Predator: Hunting Grounds

Predator: Hunting Grounds is a multiplayer video game developed by IllFonic and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows. It is part of the Predator franchise, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role as Alan "Dutch" Schafer (Predator), Jake Busey reprising his role as Sean Keyes (The Predator), and Jan Johns voicing the Predator Scarface, who previously appeared in Predator: Concrete Jungle.[1]

Predator: Hunting Grounds
Developer(s)IllFonic
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Composer(s)
EngineUnreal Engine 
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
ReleaseApril 24, 2020
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Gameplay

Predator: Hunting Grounds is an asymmetrical multiplayer video game. One player controls the Predator, while four others play as a team of special operations soldiers on a mission to collect intel or eliminate a drug lord. The chief element is to either avoid being hunted by the Predator or capture and kill the Predator who in turn will be controlled by the player.[2]

Development

Hunting Grounds was announced at the State of Play presentation in May 2019.[3] It was noted that the game will allow cross-play between Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4.[4] The beta version of the game was released on 27 March 2020 which was available until 29 March, with the full game released on 24 April 2020.[4]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PC) 62/100[5]
(PS4) 55/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid6/10[7]
EGM[8]
Game Informer7.25/10[9]
GameRevolution3.5/5[10]
IGN5/10[11]

Predator: Hunting Grounds received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[5][6]

Tomas Franzese of Inverse reviewed the beta calling it the "worst Sony game of this generation", that the "game feels like a mess", visually outdated and unpolished.[12] Jonathon Dornbush of IGN who also played the trial weekend noted the excessive wait times to get in to a game was a little more hopeful and wrote that he hopes that Illfonic "can find a better balance to making the other objectives a bit more interesting".[13]

The PlayStation 4 version of Predator: Hunting Grounds was the tenth bestselling retail game during its first week of release in Japan, selling 9,172 copies.[14]

References
  1. https://screenrant.com/predator-hunting-grounds-arnold-schwarzenegger-dutch-tapes-backstory/
  2. Hargreaves, Jim (28 March 2020). "Should you play Predator: Hunting Grounds this weekend?". The Sixth Axis. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. Oloman, Jordan (7 January 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds release date, gameplay, multiplayer and more". GamesRadar. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. Beckwith, Michael (25 March 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds free trial available at the weekend in time for lockdown". Metro. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. "Predator: Hunting Grounds for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. "Predator: Hunting Grounds for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. Devore, Jordan (April 30, 2020). "Review: Predator: Hunting Grounds". Destructoid. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  8. Harmon, Josh (April 29, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds review". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  9. Cork, Jeff (April 27, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds - Not Quite at Its Apex". Game Informer. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  10. Leri, Michael (April 28, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds Review - One OK-looking motherf****r". Game Revolution. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  11. Cardy, Simon (April 27, 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds Review". IGN. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  12. Franzese, Tomas (30 March 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds is the worst Sony game of this generation". Inverse. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. Dornbush, Jonathon (2 April 2020). "Predator: Hunting Grounds Mostly Captures the Thrill of the Hunt". IGN. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. Romano, Sal (April 30, 2020). "Famitsu Sales: 4/20/20 – 4/26/20 [Update]". Gematsu. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.