In the Hunt

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In the Hunt
Developer(s)	Irem
Publisher(s)	Irem
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows
Release date	April 1993
Genre(s)	Horizontal scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, 2 player Co-op
Input methods	8-way joystick, 2 buttons
Cabinet	Upright
Display	Horizontal orientation, 320 × 240, 2048 palette colors

In the Hunt (海底大戦争, Kaitei Daisensou^?) 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.

The game was developed by the team who would go on to later create Gunforce 2 for Irem and the Metal Slug series for SNK. The similarities are clearly seen in the artistic style used. In the Hunt is particularly unique as the player takes the role of a submarine in underwater environments, although Irem has previously developed a similar game called Sqoon for the Nintendo Entertainment System. There are a total of six levels in the game.

[edit] Story

The game with the player given a mission to destroy the Dark Anarchy Society (D.A.S.) in what appears to be post-apocalyptic Japan, after the polar ice caps have melted. The only remaining evidence of earth society are a sunken city, replete with submerged skyscrapers, and a Japanese town built on oil rig-style platforms. The rest of your journey will take the player through underwater caverns and ruins, and finally, the flooded base of the D.A.S. itself.

[edit] Trivia

The team at IREM that created "In the Hunt" left the company and formed their own named Nazca Corporation. With their new company the team created Metal Slug on the Neo Geo.