The Ocean Hunter

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The Ocean Hunter is a 1998 light gun shooter arcade game developed and published by Sega.^[1] The Ocean Hunter runs on Sega Model 3 hardware.

1 Gameplay
2 Story
3 Rarity
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Gameplay

The Ocean Hunter is played by using two mounted turret-like guns on the arcade cabinet. The game is capable of being played with either one or two people simultaneously. The player takes the role of an underwater adventurer searching for the Seven Great Monsters of the Seven Seas, hoping to collect on the bounties placed on their heads for attacks on shipping vessels, humans and native marine life. The player proceeds to go throughout the game in a set path, shooting at various hostile ocean life along the way. The game is played progressing through various levels, each with its own design and layout. Upon reaching the end of the level, a boss is encountered. Each boss is named after a famous mythological sea monster: Kraken, Leviathan, Charybdis, Ahuizotl, Karkinos, Miðgarðsormr, and Rahab. There are also dozens of mini-bosses in the game, many of them also named after sea monsters.

[edit] Story

A new civilization is flourishing in the seas of an alternate Steampunk world, but seven giant ocean monsters are attacking boats and harbors with increasing frequency. Frightened for their lives, the people put out a bounty on the monsters' heads. As Torel (Player 1) and Chris (Player 2), you head out to defeat the horrible creatures.

[edit] Rarity

According to KLOV.com, The Ocean Hunter is classified as extremely rare. No known collectors or warehouses own or have this game. There have also been only a few listings for this game on the popular bidding website ebay; however, this game is available in almost every single video arcade in Singapore