Bounty Hounds is a third-person shooter

Third-person shooter

Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...

-RPG

Role-playing game

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 published by Namco

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 and developed by XPEC Entertainment

XPEC Entertainment

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 for the PlayStation Portable

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 system. It was released September 12, 2006 in North America and September 21, 2006 in Japan.

The plot revolves around a group of intergalactic mercenaries, known as the Bounty Hounds, on a mission to eradicate the indigenous lifeforms of alien planets, so the human race may colonize them.

This game is based in the UGSF universe along with several other games by Namco. (Star Luster

Star Luster

is a first-person shooter and space combat simulator video game developed and published by Namco in 1985 only in Japan. It is an arcade-style combat-dedicated, sci-fi flight simulator that was first released for the Nintendo Famicom. That same year, Nintendo adapted the title for play in the arcade...

, StarBlade, Galaxian 3

Galaxian

is an arcade game developed by Namco in 1979. It was published by Namco in Japan and was imported to North America by Midway in 1980. A fixed shooter-style game in which the player controls a spaceship at the bottom of the screen and shoots enemies descending in various directions, it was designed...

 and New Space Order

New Space Order

New Space Order is an RTS currently in production in Japan by Bandai Namco Games. It contains elements from the Xevious video game series. In the game, there is an interplanetary nation called the "Military Empire," which the population speaks the Xevi language, the same language spoken by the...

)

Gameplay

The gameplay is a mix of third-person shooting

Third-person shooter

Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...

 and RPG. The player is able to find and equip over 500 weapons, and even more pieces of armor. Using experiences points gained by killing aliens, the player is able to upgrade their stats and earn skills.

Reception

Bounty Hounds has received mixed reviews, earning a 63 at Metacritic.com.

IGN gives Bounty Hounds a 7.0/10, citing the camera and collision detection as criticisms.