Gameplay
The game can be played by either one or two players: it has 65 single-player missions and 35 multiplayer missions (20 head-to-head missions and 15 cooperative missions). An optional add-on provides 15 new single-player missions, two new head-to-head missions, and three more cooperative missions. In total, there are 120 missions in the game.
The missions can be completed in any order, the traditional ascending one just takes fewer clicks to go. Also, the first few missions are tutorials that provide some tips. Each level has a name, some of which may be considered funny (e.g. "Jake and Heavy Metal", "Apocalypse Now", "The Descent" etc.).
Missions fall into two major groups: "Hunter" and "Hunted". "Hunter" missions feature slaying numerous monsters with good amount of ammunition, while "Hunted" ones emphasize staying alive with limited resources while facing dangers like numerous obstacles or AI hunters.
It is notable that the game has a third dimension despite being a side-scrolling one. Most levels consist of several parallel planes that the player character can move between. Having noticed a door or a window with another room in it, a player can make him run through it into that room with the up button. In that room, there will be a platform extending from the floor. From there, pressing the down button would make the character slip back into the room he came from.
Player characters can press against walls to avoid incoming projectiles, just like in Blackthorne. AI-controlled human and minotaur opponents can do the same.
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