Huntdown
Serve the public trust, protect the innocent
Take every ’80s sci-fi film worth mentioning, put them
together as a side-scrolling arcade shooter and you
have Huntdown. The cyberpunk is strong with Easy
Trigger’s first release, following a hitman as they take
out contracts on gang leaders. The ultra-colourful,
hand-drawn pixel graphics and high framerate mean
the game definitely looks the part, the gang violence and dystopian
backdrop demonstrating obvious influences from RoboCop to Blade
Runner to The Warriors. Suitably enough there’s a synth-inspired
soundtrack too, providing the cherry on top of this pink-mulleted cake.
