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Hurricanes

So you tthought footballs were for playing with... think again! Embark on rollercoaster journey in this platform adventure through eerie mining towns, terrifying, deadly forests and infested jungles. All this…

31 December 1994

Hurricanes is a platform developed by Arc Developments, released 31 December 1994 on Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Hurricanes is

Hurricanes is a platform game developed by Arc Developments and released in 1994. It was published by U.S. Gold. It is available on Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

So you tthought footballs were for playing with... think again! Embark on rollercoaster journey in this platform adventure through eerie mining towns, terrifying, deadly forests and infested jungles. All this to search the stadium - and your only weapon - a football! In the Game Gear version, you play as the American player Cal, and the goal of each stage is to collect a certain amount of items to open up the exit to the next level (which is represented by a flag with the Hurricanes logo on it.) There are 12 stages which include a forest, an Incan temple, a mountain, and a locker room.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hurricanes launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.

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When did Hurricanes come out?
Hurricanes was released on 31 December 1994 for Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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