Headhunter

Headhunter (2001)

by Amuze, Acclaim Entertainment, Sega
Genres:Adventure, Shooter, Racing
Themes:Action, Stealth
Game modes:Single player
Story:Welcome to the future. In the early 21st century, gang warfare and crime have lead to the creation of privatised law enforcement. The Anti-Crime Network (ACN) employs bounty hunters known as ‘Headhunters’ to track down the most wanted criminals, using combat skills and high-tech weaponry. You are Jack Wade, an ex-cop turned Headhunter. At the beginning of the game you find yourself strapped to an operating table and manage to escape. After passing out in an alley, you awake in hospital from a coma. With your license revoked and few memories, you are hired by Angela Stern, to find her fathers murderer. Maybe you’ll even find out what happened to yourself if you can stay alive long enough… Headhunter is an action adventure viewed from over the shoulder. In the top right of the screen you have a radar which will track your movements and those of the enemy. Jack has a few moves at his disposal. He can duck and roll, push, pull and climb objects as well as flatten himself up against a wall. Using this technique he can peek around corners for a better view of the action, and then attack from this position, using the wall as protection. Between levels, Jack has a motorcycle that he uses to transport himself between various locations in the city according to the clues he receives. You will need to earn skill points however before you can arrive at a destination. Certain parts of the city are unavailable until you have gained the appropriate Headhunter license. As you have no recollection of your past, you have to take a series of licenses that will grant you access to greater parts of the city, weaponry and gadgets. These are taken in a VR simulator known as the Law Enforcement Intelligence and Licence Approval (LEILA). At various times in the game you will need to go to the LEILA building and upgrade your licence by practising your combat, stealth and driving skills.Show more
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Very ahead of its time and slept on from a still slept on console that is the Dreamcast where you get some open worldish with the motorcycle you roam around beautiful city, it's still a very TPS game, amazing and needs to be rereleased!
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April 05, 2025
This was my first PS2 game and I enjoyed both the gameplay and story SO much, it's one of those games that always stuck around in my head for more than 20 years now. Insanely underrated, insanely slept on. Sequel is even fun and improves on the mechanics a bit, but still isn't quite up to par to what I would call an amazing game.
when i was playing cyberpunk 2077, playing pistols and the bike i had a ptsd of this game but a good one. now i'm obsessed to replay this. I know it was not released on pc buut hey CD projekt knows how to do black magick
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