The Hunt for Red October (console game)

For other uses, see The Hunt for Red October (disambiguation).

The Hunt for Red October
NES screenshot
Developer(s)	Beam Software
Publisher(s)	Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc.
Designer(s)	Andrew Davie
Composer(s)	Tania Smith Gavan Anderson
Platform(s)	Game Boy, NES, SNES
Release date(s)	1990
Genre(s)	Side scroller
Mode(s)	Single-player
Media/distribution	Cartridge

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

Gameplay

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.

The Super NES version is one of only a few games that uses the Super Scope accessory, 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 NES version's music was done by Tania Smith.^{[citation needed]} Many people have complained about the music in this version.^{[citation needed]} She said that the development team at Beam Software wanted her to make it sound like the movie.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• The Hunt for Red October at MobyGames
• The Hunt for Red October instruction book.