Bounty Hounds - Sony PSP
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About this item
- You are Maximillan, the leader of Bounty Hounds, a ruthless band of mercenaries
- Engage in battle with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI) spread across planets and unravel a sinister plot that threatens to take over the world
- With more than 500 weapons and armor, players face 40 alien species and 40 expansive missions
- Wireless gaming allows players to access rare items to share that they can't get when playing alone
Product information
Computer Platform | Sony PSP |
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ASIN | B000A5K5NC |
Release date | September 12, 2006 |
Customer Reviews |
3.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #142,121 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #776 in Sony PSP Games |
Product Dimensions | 6.5 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches; 4 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Teen |
Item model number | 722674150064 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 4 ounces |
Manufacturer | Sony |
Date First Available | October 7, 2005 |
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Leader of a group of bounty hunters, Maximillian must fight against aliens to foil their plans to take over the world. Use over 500 weapons and armor to run missions engaging in battle with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI) of 40 different alien species. Advanced enemy AI will adapt to player health and weapon type. Dungeons are randomly generated each time so game play is a different experience every time. Wireless gaming allows players to access rare items to share that are hard to get alone. Chief gameplay features its massive set of armaments all of which can be customized for combat as you get new gear and attack powers. Weaponry allows a different style of combat including both melee weapons and ranged combat accessories to fire holes into enemies from afar before they have a chance to fight back right away. The combat system has you always armed with 2 weapons, a right and left arm attacked assigned from many of the weapons in the game. Each weapon has an independent button for instant attack use and various button combinations for secondary fire or special combat moves. Also for combat is a barrier and shield spell set. The shield puts a small bubble around you and is used to charge through heavy fire. The force field makes a much bigger bubble around nearby enemies, keeping away outside attackers. For more firepower, dual wield both melee and ranged weapons in both hands or switch weapons on the fly to take on changing advanced enemy AI according to your health and weaponry, promosing every battle to be as intense as the first. Bounty Hounds also allows downloading 2 modes Trial and Vs. utilizing the wireless connectivity of the PSP system. The Trial Mode provides players with a single-player mission, while the Vs. Mode offers head-to-head battles and trade collected arms.
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Graphics - 4.5 - Actually are great!! I'd say definitely some of the BEST graphics I have seen on the PSP, I was actually pretty impressed!!
Sound - 3.0 - Okay, nothing amazing here at all! Typical action background music.
Controls - 4.3 - Also pretty darn good, surprisingly. I actually have no complaints here good lock on system for ranged weapons and good reaction time for melee weapons. Only thing I may have added is a button to make "MAX" sprint, but other than that good solid controls.
Gameplay - 3.0 - Okay this is where and why I decided to give this game a 3 overall. First of all the camera does suck but is very tolerable. The gameplay seems pretty fresh at first, but after the "go here kill everything and return with spoils of battle and move to the next area to do it all again", gets old to me quick. They could have thrown in a few puzzles or mini games to break the monotony. But rarely is there a surprise or change that keeps you interested. I love RPG's so that was the only thing that honestly made me want to keep playing this game, that being leveling up, buying and modding new weapons and armor. This game actually could have been GREAT!! With a better more understandable story that maybe tied in to the gameplay more. Maybe add in a combo system, a solid puzzle here and there. All in all the idea of this game is fresh in a sense of the menu and RPG elements but again very repetitive gamplay, and not very challenging.
So overall, if you are a Hack and Slash game fan and you like RPG's, you PROBABLY won't be TOO disappointed, but if you are like me and need just a little more out of your gameplay experience than just "go here kill everything and return with spoils" just rent this one. I will have to say honestly that I didn't expect too much from this game so all together it did exceed my expectations, but it could have been a LOT better.
I personally am a fan of lots of Genres of games, with the exception of a lot of strict car driving/racing games, so I did enjoy this game for what it was, and it was pretty fun. Sometimes though seeing a games potential can ultimately hurt it. Especially when it falls really short of reaching that potential.
Taken from the third person view, you play as a mercenary for hire to go to four different planets and wipe out all the bad, nasty aliens. Apparently, in the future, we totally gave up on connecting with other life and instead just kill them and take their planets and stuff. Even though this sounds mean, you won't feel the pity as you play the game. The action is nearly non-stop with baddies coming in wave after wave, and you can swing and shoot in beautiful visuals and graphics to kill them all. The graphics are astouning for the PSP platform, the scenery and baddies all look and explode with great visuals that will make you want to kill again, over and over. You do get a huge load of weapon choices as the game says, everything from guns, lasers, rockets, swords, flaming swords, hammers, yada, yada, yada. Also in your backup are a neat new thing called fields. You can use one that gives you a three hit personal shield and lets you pull off some super attacks and 8 or so other fields you can throw at your oppononts and cause a ton of different effects within them. Some increase your attack or defense when you are in them, others decrease their attack and defense or stun, slow down, and many others to allow a slew of different combat styles. In a heated battle, you can attack like crazy with your two weapons, use a field for backup, switch your current weapons for two new ones in a flash, and keep the killing spree going. Thanks to the weapons and armor enemies drop, you'll have a huge variety of combinations to try to increase your power. A thing i like is that the RPG element goes to the basic, but not so deep as to make it confusing.
Now for some of the annoyances. There are basically 2.
1)The biggie: the camera. If you played MHF, you know about the camera issue. Its good, but it can be the cause of a lot of missed hits and restarts. The scheme is the camera stays fixed untill you hit the L button to reset the view to behind you. It's okay, but can sometimes be frustrating and takes some time getting used to.
2)The story: There doesn't seem to be much of a story, but you probably weren't looking for that here though, were ya? There is a cast and stuff going on that explains why you are killing so much, but it can be hard to follow as it tells the story in a kinda limited-animation, graphic novel style cutscenes. At some points, there were cutscenes that acted as if these 'comrads' were right there with me, but you'll never see them in a fight, only will you see them chillin on your ship the Quicksilver.
-All in all, the game is basically a fun as heck , hack and slash with a bit of RPG mixed in. It's fun, and can get repetative sometimes, but only sometimes. The camera takes some getting used to and the story is kinda.....lost.
Graphics: Some of the most beautiful stuff on the PSP to date.
Sound: Great music and sounds to go along with the killing.
Gameplay: Takes some practice and time, but the gameplay is pretty solid.
How long will is last: The game can stay fresh thanks to the challenge mode and ad hoc multiplayer battles. Yet, too much play can give you that bored feeling. Don't play it too straight.
-A good game overall; sure to please.
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Reviewed in Canada on January 29, 2024