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{{about|the 1991 console game|other games with this title|The Hunt for Red October (1987 video game)|and|The Hunt for Red October (1990 video game)}}
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|title=The Hunt for Red October
|title= The Hunt for Red October
|image= The Hunt for Red October cover.jpg
|image= The Hunt for Red October cover.jpg
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|developer= [[Beam Software]] <small>(NES & Game Boy)</small><br>[[Riedel Software Productions]] <small>(SNES)</small>
|developer= [[Beam Software]] <small>(NES & Game Boy)</small><br>[[Riedel Software Productions]] <small>(SNES)</small>
|publisher= [[Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.]]
|publisher= [[Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.]]
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|composer=Tania Smith, Gavan Anderson <small>(Game Boy / NES)</small><br>John Spence <small>(SNES)</small>
|composer=Tania Smith, Gavan Anderson <small>(Game Boy / NES)</small><br>John Spence <small>(SNES)</small>
|platforms=[[Game Boy]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|platforms=[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Game Boy]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
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|genre=[[Side-scrolling video game|Side scroller]]
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'''''The Hunt for Red October''''' is a video game based on the 1990 film ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''. It was first released in 1991 for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name=p1>NES instruction booklet, p. 1</ref> Versions for the [[Game Boy]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] were subsequently released.
'''''The Hunt for Red October''''' is a video game based on the 1990 film ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''. It was first released in 1991 for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name="NintendoList">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=All NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=p1>NES instruction booklet, p. 1</ref> Versions for the [[Game Boy]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] were subsequently released.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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The NES version has an exclusive level: the final stage changes to platform-style gameplay. The player, as Ramius, must find and disable bombs Soviet-loyal crewmembers have set in the weapons bay of the ''Red October''.
The NES version has an exclusive level: the final stage changes to platform-style gameplay. The player, as Ramius, must find and disable bombs Soviet-loyal crewmembers have set in the weapons bay of the ''Red October''.

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. As Ramius, the player's mission is to make it to the United States. As such, the game had two different endings, as well as two losing endings. If the Red October ran into too many traps, a losing scene would be shown of a torpedo making a direct hit on the submarine and saying "Game over; Red October". If Ramius successfully evaded all assaults, a scene would be shown of the Red October firing a torpedo and saying "Game over; Convoy Commander".


==Reception==
==Reception==
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{{Video game reviews
{{Video game reviews
| NP = NES: 10.9/20<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NintendoPowerMagazineTheNESEra/Nintendo%20Power%20021%20%28Feb%201991%29%20Star%20Tropics/page/n91/mode/2up|title=Your Guide to the Latest NES Releases|p=85|work=[[Nintendo Power]]|volume=21|date=February 1991|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| NP = NES: 10.9/20<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NintendoPowerMagazineTheNESEra/Nintendo%20Power%20021%20%28Feb%201991%29%20Star%20Tropics/page/n91/mode/2up|title=Your Guide to the Latest NES Releases|page=85|magazine=[[Nintendo Power]]|volume=21|date=February 1991|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| PO = GB: 20%<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Crevette|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero022/Player%20One%20022%20-%20Page%20139%20(1992-07-08).jpg|title=The Hunt for Red October|date=July 1992|language=fr|work=[[:fr:Player One|Player One]]|issue=22|p=139|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| PO = GB: 20%<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Crevette|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero022/Player%20One%20022%20-%20Page%20139%20(1992-07-08).jpg|title=The Hunt for Red October|date=July 1992|language=fr|magazine=[[:fr:Player One|Player One]]|issue=22|page=139|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| Raze = GB: 67/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ellis|first=Les|date=October 1991|url=https://archive.org/details/RAZE_Issue_12_1991-10_Newsfield_Publishing_GB/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater|title=The Hunt for Red October|work=[[Raze (magazine)|Raze]]|issue=12|p=36|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| Raze = GB: 67/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ellis|first=Les|date=October 1991|url=https://archive.org/details/RAZE_Issue_12_1991-10_Newsfield_Publishing_GB/page/n35/mode/1up?view=theater|title=The Hunt for Red October|magazine=[[Raze (magazine)|Raze]]|issue=12|page=36|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| TOT = NES: 32%<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Steve|date=July 1992|url=https://archive.org/details/Total_Issue_007_1992-07_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n33/mode/2up?q=%22addams+family%22+nintendo|title=Red October|work=[[Total!]]|issue=7|p=35|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| TOT = NES: 32%<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Steve|date=July 1992|url=https://archive.org/details/Total_Issue_007_1992-07_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n33/mode/2up?q=%22addams+family%22+nintendo|title=Red October|magazine=[[Total!]]|issue=7|page=35|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| VGS = NES: 65%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Eggebrecht|first=Julian|date=January 1992|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=9468|title=Red October|language=de|work=[[:de:Video Games|Video Games]]|p=67|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
| VGS = NES: 65%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Eggebrecht|first=Julian|date=January 1992|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=9468|title=Red October|language=de|magazine=[[:de:Video Games|Video Games]]|page=67|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/hunt-for-red-october__|name=''The Hunt for Red October''}}
*{{moby game|id=/15103|name=''The Hunt for Red October'' (NES)}}
*{{moby game|id=/142099|name=''The Hunt for Red October'' (SNES)}}
*{{moby game|id=/142098|name=''The Hunt for Red October'' (Game Boy)}}


{{Tom Clancy games}}
{{Tom Clancy games}}
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Latest revision as of 22:50, 15 August 2024

This article is about the 1991 console game. For other games with this title, see The Hunt for Red October (1987 video game) and The Hunt for Red October (1990 video game).
The Hunt for Red October
Developer(s)Beam Software (NES & Game Boy)
Riedel Software Productions (SNES)
Publisher(s)Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.
Designer(s)Andrew Davie
Composer(s)Tania Smith, Gavan Anderson (Game Boy / NES)
John Spence (SNES)
Platform(s)NES, Game Boy, SNES
ReleaseNES
  • NA: January 1991
  • EU: 1991
Game Boy
  • NA: May 1991
  • JP: April 28, 1992
  • EU: June 11, 1992
SNES
  • NA: January 1993
  • JP: October 1, 1993
  • EU: 1993
Genre(s)Side scroller
Mode(s)Single-player

The Hunt for Red October is a video game based on the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October. It was first released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.[1][2] Versions for the Game Boy and Super NES were subsequently released.

Gameplay

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Screenshot from the NES version.

The game featured deep sea combat, side-scrolling action, and cinematic sequences. The object is to evade destruction and eliminate saboteurs. The caterpillar drive is particularly useful for quietly escaping the enemy.[3]

The Super NES version is one of 11 games that uses the Super Scope accessory,[4] though it is only used to play bonus stages that put the submarine in first person view, where the player has to destroy a number of enemies and projectiles. The use of the Super Scope is optional.

The NES version has an exclusive level: the final stage changes to platform-style gameplay. The player, as Ramius, must find and disable bombs Soviet-loyal crewmembers have set in the weapons bay of the Red October.

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. As Ramius, the player's mission is to make it to the United States. As such, the game had two different endings, as well as two losing endings. If the Red October ran into too many traps, a losing scene would be shown of a torpedo making a direct hit on the submarine and saying "Game over; Red October". If Ramius successfully evaded all assaults, a scene would be shown of the Red October firing a torpedo and saying "Game over; Convoy Commander".

Reception

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References

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  1. ^ "All NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ^ NES instruction booklet, p. 1
  3. ^ NES instruction booklet, p. 5
  4. ^ "Buyers Beware". GamePro. No. 98. IDG. November 1996. p. 24.
  5. ^ "Your Guide to the Latest NES Releases". Nintendo Power. Vol. 21. February 1991. p. 85. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Crevette (July 1992). "The Hunt for Red October". Player One (in French). No. 22. p. 139. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Ellis, Les (October 1991). "The Hunt for Red October". Raze. No. 12. p. 36. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Steve (July 1992). "Red October". Total!. No. 7. p. 35. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Eggebrecht, Julian (January 1992). "Red October". Video Games (in German). p. 67. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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