In the Hunt (海底大戦争 Kaitei Daisensou) is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game by Irem. It was launched in 1993 to arcade machines and later was launched to different platforms, including the Sega Saturn, Play Station and PC (Windows).

In the game, the player controls a submarine in underwater environment and to destroy his enemies makes use a horizontal firing main weapon (usually torpedoes), and an upward secondary one (including anti-air machine guns, missiles and mines) plus depth charges that slowly sink underneath your ship.

The graphic design and the softness in the animations is spectacular and due to its originality makes a product totally unique of its kind.

Title

In the Hunt

Developer

Irem

Publisher

Irem, Kokopeli Digital Studios

Platform

Arcade, PC (Windows) PlayStation, Sega Saturn

Release date

Apr 1993 (Arcade)
Nov 1995 (PSX1)
Dec 1995 (Saturn)
Mar 1996 (PSX1)
Oct 1996 (PSX1)

Genere

Shoot 'em up

Mode

1 or 2 player(s)

- Story -

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.

- Releases -

The game was originally released for arcade machine in 1993 and later ported to the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation and Windows 95 for the PC.

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Unlock The Endings

Ending 1: Beat the game in 1P mode using at least one continue
Ending 2: Beat the game in 1P mode without using continue
Ending 3: Beat the game in 2P mode and defeat the other player after the last boss
Ending 4: Beat the game in 2P mode and let the timer run out