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Tom Clancy’s Series

The Hunt for Red October

Shooter Platform Simulator Strategy Action Fantasy Historical Warfare
December 31, 1987
Released 13998 days ago
Apple IIGS Commodore C64/128/MAX ZX Spectrum Atari ST/STE Mac DOS Amiga Apple II Amstrad CPC MSX

About

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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Release Dates by Platform

Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
Amiga Worldwide
Mar 1, 1988
Atari ST/STE Worldwide
Mar 1, 1988
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Mar 1, 1988
DOS Worldwide
Mar 1, 1988
Mac Worldwide
Dec 1, 1988
Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
ZX Spectrum Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
Apple II Worldwide
May 1, 1989
Apple IIGS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989
MSX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989

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
Genres
Shooter Platform Simulator Strategy
Themes
Action Fantasy Historical Warfare

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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