Ed Hunter

For other uses, see Edward Hunter (disambiguation).

Ed Hunter
Compilation album & video game by Iron Maiden & Synthetic Dimensions respectively
Released	July 1999
Recorded	1980 - 1998
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	1:43:34
Label	EMI
Iron Maiden compilations chronology
Best of the Beast (1996) Ed Hunter (1999) Best of the 'B' Sides (2002)

Ed Hunter, a rail shooter video game, was released in 1999, and is based on and accompanied by Iron Maiden's music. The game objective consists of rescuing the mascot of Iron Maiden, Eddie, from a prison while passing through game settings evocative of the albums. Music from the band completes the game's customizable soundtrack.

The game passes through various levels, starting in a street, then to a mental institution, hell itself, and other various locations. The locations are from the covers of previous Iron Maiden records.

The gameplay itself consists of shooting the appearing enemies with the mouse cursor. The game travels on "a track" and the player has no control over movement apart from occasionally choosing the route he will take through the levels. The player can select which tracks play in the background of which levels.

The package includes 3 CDs. The first CD contains 14 songs, the second CD contains 6 songs and the installation program for the game, and the third CD contains the game data. The soundtrack allegedly consists of the top 20 songs voted for by Iron Maiden fans on Maiden's official website.

The US version has a hidden bonus track of a new recording of "Wrathchild" with Bruce Dickinson on lead vocals, which subsequently received radio play. This track was not present in the initial US pressing of the game, but on runs that featured a sticker on the shrinkwrap stating that the track was included.

A sticker on the compilation album Best of the Beast originally announced the upcoming release of this game as "Melt, Eddie's own state-of-the-art 3D game".

The Ed Hunter Tour was the tour supporting the album and was the first tour with Bruce Dickinson on vocal duties since 1993, and with Adrian Smith on guitar since 1989.

Levels

1. London's East End (Killers)
2. The Shady Pines Asylum (Piece of Mind)
3. The Pits of Hell (The Number of the Beast)
4. The Graveyard (Live After Death)
5. The Pharaoh's Tomb (Powerslave)
6. Blade Runner (Somewhere in Time)
7. Futureal
8. Finale

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Iron Maiden (live)"
2. "The Trooper"
3. "The Number of the Beast"
4. "Wrathchild"
5. "Futureal"
6. "Fear of the Dark"
7. "Be Quick or Be Dead"
8. "2 Minutes to Midnight"
9. "Man on the Edge"
10. "Aces High"
11. "The Evil That Men Do"
12. "Wasted Years"
13. "Powerslave"
14. "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
15. "Wrathchild (1999 Version)" - hidden track on the US version

Disc two

1. "Run to the Hills"
2. "The Clansman"
3. "Phantom of the Opera"
4. "Killers"
5. "Stranger in a Strange Land"
6. "Tailgunner"

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Position
Dutch Albums Chart	69
Finnish Albums Chart	27
German Albums Chart	94
Swedish Albums Chart	43

External links

• Synthetic Dimensions