In the Hunt

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In the Hunt
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Imagineer (Japan), Kokopeli Digital Studios (US, Europe)
Developer:
Supporting companies:
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
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥6,8006,800 T-15006G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US 		T-10001H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-10001H-50
Sega Saturn
DE 		T-10001H-50
USK: 16
Sega Saturn
UK 		T-10001H-50
Sega Saturn
PL
Non-Sega versions

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. It is side-scrolling but does not scroll automatically; the player can move forward freely but cannot backtrack. In each stage, the objective is to destroy enemies, avoid their projectiles, and defeat the end level boss before time runs out. The Granvia is moved in any direction with the D-pad. It is equipped with torpedoes, which move horizontally and are fired with A, and missiles, which fire upwards and are launched with B. Both weapons have unlimited ammunition and can be fired simultaneously with C. 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.

The game can be played with two players simultaneously, with each commanding a different submarine.

Weapons

Torpedoes

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Starting Weapon
Fires a standard torpedo.

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Hyper Torpedo
Fires a torpedo that bursts into clusters after traveling a distance, doing area damage.

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Supersonic Wave Torpedo
Fires a torpedo that generates a large wave that sucks enemies into it.

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Cracker
Fires a more powerful torpedo.

Missiles

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Starting Weapon
Launches standard missiles underwater; shoots a wave-like aerial attack above the surface.

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Missiles and Tracking Missiles
Launches more powerful missiles underwater; launches homing missiles that track targets above the surface.

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Floating Mines and Machine Gun
Releases mines that float up to the surface underwater; fires rapid-fire machine gun above the surface.

Items

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

Stages

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The South Pole

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The Channel

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Seabed Ruins

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Sunken Town

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Deep Dark Sea

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Enemy Base

Versions

A version of the game for the SNES was shown at the 1994 Consumer Electronics Show, but it was never released.[6]

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English In the Hunt In the Hunt
English (US) In the Hunt In the Hunt
Japanese 海底大戦争 Kaitei Daisensou

Comparisons

Main article: In the Hunt/Comparisons.

Production credits

- Kaitei Dai Sensou Staff -
  • Program: Yoshiki Sawamura, Takeshi Kataoka
  • Sound: Jun Senoue, Masahiro Itou
  • Special Thanks: Yasuhiro Nomura, Hiroyuki Yagi, Takashi Matsuda, Atsushi Ohsuga, Naoko Shida, Sega Kansai, Hiroya Kita (Irem Corp.)
  • Debuger: Masahiro Kanno, Kengo Arai, Takashi Onozato, Hideo Yamaguchi, Takanori Hanabusa, Atsuki Takeda, Shinji Okano, Yoshihisa Ohmaki, Masayoshi Nagai, Norio Kobayashi, Yumiko Tazawa, Naoyo Tamagawa, Mizuka Takahashi
  • Supervisor: Shouichi Iida
  • Advertising Director: Kouichiro Sakurai, Masahiro Uramoto
  • Marketing Director: Seiji Tashiro, Shuhei Iida, Hideyuki Kashimura
  • Director: Ichiro Honma
  • Executive Producer: Takayuki Kamikura
  • Assistant: Watashiha Sekaino Houda Chitsujyo Nanoda Yotte Kono Oounabarani Ikitoshi Ikerumono Sono Chino Itteki Mademo Subete Watashino Mono Nanoda
Source:
In-game credits (JP)
IntheHunt Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: In the Hunt/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #81: "April 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #12: "October 1996" (1996-09-18)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[9]
GameFan (US)
71
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[11]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
68
[12]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
68
[13]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
80
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
55
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
81
[16]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[17]
Saturn+ (UK) NTSC-J
55
[18]
Secret Service (PL)
90
[19]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
31
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
80
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
76
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
57
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[24]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
25
[25]
Video Games (DE) PAL
73
[26]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[27]
Sega Saturn
 67
Based on
19 reviews

In the Hunt

Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, US
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Cover
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, DE
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

Main article: In the Hunt/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
476,882,112 CD-ROM (EU) T-10001H-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
474,050,304 1995-11-01 CD-ROM (JP) T-15006G V1.004
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
476,882,112 CD-ROM (US) T-10001H V1.000

External links

  • Sega of America webpage: Saturn

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wave-master.com/wm/works/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-19 20:54)
  2. ↑ File:ITH Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:04)
  4. ↑ htt (Wayback Machine: 1996-11-14 19:26)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 49
  6. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 3: February 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 78
  7. ↑ File:IntheHunt Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  8. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-18), page 49
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-12-22" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 1
  10. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 2: February 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
  11. ↑ GamePro, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
  12. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 42
  13. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 66
  14. ↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 63
  15. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 62
  16. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 84
  17. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 4" (JP; 1996-02-02), page 62
  18. ↑ Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 63
  19. ↑ Secret Service, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 66
  20. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 56
  21. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-25), page 64
  22. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-22), page 68
  23. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-14 (1995-12-22)" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 201
  24. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
  25. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 33
  26. ↑ Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 82
  27. ↑ VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 62


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