Hoard (video game)

2010 video game

2010 video game

Hoard

Developer(s)| Big Sandwich Games Inc.
Publisher(s)| Big Sandwich Games Inc.
Engine| Clubhouse Engine
Platform(s)| PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Release| PS3

* NA: November 2, 2010
* PAL: June 2, 2011

PSP

* NA: March 22, 2011[1]

Win & OS X

* NA: April 4, 2011

Genre(s)| Action, strategy, shoot 'em up
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer, cooperative

Hoard (trademarked as HOARD) is an action-strategy video game developed by Canadian studio Big Sandwich Games Inc. It was released on November 2, 2010, in North America on PlayStation Network, on April 4, 2011, for the PC and Mac on Steam, and on June 2, 2011, on the PAL PlayStation Network regions.

## Development

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Hoard was released for the PlayStation 3 on November 2, 2010.[2] The PSP version of Hoard was released on March 22, 2011, in the United States.[1]

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| 75% (PS3)[3]
65% (PC)[4]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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1Up.com| B (PS3, PC)[5]
GameSpot| 7.5/10 (PS3)[6]
IGN| 8.0/10 (PS3)[2]
7.0/10 (PSP)[1]

Review aggregator Metacritic rated the PlayStation 3 version of Hoard at 75 percent and the PC version at 65 percent.

IGN awarded Hoard "Best Quick Fix" in their PlayStation 3 Best of 2010 Awards,[7] and also nominated the game for "Best Competitive Multiplayer."[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Hatfield, Daemon (March 22, 2011). "Hoard Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
2. ^ a b Hatfield, Daemon (November 8, 2010). "Hoard Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010.
3. ^ "Hoard". Metacritic.
4. ^ "PC Hoard Review". Metacritic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
5. ^ Watts, Steve (November 18, 2010). "Hoard Review". 1UP.com. UGO Networks. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
6. ^ Jeremiah Leif Johnson (November 12, 2010). "Hoard Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010.
7. ^ "Best of 2010: Best Quick Fix". IGN. IGN Entertainment. 2010. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010.
8. ^ "Best of 2010: Best Competitive Multiplayer". IGN. IGN Entertainment. 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010.

## External links

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* Official site
* Developer site
* Hoard at MobyGames