| Introduction:
You are captain Marko Ramius, commander of the most advanced nuclear
submarine ever created, the Red October. In an attemp to defect to the
United States, you must evade detection from enemies both below the
water, and above it. But that's just the first level. There's nine
levels in all, that will test your reflexes and skills. The Hunt For
Red October has two types of playing levels, Side Scrolling 2-D mode,
and a Periscope mode that lets you take the perspective of the
periscope. In the Periscope mode, you can use the Super Scope (Gun for
the SNES) or the Controller. The side scrolling levels all use the
controller.
Graphics [6/10]:
The graphics on this game are a little above mediocre. The Red October
itself is nothing wonderful to look at, and neither is the enemy
vessels. The backrounds add to the game, but not much. The best of the
two veiws(side-scrollers and periscope) is the Periscope mode. The
enemy, planes, helicopters, boats, and the occational submarine, look
more realistic and have a lot more detail to them, then they do in the
side scrolling levels. Your ship has several weapons, but they don't
vary much, graphical wise. And the explosions are even less
immpressive, but the game wouldn't be the same with out them. The
company basicly did one step above what was neccecary to make the
graphics on the game.
Muisc and Sound [6/10]:
Unfortunatly the music was thrown together, just like the graphics
were. The music isn't terrible, but there is nothing to it. There's a
"bitty" and choppy sound to it.
The Sound effects on The Hunt for Red October were just a little
better than the music. The explosions were really pathetic, BUT the
sound of your missiles firing was very well done. It sounded almost
like I was listening to a movie!
Game Play [7/10]:
There's a bunch of good things about this game, but then again,
there's also a ton of bad things about this game. There is NO save or
even a password system in the game. That means if you die, or the
power shuts off, you have to start from the begining. The levels can
also become repeatative at times. On the plus side...there's nine
levels to play, and the Periscope areas are really fun to play no
matter if you have the Super Scope or not! (It's a bit more fun with
the Super Scope) The Red October has six weapons to use against enemy
subs. Topedoes, Surface to Air Missiles (SAM's), Surface to Surface
Missiles(SSM's), Bombs,
Electronic Counter Measures (EMC's) and the Cavitation Drive which
allows you to "silently" manuever the area without the enemy detecting
you.
The game play is good and fun to play, but it has definite flaws.
Challenge and Replay [9/10]:
The Hunt for Red October is a very tough game. It's not impossible,
but you'll need to use all of your skill to get through this game.
It's only nine missions, but once your finally done it'll seem like a
lot more. This game is more for intermediate to expert players.
There isn't too much replay in this game unless you own a Super Scope.
The periscope levels are really fun. But because of the lack of a
password system, you need to play through a level to reach the
periscope levels.
Conclussion/Overall [7/10]:
If you own a Super Scope, this should one of the games to own. But for
everyone else, unless you like sub games, or find this game really
cheap, there's better games out there. The Hunt for Red October isn't
a terrible game, but there is so much that could have been included.
Like a save feature!
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