{"id":2333,"date":"2012-02-13T10:23:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T16:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2020-02-06T21:26:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T03:26:14","slug":"dungeon-hunter-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/dungeon-hunter-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dungeon Hunter: Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone that knows me well knows that I have a very sincere love for the hack n’ slash genre. Perhaps love is not a strong enough word. I have a rabid obsession with the genre. From Diablo<\/a> to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance<\/a> to X-Men Legends<\/a> to Torchlight<\/a> (also available on Steam<\/a>). I’ve spent many, many hours in the genre, which has both bolstered and been bolstered by my love of dungeon crawler board games (Warhammer Quest<\/a> and HeroQuest<\/a> being the two biggest culprits).<\/p>\n

So when the iPhone first got the ability to run 3rd-party applications, I waited impatiently for a Diablo clone to appear. Eventually, several did. Unfortunately, in the beginning, they were severely lacking in both controls and visual appeal. Then, along came Gameloft’s Xerox process, bringing the very best of the genre to the iPhone. The controls left a bit to be desired at first, but were improved soon after release. Once I got used to the idea of using a virtual joystick on the iPhone, I flew through the campaign.<\/p>\n

Soon, a sequel followed, and brought with it multiplayer features. My oldest son and I played it quite a bit and loved it. When it was announced that the original Dungeon Hunter was coming to PS3 as a downloadable title, with 4-player coop, I got a little jealous of my PS3-owning brethren. But, thankfully, the game made its way to the Mac App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And now, to the meat of the article: it’s currently on sale for $0.99<\/a>. If you love the hack n’ slash genre at all, or even if you just want a fun Mac game to pass the time, you should definitely use that $1.08 (tax will, of course, vary) that’s been burning a hole in your digital wallet and pick it up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2\/13 (11:16 am CST):<\/strong> It would appear that the pricing on this may have been in error. I’m already receiving reports that others are getting an error when attempting to download the game. Perhaps Gameloft priced it at $0.99 in error. Anyway, if you managed to pick it up while it was on sale, congrats. If not, keep trying until the price officially reverts.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 2\/13 (3:16 pm CST):<\/strong>The first person to inform me of issues with purchasing has confirmed that he was able to download it just moments ago. So, the sale is apparently still available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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