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Description
Back of Box - Game Boy (US) (from Ad Blurbs)
THE HUNT FOR THE RED OCTOBER™Now you can play this thriller anywhere you go! All the spine-tingling espionage action and suspense of the hit motion picture is captured in the Game Boy version.
As the superpowers confront one another yet against with incredible new technology and dangerous weapons, you must take on the role of Captain Ramius and command the Soviet Typhoon submarine Red October. Your mission...DEFECT TO THE UNITED STATES.
Product Features
- Play head-to-head and take on the role of Convoy Commander for a search and destroy mission, using a variety of vehicles along the way.
- Activate Red October's silent cativation drive to make the submarine undetectable.
- Evade detection, destroy enemies and guide the Red October to safety in U.S. waters.
- 1 or 2 Player Mode
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Alternate Titles
- "レッド・オクトーバーを追え!" -- Japanese spelling
- "Red October o Oe!" -- Japanese title
Part of the Following Groups
- Hunt for Red October adaptations
- Inspiration: Movies
- Setting: 1980s
- Setting: Aquatic / Underwater
- Theme: Submarine
- Tom Clancy licensees
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Critic Reviews
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) | Sep, 1991 | 10 out of 12 | 83 |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | Sep, 1991 | 780 out of 1000 | 78 |
Raze | Oct, 1991 | 67 out of 100 | 67 |
Video Games | Feb, 1992 | 64 out of 100 | 64 |
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) | Apr, 1991 | 18 out of 40 | 45 |
Power Play | Aug, 1991 | 32 out of 100 | 32 |
Player One | Jul, 1992 | 20 out of 100 | 20 |
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POMAH (65157) added The Hunt for Red October (Game Boy) on Oct 10, 2008
Credits (8 people)
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Paul Mitchell (Pauly), Cameron Sheppard (Camy), James Halprin (Jamy), Ian Malcolm (Iany), Sue Anderson (Suey), Grant Arthur (Granty), Holger Liebnitz (Holgy), Tony Pentland (Tony)