Summary Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter is a first person shooter developed by Warthog Games and published by Vivendi Universal Games for the Microsoft Xbox in the United States. The game places the player in the role of Mace Griffin a former elite space marine who has been framed for a crime he did not commit and now operates as a bounty hunter across a sprawling science fiction galaxy. The narrative progresses through a series of missions that combine on foot combat with space flight segments allowing the player to pilot a customizable starship engage in dogfights board enemy vessels and explore diverse environments such as industrial space stations asteroid fields and alien worlds. The game features a large arsenal of weapons ranging from conventional firearms to exotic energy weapons and a deep upgrade system for both the character and the ship. The graphics showcase detailed textures dynamic lighting and particle effects that take advantage of the Xbox hardware while the audio design includes an orchestral score blended with electronic elements and full voice acting for the main characters.
Highlights of the title include the seamless integration of first person shooting and space combat which was uncommon for console games at the time the ability to extensively customize the player ship with different weapons shields engines and cosmetic options a branching mission structure that offers multiple paths optional objectives and replay value a multiplayer component supporting split screen and system link play for deathmatch and cooperative modes a cinematic presentation with noir inspired storytelling delivered through well directed cutscenes and a variety of enemy types from human mercenaries to alien creatures each requiring distinct tactical approaches.
The title was originally categorized as a first person shooter and placed within the first person shooter genre to assist with search and classification efforts. The entry for this game was added to iOctavio.com on 2003-06-25. The original review referenced in the request was not provided in the source material.