<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Wayward	B-Application
and	O
Redeemer	B-Application
,	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
Ashcroft	O
Penitentiary	O
,	O
a	O
prison	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
vampires	B-Application
as	O
their	O
feeding	O
grounds	O
;	O
the	O
inmates	O
who	O
die	O
there	O
rise	O
again	O
as	O
vengeful	O
and	O
destructive	O
wraiths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
chose	O
to	O
adapt	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
as	O
they	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
translate	O
well	O
into	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
a	O
genre	O
their	O
division	O
Digital	O
Mayhem	O
was	O
focusing	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
flagship	O
title	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
new	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
had	O
greater	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
than	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
downgraded	O
graphics	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
fight	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
single-player	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
prison	O
town	O
Ashcroft	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
gothic-punk	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
where	O
monsters	O
exist	O
and	O
hide	O
in	O
plain	O
sight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prison	O
,	O
Ashcroft	O
Penitentiary	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
vampires	B-Application
as	O
their	O
feeding	O
grounds	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
50	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
warden	O
has	O
been	O
embraced	O
by	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
turned	O
into	O
one	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
feeding	O
on	O
the	O
inmates	O
,	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
are	O
subjecting	O
them	O
to	O
torture	O
and	O
experiments	O
;	O
the	O
inmates	O
that	O
die	O
end	O
up	O
rising	O
again	O
as	O
vengeful	O
wraiths	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
care	O
who	O
or	O
what	O
they	O
destroy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wraith	O
appears	O
to	O
the	O
hunters	O
,	O
named	O
Carpenter	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
them	O
that	O
warden	O
Degenhardt	O
is	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Dr.	O
Hadrian	O
has	O
been	O
performing	O
flesh-warping	O
experiments	O
on	O
the	O
inmates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
in	O
the	O
AtlasTech	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
came	O
up	O
during	O
a	O
brainstorm	O
meeting	O
at	O
Interplay	O
,	O
whose	O
staff	O
included	O
many	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
choosing	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
adapt	O
,	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
was	O
picked	O
over	O
more	O
established	O
games	O
like	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
Mage	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
or	O
Changeling	O
:	O
The	O
Dreaming	O
due	O
to	O
Interplay	O
's	O
division	O
Digital	O
Mayhem	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
thought	O
Hunter	O
would	O
translate	O
well	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
specifically	O
came	O
from	O
how	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
new	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
offering	O
higher	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
available	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
differed	O
from	O
most	O
of	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
's	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
licensed	O
properties	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
system	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
setting	O
with	O
an	O
established	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
adapting	O
the	O
tabletop	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
format	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
fit	O
well	O
in	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
direction	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
films	O
,	O
including	O
Blade	O
,	O
The	O
Crow	O
,	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dark	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
delay	O
from	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
followed	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
tweaked	O
to	O
have	O
lower	O
difficulty	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
system	O
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
functionality	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
system	O
's	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
cream	O
of	O
the	O
crop	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
,	O
that	O
future	O
four-player	O
games	O
should	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
zombie	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
Xbox	B-Device
games	O
that	O
"	O
need	O
"	O
an	O
HD	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameFan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
performed	O
moderately	O
well	O
commercially	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
in	O
part	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
pre-existing	O
fan	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
tabletop	O
game	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
did	O
however	O
find	O
the	O
combat	O
sluggish	O
and	O
annoying	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
seemed	O
difficult	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
having	O
intelligent	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
frequently	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
environments	O
described	O
as	O
atmospheric	O
and	O
detailed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
however	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
step	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
,	O
looking	O
washed	O
out	O
and	O
having	O
frame	O
rate	O
problems	O
in	O
several	O
areas	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
when	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
enemies	O
are	O
shown	O
on	O
screen	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
also	O
downgraded	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
