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Last year’s Hunters: Episode One offered an engaging turn-based strategy experience
for iOS players, but left plenty of room for improvement.
Thankfully, developer Rodeo Games appears to be aware of this, because Hunters 2 rectifies
almost every fault that was exhibited by its forerunner.
This time around we have a fleshed-out storyline, showcasing mankind’s rather bleak future.
The Earth has become dangerously overpopulated, and our species has spread its wings to colonise
the stars.
An unfortunate side-effect of this rampant expansion is that mega-corporations now rule
the universe, hiring mercenaries known as Hunters to do their dirty work.
You’re in charge of one such group of Hunters, and throughout the game you’ll get the chance
to augment the abilities of your team and equip them with improved armour and weapons.
This element of Hunters 2 is seriously impressive, offering multiple skill trees and an armoury
of different items to purchase.
The turn-based gameplay remains very much the same as before: each of your warriors
has a certain number of action points per turn, and these are used to move and attack.
Choosing to remain stationary will give your soldier the chance to fire more than once,
but moving halfway across the map will mean they can’t attack at all after they reach
their destination. Managing your stock of action points is crucial.
Those of you with a love for strategy will positively lap up Hunters 2. The game offers
ample opportunity to fulfil your dream of becoming a budding commander.
However, there’s one issue we feel prevents the game from passing with flying colours.
Despite its premium price tag, Hunters 2 still presents you with in-app purchases for buying
credits, which you can use to acquire new weapons and armour.
Doing this basically means you can power-up your squad with little effort, robbing you
of the thrill of progress. Still, if you’re strong-willed then you can simply ignore the
option.
In-app purchases aside, Hunters 2 offers a stunning amount of gameplay and entertainment
for its asking price. Trigger-happy action lovers could struggle with the game’s focus
on cerebral delights over instant gratification, but lovers of the genre will be very much
at home.