Hunted: The Demons Forge

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

4
Bad:

10

6.1

User Score

Based on 846 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Varied mix of melee action and coverbased shooting, Cooperative action leads to fun moments, Good voice acting and soundtrack.

Cons:

Tons of glitches and execution problems, Finishing moves interfere with gameplay, Grubby, unattractive color palette and art design, Online play is broken and doesn't allow for player communication.

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Last revision on May 15, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Varied mix of melee action and coverbased shooting, Cooperative action leads to fun moments, Good voice acting and soundtrack

Reviewers Didn't Like

Tons of glitches and execution problems, Finishing moves interfere with gameplay, Grubby, unattractive color palette and art design, Online play is broken and doesn't allow for player communication

Expert reviews and ratings

Clearly a console port, though it has rare moments of...

By Atomic MPC on August 23, 2011

Hunted was designed as a “dungeon crawler” of sorts, but with typical RPG elements blended with cooperative combat. There’s Caddoc, the gruff sword-swinger, and E’Lara, the nimble elf archer. There are no other choices—-by maintaining these two...

By GameZone on June 29, 2011

Hunted screws up a lot, but it’s not a lost cause. If it gets its act together, goes to study group every day, and stops doing drugs, the sequel could finally fulfill all that wasted potential. On single-player, it’s a nightmarish mess of confusion...

By Game Observer on June 23, 2011

Do not play Hunted: The Demon’s Forge alone. That sounds ominous, like a tagline to some low-budget horror film: “The one film you should not see alone.” But there is nothing really...

By Hooked Gamers on June 21, 2011

Stuck on your own, easily ignored. With a friend, a solid hack-and-slash, but nothing special, or half as funny as it...

By PC Gamer on June 18, 2011

Name: Genre: Platform: Image Gallery: Despite its sword and sorcery stylings, Hunted for the most part actually plays more like Uncharted or Gears of War than Oblivion or Demon's Souls. You'll take the role of one of two mercenaries, the muscle-bound...

By Tech Digest on June 16, 2011

You can clearly envision what the pitch for Hunted: The Demon's Forge sounded like: "It's the depth and addictive replay ability of Diablo, but with the visceral camera and controls of Gears of War." On paper, that doesn't sound half bad. But with an...

By 1Up on June 16, 2011

“A Dungeon Crawl for the Gears Age”. That’s the quote emblazoned on the back of Hunted: The Demon Forge’s box, referencing Epic Games’ blockbuster Gears of War franchise....

By Strategy Informer on June 09, 2011

Co-operative gameplay is its own reward, and to its credit Hunted: The Demon's Forge does a lot to encourage team-work. However, repetitive gameplay, poor storytelling and a general lack of polish undermine all the good work....

By PC Advisor on June 08, 2011

Hunted: The Demon's Forge buries its rock-solid ideas under a mound of execution...

By GameSpot on June 03, 2011

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