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  7. ``````````HUNTER`````````
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  10. Aquickreviewofalongawaitedgame....
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  12. YoumaywellrecallapreviewinanearlierMAGGIE,inwhichI
  13. waxedlyricalaboutacertain3-Dpolygonbasedactiongame,
  14. whereyouwereallowedtowanderabouta3-Dlandscape,
  15. clamberingaboardwhatevervehicletookyourfancy,usually
  16. somethingwithfairlyheavyoffensivepower,andrampagearound,
  17. blowingthingstobits...
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  19. Wellafterapauseofseveralmonths,whilstActivisionfell
  20. tobits,andwasreconstitutedbythefriendlyfroggies,TheDisc
  21. Company,HUNTERgathereddust,buthasnowturnedupongeneral
  22. release(finally..)Whatisitlikedaddy???
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  24. Well,mychild,itcomesononedisc,andbootsuptoloadanice
  25. titlescreen,withsomesuitablymartialdigi-music,thenyouhit
  26. spacetogetyoutotheoptionsscreen,wheretherearethree
  27. differentmodesofplay,'Missions','Hunter',and'Action'..
  28. Moreonthefirsttwo,later,butthemoststraightforward
  29. 'arcade'typegameistobefoundinthe'Action'option,where
  30. youarecordiallyinvitedtoblowasmuchenemyhardwaretobits,
  31. asyoucangetclose-upto..(Welltheydohavealistof
  32. objectives,whichisprettylong,andwillneedabitofpractice
  33. tocomplete..)
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  35. Somethingaboutthescenario(ohMUSTyou??),apeace-lovingand
  36. independantgroupofislandshasbeeninvadedbyabrutal
  37. mainlandenemy!!(CanIhavemymoneynow??-MikeSingleton..)
  38. anditisuptoasmallgroupofelitesoldierscalledHUNTERSto
  39. stopthem..Sofar,theyhavemanagedtocontaintheenemy
  40. invasiontoabouthalftheislandchain,andaretryingtothrow
  41. themoffcompletely...Thisiswhereyoucomein,andinviewof
  42. this,mysuitcasestoSwitzerlandarealreadypacked...
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  44. AreYOUuptothechallenge??
  45.  
  46. Asmentionedearlier,thegameplayisacombinationofarcade
  47. typenastiness,andafairbitofexploringaroundtheislands,
  48. byanycombinationofCar/Tank/Speedboat/Helicopter/pushbike,and
  49. many,manymore,includingwalking,orswimming,ifenemyaction
  50. forciblydeprivesyouofyourcurrentvehicle..Mostthings
  51. explodewhenshotat,butitcanbeslightlydifficulttoaim
  52. acrossthepatchworkquilt,VIRUS-like3-Dlandscape..Thereis
  53. alsothechancetointeractinalimitedsensewiththeisland
  54. population,whenperformingaspecificmission,andyouhaveNOT
  55. gottodestroythewildliferunningaroundtheisland,including
  56. seagulls,fluffybunnies,ratherlessfluffybulls,andtotally
  57. unfluffysharks...Destroyingthesegivesminuspoints..
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  61. Sobecarefuloutthere..
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  63. Graphically,thisresemblesanumberofgames,including
  64. STARGLIDER,andVIRUS,andcanbecomparedtoMIDWINTER,itisa
  65. nicelookinggame,withalargerangeof3-Dobjects,whichmoves
  66. prettysmoothly,thereisa'night'and'day',asthereisa
  67. clockbuiltintothegame..Thesegraphicsarenotquitestate
  68. oftheartanymore,buttheydowork,andthegamebenefitsasa
  69. result...Sonically,themusicisdigi-sound,confinedtothe
  70. titleandend-gamescreens,withnormalsoundchipSFXinthe
  71. game..Theseriseandfade,accordingtohowfarsomeoneisfrom
  72. theplayer...
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  74. Theotheroptionsincludeshortmissionswithspecific
  75. objectives,tobecompletedinalimitedtimeperiod
  76. ('Missions'),and'Hunter'whereyouaresentonratherlonger
  77. missions,wherethefinaltargetlocationisunknown,andyou
  78. havetocontactpeopletogettothenextstageofthemission..
  79. Fortunately,thereistheoptiontoSAVEGAME,asthisiswhere
  80. yougainpointsandpromotions..
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  82. Overall,averygood,game,surprisinglyaddictive,in
  83. particular,flyinghelicoptersinmajor-leaguefun,butwatch
  84. thosefuellevels...Youalsogettonsofequipment,including
  85. bazookas,grenades,parachutes,maps,someaerialreconissance
  86. units,timebombs,andlotsmore.....
  87.  
  88. RATINGS:-
  89.  
  90. GRAPHIX:-82%-Notstateoftheartanymore,butapleasing
  91. diversity,andplentytoexplore...
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  93. SONIX:-73%-Twodecentdigi-tunes,andfunctionalspoteffects
  94. inthegameitself..nothingtowritehomeabout(Butnothingto
  95. writetocomplainabouteither..)
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  97. PLAYABILITY:-90%-Theuser-interfacethingy,graphics,and
  98. gameplaycometogetherinawaymoregamesshould....C'est
  99. Bon!!!
  100.  
  101. OVERALL:-87%-AveryMore-ishgame,couldbeaminorclassic..
  102.  
  103. CIH(C)(Theusual..)12/10/91,KILL'DEMBUNNIES!!!!
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