The Ocean Hunter is an arcade developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 1 November 1998 on Arcade.
What The Ocean Hunter is
The Ocean Hunter is an arcade game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1998. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A new civilization is flourishing in the seas of an alternate Steampunk world, but giant ocean monsters are attacking shipping vessels, harbors, humans and native marine life with increasing frequency. Ordinary marine predators such as sharks have begun to follow in the sea monsters' wake to scavenge what they could from the destruction caused. Frightened for their lives, the people issue bounties on the monsters' heads. The underwater adventurers Torel (Player 1) and Chris (Player 2) head out to defeat the horrible creatures.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
What it launched against
The Ocean Hunter launched on 1 November 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and The House of the Dead 2.
Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, The House of the Dead 2.
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Quick answers
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When did The Ocean Hunter come out?
The Ocean Hunter was released on 1 November 1998 for Arcade.
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