.

The game begins a couple of years after the first The Reckoning. Since the first siege by darkness of Ashcroft, society has waded its way back to the accursed town. Along with them come 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 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, and that they must return to quell it once and for all.

Once the four Hunters arrive in Ashcroft, 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.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings68.37%[1]
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Electronic Gaming Monthly5.67/10[3]
Game Informer6.25/10[4]
GamePro[5]
Game RevolutionD[6]
GameSpot7/10[7]
GameSpy[8]
GameZone8.3/10[9]
IGN8.2/10[10]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US)[11]
X-Play[12]

The game was met with average reception upon release, as GameRankings gave it a score of 68.37%,[1] while Metacritic gave it 68 out of 100.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ EGM staff (September 2003). "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 117.
  4. ↑ Leeper, Justin (September 2003). "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward". Game Informer (125): 107. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ The D-Pad Destroyer (September 8, 2003). "Hunter: The Reckoning---Wayward Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ White, A.A. (October 2003). "Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (September 12, 2003). "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward Review". GameSpot. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Steinberg, Steve (August 12, 2003). "GameSpy: Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward". GameSpy. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ Romano, Natalie (September 21, 2003). "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (September 8, 2003). "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward". IGN. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 97. September 2003.
  12. ↑ Rubenstein, Glenn (July 29, 2003). "'Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward' (PS2) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

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