In Crime Hunter, a sudden crime wave and a rash of robberies have hit the city. As the protagonist, you take to the streets armed initially with a knife, determined to dispense with the large army of rather insane thugs overrunning the area. Your mission will take you through numerous locations, including a forest and various levels of a deadly hidden fortress.
You'll gather an arsenal of weapons such as a knife, sword, and machine gun, utilizing punches, kicks, and these tools to fight your way through the opposition. However, easily dispatched thugs are not your only concern. You'll face cars attempting to run you down or driven by hoods shooting at you, helicopters deploying more enemies, and environmental hazards like deadly spikes, fire pits, and bombs. Each level introduces new types of dangers, keeping you on your toes.
Crime Hunter offers varied gameplay experiences:
- Story Mode: Fight your way through 10 distinct levels filled with immersive enemy combat, platforming challenges, and hazardous environments.
- Endless Mode: For those seeking continuous action, this mode features randomly generated levels that become progressively more difficult until your character is defeated. After completing each generated level, you can access a skill points menu to power up your character in preparation for the escalating challenges. New hazard types also unlock as you advance.
- AI Spectator Endless Mode: An interesting variation where you can watch an AI play through the endless mode. You take on a strategic role by deciding how the AI's skill points are spent after each level, observing how your choices affect its performance against increasingly harder levels.
Crime Hunter delivers an action-packed experience combining a structured story campaign with replayable endless modes that include character progression and strategic decision-making, even when watching an AI play.