<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
–	I-Application
Wayward	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
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	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
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2002	O
video	O
game	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Redeemer	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2003	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
made	O
based	O
on	O
player	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
–	I-Application
Wayward	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
1	O
–	O
2	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
hunters	O
while	O
fighting	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
including	O
undead	O
and	O
cultists	O
,	O
using	O
melee	O
and	O
ranged	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
magical	O
abilities	O
called	O
"	O
edges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
those	O
for	O
the	O
four	O
returning	O
hunters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
game	O
–	O
the	O
quick	O
Martyr	O
,	O
the	O
melee-focused	O
Avenger	O
,	O
the	O
magic-focused	O
Judge	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
balanced	O
Defender	O
–	O
and	O
the	O
newly	O
added	O
,	O
strong	O
Wayward	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
all-around	O
powerful	O
Risen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayward	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Ashcroft	O
,	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
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayward	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
following	O
former	O
series	O
publisher	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
game	O
rights	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2003	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hunter	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reckoning	I-Application
–	I-Application
Redeemer	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wayward	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
considered	O
a	O
good	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	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>
The	O
audio	O
design	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
particularly	O
combat	O
and	O
monster	O
sounds	O
,	O
with	O
GameZone	O
considering	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
be	O
rivaling	O
those	O
in	O
fellow	O
horror	O
game	O
series	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
