These small-scale set pieces would undeniably be more satisfying if the AI were more consistent. Though the isolated missions give the story a disjointed feel, the action is pretty good, and each mission has its fair share of nicely sized firefights. To bankroll his vengeance, Mace goes into the bounty-hunting business by taking on a series of seemingly unrelated jobs and slowly learning about the conspiracy responsible for his incarceration (and the scale of its nefarious plans).Įach of the jobs that Mace takes on is represented by a large and largely self-contained mission. By the time he gets out, the Rangers have been discredited and disbanded, and the only thing on Mace's mind is revenge, though the game takes its sweet time uncovering the conspirators.
When we first meet Mace, he's a part of an elite force of space police called the Rangers, though shortly thereafter he's framed for the slaughter of his squad and is quickly sent to space jail. The picture it paints is of a pretty standard industrialized future where space corporations squabble over space mining rights, and space crime is a constant problem.in space. The game limps out of the gate with significant exposition about the future history of the universe and Mace Griffin's specific botchery. Yet despite the game's derivative nature, lack of multiplayer, and slightly dated technology, there's a fairly entertaining experience to be had here.įans of futuristic sci-fi shooters have probably already played Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter-or some close approximation of it. However, competition for shooters is tougher on the PC, and Mace Griffin can't match the level of polish or inspiration found in other recent games-or even the games it draws from. Mace Griffin was originally released on the PS2 and Xbox almost a year ago, and it was passable for a console shooter then. Though it touts a nice blend of standard first-person shooter action and space-shooter action, the game continuously evokes either the general feel or specific elements of other futuristic sci-fi shooters. Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter is a futuristic sci-fi shooter that diligently follows in the footsteps of the futuristic sci-fi shooters that have come before it.
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