In the Hunt Download PC

In the Hunt is a horizontal horizontally scrolling shooter released in arcades by Irem in 1993. It was later published to the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation and Windows 95 by Kokopeli. A Super NES version was in development, with a playable version appearing at WCES 1994, but it was never completed. The player takes the role of a submarine in underwater environments.

The game was developed by the team who would go on to create GunForce II for Irem and the Metal Slug series for SNK.

Plot

An organization known as the D.A.S. (The Dark Anarchy Society) uses magnetic doomsday machines to melt the polar ice caps and thus desolate the world. Although the entire world is flooded, a few societies survive to build over the highest structures they can find and continue living. In this post-apocalyptic scenario, the D.A.S., who were prepared for this catastrophe, reign supreme over the survivors with martial law and military weapons of extraordinary power. Upon learning of a new D.A.S. superweapon being developed, "Yugusukyuure", the remaining survivors who are terrorized by D.A.S. secretly organize a rebellion force using a newly developed submarine known as the Granvia. The Granvia’s mission is to dive into D.A.S. enforced waters, territories and eventually the D.A.S. headquarters itself to destroy every single D.A.S. weapon in sight.

Reception

Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the PlayStation version a positive review, with their four reviewers particularly praising the huge number of enemies on-screen for the bulk of the game and the minimal slowdown. GamePro were also positive in their assessment: "The very detailed graphics are supported by audio that's loaded with blasts. The controls are sluggish but mostly accurate. This sub floats above other PlayStation shooters like Galactic Attack sic - Galactic Attack was released for the Saturn, not the PlayStation and Jupiter Strike." 

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