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In the Hunt

In the Hunt is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game by Irem. It was released in 1993 and later ported to the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation and Windows 95 for the PC by Kokopeli.

30 1 April 1993

In the Hunt is an arcade developed by Irem, released 1 April 1993 on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade. The main story takes about 45 hrs to finish.

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What In the Hunt is

In the Hunt is an arcade game developed by Irem and released in 1993. It was published by Imagineer​. It is available on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Irem M-92.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

In the Hunt holds a critic score of 30 out of 100. That places it above 2% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1993 averaged 64, so it scored 34 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 45 hrs.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

In the Hunt — frequently asked questions

When did In the Hunt come out?
In the Hunt was released on 1 April 1993 for PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat In the Hunt?
The main story of In the Hunt takes around 45 hrs, or 1 hrs for 100% completion.

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