Hunter - Atari ST (1991)

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Hunter (1991)

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"Hunter" is an early 3D action-adventure game developed and published by Activision in 1991 on the Atari ST.

00:00 Title screen
01:56 Mode : Hunter
03:39 Boat
04:45 Stores
07:45 First Man
09:25 Jeep
11:15 Bicycle
12:00 Chopper
14:40 Old Man
15:25 Mode : Demo
17:40 Wind Surfer
19:20 Tank

The player controls a soldier in a large three-dimensional world and can move by walking, swimming or using various vehicles ranging from cars to tanks to surfboards. The player may also enter and explore a variety of buildings.
Other in-game characters include enemy soldiers, civilians and animals such as seagulls, sharks and cows. The player has a range of weapons. Surrounding terrain can be surveyed with aerial observation units and radar. Food and money can be used to bribe and gather information from other characters. Target coordinates can be recorded into a log book, and the player's position in the game world can be seen on an overlaying map.
In addition to shooting, enemy soldiers can also drive vehicles to track the player down. Guard towers, tracer guns, cannons and SAM launchers have the ability to shoot towards the player, and homing missiles launched by the enemy follow the player's vehicles. Birds can also flock around the player, which can cause them to get killed by a vehicle.
The game is controlled mostly via joystick and mouse. The joystick controls the directional movement of the character, and the mouse is used in the selection of weapons and items.

Fully 3D, you have the choice to go anywhere you please during any mission. A focus is put on freedom of choice; there's no one way to complete a mission. You can take control of any vehicle in the game, and these range from riding pedal bikes and windsurfing, to vans and ambulances, to tanks and armoured cars, to battleships and helicopters. Your arsenal includes grenades, explosives, various gadgets and a handgun, though deadlier weapons are mounted on some of the vehicles. Or if you prefer, you can acquire an enemy uniform and sneak in rather than blast your way through.

There are also many structures to be found, many containing regular citizens who may be interacted with (talking to them, bribing them...), though there are also more specialised structures which may contain vehicles, ammo, or anything you might find useful to your mission

There are three game modes to choose from. Each mode has its own map.

* Hunter, an action-adventure game in which communication with other characters is important. The player's mission is to track down and assassinate an enemy general and return to headquarters before time runs out. The mission can be accomplished by collecting clues from civilians, bribing enemies and using various vehicles and weapons.
* In Missions mode, the player has to complete a short mission and then return to headquarters in order to receive another assignment. The objectives become progressively harder and the time shorter to complete each mission. The last mission is to destroy the enemy headquarters.
* Action, one large mission in which the player has to destroy a preset number of targets in any order he wishes. The player is given a long list of enemy targets and must use the map and log book to locate each target and destroy them before time runs out..

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