Sega Announces Headhunter: Redemption

The sequel to the popular Headhunter, first released on Dreamcast, is coming to Xbox and PS2. Details inside.

The announcement of a new Headhunter game once again proves that Sega's leaked list of games for 2003, as reported here, is genuine - good news for gamers looking forward to the other titles on that list.

The sequel to the acclaimed Dreamcast and PS2 release, Headhunter, this sequel continues the story of the first game 20 years after the devastation caused by the Bloody Mary virus.

Matt Quaeck at Sega explained: "Combining stunning locations, an original storyline and highly developed character design inspired by the best action movie blockbusters of today, Headhunter: Redemption brings true cinematic qualities to the games market."

Headhunter: Redemption is the gripping story of Jack Wade, a veteran Headhunter keeping order in a futuristic world overrun with unchecked consumerism, vicious organized crime and mind-controlling mass media. When Jack and his protégé, the sassy, streetwise Leeza X, stumble upon an arms smuggling operation that threatens the status quo, they must work together to deliver an oblivious world from impending catastrophe, confronting their darkest fears beneath a chilling shroud of evil that blankets the city.

Taking place in a world divided, Headhunter: Redemption features two disparate, symbiotic realities:

• Above - "Above" is a glittering metropolis of glass and steel towers, whose citizens are controlled by ever-present media and the powerful corporations behind it.
• Below - "Below" is a subterranean colony, home to criminals, undesirables and misfits, sent down by the society "Above" to work in return for the right to survive.

Adam Doree
Remembers that Dreamcast release like it was yesterday.