However, the first thing you will probably notice when kicking off this meaty action-adventure is that the graphics are absolutely magnificent. Sliding on your knees in front of a crowd of enemies before emptying your mighty shotgun is a feeling everyone should experience. This feeling extends throughout the experience and everything from the weapon handling to the movement delivers a sense of balance and power, and our thoughts were often drawn back to Doom 2016, where one can also sense this kind of mastery and freedom in an otherwise extremely hostile environment. The difference, however, in contrast to many past examples, is that Easy Trigger Games has managed to craft spotless controls that come to life on screen with each button press, where simply firing your primary weapon creates an indescribable pleasure that refuses to get old no matter how long you play. If you have played any classic action platformers from the Super Nintendo era then you will probably feel at home in the arms of this two-dimensional time capsule. It all sounds very straightforward, and Huntdown is easy to grasp on a fundamental level, but there is also a complex game to master here, and much of the entertainment lies in experimenting and developing yourself within its simple framework. There are four areas to visit and all in all, there are twenty rascals that you have to defeat in order to finally reach the neon-drenched credits. The premise is simple you play the role of one of three bounty hunters, and it's your job to take down the criminal gangs creating disorder in an '80s vision of a post-apocalyptic 2000s. In this hard-boiled action game, we are offered a retro flirtation of oversized proportions, and this is delivered at the same time as gameplay that feels fresh, all wrapped up in a great concept and presented with style. Many game developers have tried in recent years (with varying results), but now the question is whether anyone has ever succeeded to the same degree as Easy Trigger Games and its new indie adventure Huntdown? Although there is obviously a lot of potential in trying to recreate successful recipes from the past, it is at the same time extremely difficult to capture those golden memories and turn them into something new that awakens the same kind of passion that the original material did all those years before. Nostalgia can be a difficult thing harness.
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