In the Hunt

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In the Hunt

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Imagineer (Japan), Kokopeli Digital Studios (US, Europe)

Developer: SIMS

Supporting companies: Beeline Group (US) (package design), Sega Digital Media^[1] (audio)

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT)

Licensor: Irem

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Irem

Sound driver:

SCSP/CD-DA(12 tracks)

Genre: Shooting^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-12-15^[3]	¥6800	T-15006G
US	1996-06-04^[4]		T-10001H
EU	1996-06^[5]		T-10001H-50
DE	1996-06		T-10001H-50
PT	1996		STJHQ0334
UK	1996-06^[5]		T-10001H-50
IT	1996-10-05^[6]		T-10001H-50
PL	1996
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
Arcade PlayStation Windows PC

In the Hunt, known as Kaitei Daisensou (海底大戦争) in Japan, is a Sega Saturn horizontal shoot-'em-up developed by SIMS. Published in Japan by Imagineer in December 1995, it was later published in the United States and Europe by Kokopeli Digital Studios in June 1996. The game is a port of the titular 1993 Irem arcade game In the Hunt, which was developed by many of the same employees that would later work on Metal Slug.

Story

An organization named the Dark Anarchy Society (D.A.S.) is attempting to launch a superweapon over a post-apocalyptic Earth, which has flooded due to the polar ice caps melting. To stop this, a submarine named the Granvia is deployed to stop the D.A.S. and protect what is left of the planet.

Gameplay

The game is a shoot-'em-up where the player controls a submarine called the Granvia. In each stage, the objective is to destroy enemies, avoid their projectiles, and defeat the end level boss before time runs out. It is side-scrolling but does not scroll automatically; the player can move forward freely but cannot backtrack. The game can be played with two players simultaneously, with each commanding a different submarine.

The Granvia moves in any direction using the D-Pad. It is equipped with torpedoes, which move horizontally and are fired with , and missiles, which fire upwards and are launched with . Both weapons have unlimited ammunition and can be fired simultaneously with . The player can collect power-up items that change the torpedoes and missiles. The vertical missile attack varies depending on whether the Granvia is at the surface or deep in the water; it also drops bombs below the Granvia that are unaffected by power-ups.

The Granvia is destroyed after taking a hit from an enemy or if the player runs out of time. As long as the player has lives remaining, the Granvia respawns after a moment with temporary invulnerability and 30 seconds added to the timer but without any weapons upgrades. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but it can be continued as long as the player has credits remaining. The player can earn extra lives by collecting Treasure Balls throughout the game.

Weapons

Torpedoes

	Starting Weapon
	Fires a standard torpedo.
	Hyper Torpedo
	Fires a torpedo that bursts into clusters after traveling a distance, doing area damage.
	Supersonic Wave Torpedo
	Fires a torpedo that generates a large wave that sucks enemies into it.
	Cracker
	Fires a more powerful torpedo.

Missiles

	Starting Weapon
	Launches standard missiles underwater; shoots a wave-like aerial attack above the surface.
	Missiles and Tracking Missiles
	Launches more powerful missiles underwater; launches homing missiles that track targets above the surface.
	Floating Mines and Machine Gun
	Releases mines that float up to the surface underwater; fires rapid-fire machine gun above the surface.

Items

	Submarine Item Carrier
	Destroy to release an item.
	Airplane Item Carrier
	Destroy to drop an item.
	Torpedo Item
	Acquires a torpedo weapon. Cycles between green (Hyper Torpedo), blue (Supersonic Wave Torpedo), and red (Cracker).
	Missile Item
	Acquires a missile weapon. Cycles between M (Missiles and Tracking Missiles) and A (Floating Mines and Machine Gun).
	Treasure Box
	Destroy to release Treasure Balls.
	Treasure Ball
	Small balls are worth 1 star, and large balls are worth 5 stars. Collect 100 stars to gain an extra life.