The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October is the title for two different video games published by Grandslam Entertainment. One based on the book The Hunt for Red October and one based on the movie The Hunt for Red October. The video game based on the book was released in 1987 and was available for the Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple Macintosh, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and IBM PC. A port for the Apple IIGS was released in 1989. The player must na... more

The Hunt for Red October is the title for two different video games published by Grandslam Entertainment. One based on the book The Hunt for Red October and one based on the movie The Hunt for Red October. The video game based on the book was released in 1987 and was available for the Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple Macintosh, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and IBM PC. A port for the Apple IIGS was released in 1989. The player must navigate the Red October towards U.S. waters while avoiding the Soviet Navy. The game is a combination of submarine simulator and strategy game. Computer Gaming World described it as an excellent submarine simulator, controlled entirely by mouse. The replay value of the game was also praised, as the Soviets change tactics with each game. The video game based on the movie was released in 1990 and was available for ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, IBM PC, Amstrad, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES and Game Boy. The game featured... less