<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
–	I-Application
Redeemer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	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>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
Hunter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
following	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Wayward	B-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
sees	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
four	O
hunters	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
hunter	O
Kaylie	O
to	O
investigate	O
incidents	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Ashcroft	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Genefex	O
Corporation	O
and	O
werewolves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
player	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
–	I-Application
Redeemer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
fight	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
either	O
in	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
sees	O
players	O
fight	O
undead	O
hordes	O
with	O
ranged	O
or	O
melee	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
powerful	O
limited-use	O
weapons	O
found	O
in	O
levels	O
;	O
players	O
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
magic	O
spells	O
called	O
edges	O
,	O
with	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
healing	O
or	O
increasing	O
one	O
's	O
attack	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
unlock	O
two	O
more	O
characters	O
–	O
the	O
Wayward	B-Application
hunter	O
Joshua	O
and	O
the	O
Risen	O
wraith	O
Carpenter	O
–	O
by	O
fulfilling	O
certain	O
conditions	O
;	O
by	O
collecting	O
monster	O
cards	O
dropped	O
by	O
some	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
those	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redeemer	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
–	O
a	O
gothic-punk	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
where	O
monsters	O
exist	O
and	O
hide	O
in	O
plain	O
sight	O
–	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Ashcroft	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
started	O
planning	O
for	O
Redeemer	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
developing	O
the	O
first	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
;	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
they	O
visited	O
internet	O
message	O
boards	O
every	O
day	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
players	O
liked	O
and	O
disliked	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
collated	O
to	O
know	O
what	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
for	O
Redeemer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redeemer	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
acquired	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
series	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fourth	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redeemer	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
IGN	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
of	O
the	O
new	O
millennia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
performed	O
moderately	O
well	O
commercially	O
,	O
which	O
GameFan	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>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
calling	O
it	O
engaging	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
;	O
Game	O
Informer	O
described	O
the	O
combat	O
as	O
good	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
like	O
zombie	O
games	O
but	O
find	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
too	O
slow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
fun	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
was	O
criticized	O
as	O
repetitious	O
and	O
boring	O
;	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
considered	O
the	O
two	O
modes	O
to	O
be	O
unevenly	O
balanced	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
single-player	O
being	O
too	O
easy	O
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
too	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
its	O
spooky	O
mood	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
,	O
although	O
cheesy	O
,	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Wayward	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Kaylie	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
a	O
Batman-style	O
"	O
badass	O
"	O
that	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaylie	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
for	O
being	O
attractive	O
and	O
sexy	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
Kassandra	O
's	O
,	O
although	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
questioned	O
the	O
practicality	O
of	O
Kaylie	O
wearing	O
a	O
miniskirt	O
and	O
a	O
low-cut	O
top	O
while	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
saw	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
response	O
,	O
with	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
called	O
decent	O
or	O
average	O
;	O
GameZone	O
and	O
IGN	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
lacking	O
,	O
with	O
inauthentic-sounding	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
vampire	O
women	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
enemies	O
whose	O
sound	O
effects	O
stand	O
out	O
,	O
<	O
ref	O
name	O
=	O
"	O
gamezone	O
review	O
"	O
/	O
while	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
sound	O
"	O
solid	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
