2D retro arcade shooter – Huntdown releasing on consoles and PC this May 12, 2020

Developer Easy Trigger Games and publisher Coffee Stain Publishing announce 2D retro action Huntdown is coming to PlayStation 4, XboxOne, Switch, on May 12, 2020. Featuring hilarious trailer below on retro arcade ways and killings in the 80s, feeding Commodore-computers with cassette tapes and floppy disks while trying to do some magic.

A Comedy Shooter

The future streets are filled with criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, where bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of a felony as they lay waste on those involved in the criminal underworld in this arcade shooter.

Game features as presented on Steam:

TWO PLAYER LOCAL CO-OP

Hunt solo or give suppressive fire and advance on the enemy together as you run, jump, and take cover in the mayhem-filled streets of the future

THREE LEGENDARY BOUNTY HUNTERS TO PLAY AS

• Anna Conda: Ex-commando and firearms expert. A loose-cannon trained to assassinate without question or mercy.
• John Sawyer: Special forces cop who left the law behind. This scarred veteran has lost so many limbs in combat he’s a half robot.
• Mow Man: Modified recon droid, stolen and empowered with banned software. Trades bodies for cold hard cash.

OLD SCHOOL MODERNIZED

Hand-painted 16-bit pixel art graphics and hand-drawn animations combined with fluid action-packed 60-FPS gameplay and an epic synthesized soundtrack

20 LEVELS

Gritty, neon-soaked, graffiti-strewn 80s cityscapes to cleanse, each with their own infamous gang boss to terminate and bounty to collect.

UNIQUE GANGS TO TARGET

• Hoodlum Dolls: Violent feral punks winning the gang war with the toothless authorities
• Misconducts: Organised hockey hooligans, experts in robbery and extortion with a penchant for explosives
• The Heatseekers: Murderous motorcycle club. These rockabilly villains style themselves on the centurions of Ancient Rome
• NO.1 Suspects: Masters of discipline and organized crime. Martial arts experts, these slick psychopaths control the night through their casinos and nightclubs

CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON

Confiscate machine guns, laser weapons, katanas, grenades and more, and turn them on their owners. Stab, shoot and explode your way through swathes of gangs and bosses and collect your bounty.