Hunted: The Demon's Forge

The single-player mode fails to entertain. The characters are not really funny, and you can easily get bored by repetitive dungeon raids. But if you bring your friend along – it's a completely different experience. [August 2011, p.101]

Proves that a co-op combat-based RPG can work and, while it's not perfect, it's definitely worth a look.

After a false start, Hunted: The Demon's Forge delivers some good things along the way. The game let you choose which character you wish to play from a certain point on, though you can't switch from Caddoc to E'lara anytime. There are some nice fights, a lot of different enemies to deal with, large maps and generally good graphics. The single player campaign also lasts a solid 13 to 14 hours.

A game with good ideas and a great cooperative experience, although it is not that polished and has some minor flaws in control and design. A mediocre title when played solo, but great when played with a friend.

Hunted isn't an amazing game, but it will entertain action-RPG fans with hours of good old-days gameplay.

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

It has a pretty rough beginning section, but players who endure will be treated to some great gameplay. Whether or not it's worth trudging through the awkward tutorial or the burdensome first chapter is up to you. Personally, I'm glad I did it.

Hunted: The Demon's Forge is a fun game but it never seems to reach its true potential. The concept is interesting but it looks like the developers didn't spend enough time creating better puzzles. The co-op and the special attacks are the only things making this game worthwhile.

Your choice of the character (Caddoc, a warrior, or E'lara, a ranged weapon specialist) determines whether Hunted turns out to be a generic hack'n'slash or a quite decent fantasy themed shooter. I was surprised how much I enjoyed scoring headshots with a bow. [July 2011, p.70]

Development of cooperative games is a contemporary standard. A gamer aware of the fact that he or she can play the game with a friend, brother, father or a stranger on the other side of the planet is a happy gamer. Even if sometimes it turns out that the game isn't as good when played alone. That's why it's hard to grade Hunted: The Demon's Forge – I had a good time, but I'm aware of all the imperfections of this game.

A trivial hack and slash action with very little RPG thrown in the mix, which could be fun but only for a short period of time. From the story through graphics over to gameplay and game mechanics – Hunted is just above the edge of average, which is mostly due to a solid co-op mode.

An action game in the Trojan horse of an RPG. There are better co-op experiences, but if you've already played those, Hunted will entertain for a little while.

It's odd blend of cover-based shooting, a fantasy setting, and hot co-op action make it an eyebrow-raiser, but the execution is flawed.

With its derivative world and characters, it's at best a guilty pleasure but probably isn't worth your time unless you can find it at a bargain bin price.

Competent hack-'n'-slash with a few neat ideas wrapped in a package that's remarkably unremarkable. [Sept 2011, p.64]

We didn't expect much yet we are disappointed. Linear hack'n'slash offers tedious contents, repeatable enemies and environments and above all it fails in cooperation mode. [July 2011]

In a few months no one will look back to Hunted: The Demon Forge. The only aspect of the game that might stick, would be the atrocious artificial intelligence. It doesn't really offer the player anything to keep playing, and therefore it simply scores below average.

Hunted has potential. It has the art design and spark, but the attempt at a genre hybrid ultimately falls short.

Hunted is one of those action games that fly into one ear and exit through the other without even touching your brain.