Akaneiro: Demon Hunters is a dark fantasy, free-to-play video game that was developed by American McGee's company Spicy Horse.[2] It was originally announced for release in 2012.[3][4] Whereas McGee's earlier games, American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness Returns, draw heavily from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Akaneiro: Demon Hunters adapts the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale, throwing her into the setting of feudal Japan.[5][6] It was successfully crowd-funded through Kickstarter and was released as browser game.
| Akaneiro: Demon Hunters | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Spicy Horse |
| Platform(s) | Browser |
| Release | 31 January 2013[1] |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | |
Development
editAmerican McGee was initially inspired by the book The Lost Wolves of Japan, which depicted the destruction of wolves in Japan at the hands of foreign farmers. The idea was to combine the Red Riding Hood character with the setting of nature's destruction by humans. On top of that, the demons were added to enhance the whole story.[7]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 53/100[8] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpot | 5/10[9] |
| IGN | 4.5/10[10] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 13/20[11] |
On its release, Akaneiro: Demon Hunters was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 53/100 on Metacritic.[8]
References
edit- ^ Talarico, Stefano (2013-01-31). "Akaneiro è già disponibile". outcast.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (2012-09-11). "American McGee's upcoming Akaneiro: Demon Hunters resembles an isometric Okami". Eurogamer. Eurogamer Network. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Conditt, Jessica (16 July 2012). "American McGee on F2P, Ouya and his 'acceptable' experience with EA". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Ashcraft, Brian (10 April 2012). "Akaneiro Is the Next Game from American McGee's Spicy Horse". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Akaneiro". Spicy Horse. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Lee, Tyler. "Ubergizmo article". Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Interview with American McGee on His Kickstarter Project, Akaneiro: Demon Hunters". NYPost. January 9, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Akaneiro: Demon Hunters for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ VanOrd, Kevin (February 11, 2013). "Akaneiro: Demon Hunters Review". GameSpot. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Gallegos, Anthony (February 20, 2013). "Akaneiro: Demon Hunters Review". IGN. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Sylhas (February 1, 2013). "Test: Akaneiro: Demon Hunters". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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