Hunter: The Reckoning is based upon a pen and paper RPG that is part of White Wolf's World of Darkness franchise, which also spawned Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse. In the World of Darkness, Hunters are regular people who devote their lives to tracking down and destroying the vampires, werewolves, and zombies that inhabit their world.
There are four basic characters to choose from in Hunter: The Reckoning (though High Voltage has promised there will be more to unlock in the finished version). The game vocabulary is a bit atypical (zombies are "rots," character classes are "creeds," and spells are "edges"), but each character's classic influences become obvious within moments of choosing them. Every character begins the game with a bladed weapon, a basic firearm with unlimited ammo, and one edge. Additional weapons can be found strewn around the battlefield, in the form of shotguns, machine guns, a chainsaw, and even a flamethrower. Thankfully, you can carry all of these weapons at once, toggling between them with the buttons, so you don't have to make Halo-like choices as to what to leave behind when you find a new toy. Each character will also gain experience points as the game progresses, increasing their stats and learning new edges.
News source: PlanetXbox
