The Hunt for Red October

Informations générales

Date de sortie

1 mai 1991

Plateformes

Game Boy

Note IGDB

★★★☆☆ (1 votes)

Genres

Arcade

Thèmes

Action • Thriller • Warfare

Développeur

Beam Software

Éditeur

Altron Corporation • Hi-Tech Expressions

Modes de jeu

Single player • Multiplayer

Perspectives du joueur

Side view

Langues

Histoire

It’s 1984. A Soviet Typhoon-Class submarine named Red October is under the command of Captain Marko Ramius to send the vessel to the United States and prevent the submarine from being misused to start a war.

The player navigates the titular submarine in a series of underwater stages, avoiding collision with walls and surfaces, while taking out naval and airborne threats with torpedoes, guided warheads, and the Caterpillar Drive for temporary stealth. An in-game radar is provided, showing the area around the submarine and any units in the vicinity.

Résumé

The Game Boy version offers the option to play as Ramius or the convoy commander of the Soviet Navy. It has eight stages, beginning in Greenland and ending on the Western Seaboard of the United States. The fifth stage shows Greek architecture, an Easter egg where the lost city of Atlantis has been unknowingly discovered. As the convoy commander, the player's mission is to sink the Red October, sparing no expense.