The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October is a Shooter / Platform game released on December 31, 1987 for Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum and 7 more. In this adaptation of Tom Clancy's popular novel, you play the part of Captain Marko Ramius attempting to defect to the US. Once into the Atlantic, you must rendezvous with the US Navy and fake the de…
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In this adaptation of Tom Clancy's popular novel, you play the part of Captain Marko Ramius attempting to defect to the US. Once into the Atlantic, you must rendezvous with the US Navy and fake the destruction of the Red October. Your crew is not aware of the defection -- but the Soviet Navy is, and will try to stop you at any cost.
Storyline
In The Hunt For Red October, the player is a Russian submarine commander defecting to the West. The submarine is equipped with a silent caterpillar drive. The mission has two parts: escape and rendezvous. Escaping involves navigating obstacles and avoiding Russian submarines and mines. The difficulty of rendezvous depends on the player's performance in the first section.
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Game Info
- Developer
- Oxford Digital Enterprises Ltd.
- Publisher
- Argus Press Software, Datasoft, Inc., Grandslam Entertainments, The Software Toolworks
- Game Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action Fantasy Historical Warfare
Languages
- Text / Subtitles
- English
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