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The Hunt for Red October

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Genres
ShooterPlatformSimulatorStrategy
Themes
ActionFantasyHistoricalWarfare
Modes
Single player
Perspective
First personBird view / Isometric
Developer
Oxford Digital Enterprises Ltd.
Publishers
Argus Press Software Ltd., Datasoft, Inc., Grandslam Entertainments, The Software Toolworks
Release dates
Platform Date
Amiga March 01, 1988
Atari ST/STE March 01, 1988
Commodore C64/128/MAX March 01, 1988
DOS March 01, 1988
Mac December 01, 1988
Amstrad CPC December 31, 1988
ZX Spectrum December 31, 1988
Apple II May 01, 1989
Apple IIGS December 31, 1989
MSX December 31, 1989

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.

Story

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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