Coffee Stain Publishing and developer Easy Trigger Games have announced that the retro co-op arcade platformer Huntdown will launch on May 12 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. Interestingly, a project in the spirit of Contra will first appear on the Epic Games Store, and a year later .
Along with the announcement, a fresh trailer is presented, which introduces the public to the gloomy cyberpunk world and the main characters for whom you will play - bounty hunters: Anna Kanda, cyborg John Saver and the android Mov Man. They have to clear the city from various gangster groups.
βThe future is here. The streets are mired in violence, the city is ruled by gangs, and the police are powerless, and only bounty hunters can save the city from complete decay. Become the terror of the underworld and shred your enemies in this hair-raising comedy action film,β the project description tells us.
The game supports single-player and co-op play, with you shooting, running, jumping and hiding behind graffiti-covered shelters amid 80s-style neon-adorned cityscapes.
Promises hand-drawn 16-bit pixel graphics and animation, combined with explosive gameplay, 60 frames per second and a synthesized soundtrack. Huntdown will also feature a ton of villains and bosses, from feral punks to highly organized hockey hooligans. The player needs to take away the territory from the gangs and confiscate all their weapons.
Source: 3dnews.ru