Hunter: The Reckoning is a hack-and-slash third-person shooter game where players fight hordes of enemies in a single-player or multiplayer mode for up to four players.[1] The players fight using ranged and melee weapons,[2] but can also use magic spells called "edges", with effects such as dealing damage to a group of enemies, or healing oneself. Certain weapons can be earned as pick-ups through exploration, including a machine gun, a chainsaw, and a shotgun.[1]
Players take the roles of four hunters, which have different character classes: Deuce is an Avenger, and the strongest; Samantha is a Defender, and is balanced between speed and power; Father Cortez is a Judge, and has weak melee skills but strong edges; and Kassandra is a Martyr, and is fast and has quick attacks.[2][3] The characters also have a set of statistics, such as strength and accuracy, which can be raised throughout the game.[3]
The game consists of 23 levels,[4] set in locations including a graveyard, sewer system, prison, hospital, mansion, and a torture chamber. The levels vary in length, ranging from around five minutes to around half an hour, and have a variety of different objectives, including traversing the map, freeing hostages, escorting non-player characters, and searching for things.[5] After finishing the game, players get access to a new difficulty level and alternate costumes for their characters.[6]
