Headhunter

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Headhunter

System(s): Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2

Publisher:

Sega

Acclaim Entertainment (US)

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Europe)

Developer: Amuze

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast VGA Box, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	2001-11-16		MK-51041-50
EU (White Label)	2001
DE	2001-11-09^[6]		MK-51041-50
ES	2001-11-14^[7]		MK-51041-50
FR	2001-11-16^[5]		MK-51041-50
UK	2001-11-16^[1]^[2]^[3]	£29.9929.99^[4]	MK-51041-50
US	2002-05-09	$49.9949.99^[8]^[9]	SLUS-20416
EU (NL/DE/IT/FR)	2002-03-22		SCES-50500
DE	2002-03-22	€119.00119.00^[10]	SCES-50500
ES	2002-03-22		SCES-50500
FR	2002-03-22		SCES-50500
UK	2002-03-22		SCES-50500
IT	2002		SCES-50500
AU	2002		SCES-50500

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Headhunter is a Sega Dreamcast action game released exclusively in Europe. It was later brought to the PlayStation 2.

It would later be followed by Headhunter Redemption.

Production credits

Dreamcast version

Produced by Sega Europe

Director of Product Development: Kats Sato
Producer: Mark Horneff
Assistant Producer: Pete O'Brien
Translation Co-ordinator: Caroline Ruiz
Translators: Jens Geffert, Enrique Gonzalez Fajardo
Test Manager: Jason Cumberbatch
Lead Tester: Nick Bennett

Marketing Support

Marketing Manager: Jim Pride
Product Manager: Mathew Quaeck
Interactive Design Manager: Bennie Booysen
Online Marketing Executive: Rosie Newey
Online Design: Ian Simpson, James Helly

Manual and Packaging

Senior Designer: Ross McLeish
Designer: Tom Bingle
Localisation Co-ordinator: Emma Ledda
Special Thanks to: Tom Szirtes, Nicola Steele, Helen Ttofa, Mathew Brooks, Catherine Horneff

Developed by Amuze

Producers (Amuze): John Kroknes, Stefan Holmqvist
Project Manager: Rudolf Czitron
Project Group: Peter Joansson, Daniel Willför, Fredrick Sjöö, Christian Cyréus
Coordinator: Daniel Willför
Story by: John Kroknes, Philip Lawrence
Written by: Philip Lawrence
Game Design: Peter Joansson
Programming Director: Fredrick Sjöö
Lead Programmer: Christian Cyréus
Programming: Stefan Wallberg, Peter Österblom, Jim Kjellin, Jonas Minnberg, Johnny Svensson, Jonas Eriksson, Jonas Lund, Martin Fagerlind, Håkan Fredriksson, Joacim Jonsson
Additional Programming: Marcus Stjärnås, Fredrik Ovaska, Henrik Erngren, Johan Anderssen, Ulf Lidberg
Lead Visual Design: Johan Lindh
Modelling Director: Rikard Hilding
Lead World Modelling: Johan Calberg
World Modelling: Svante Danielsson, Jennie Persson, Magnus Anterionen, Carl Johan Enmark, Aleixs Ferrer, Marie Larsson Mårten Stormdal
Additional Modelling: Anders Selvander, Thomas Zaar, Fredrik Johansson, Gustav, Tivander, Jimmie Farkas, Oskar Rahm, My Andersson
Lead Character Modelling and Animation: Mattias Häggström
Character Modelling and Animation: Niclas Berglund, Alfred Granberg
Additional Character Animation: Charli Kasselbäck, Jonas Kärn
Cutscene Director: Patrick Bach Berglund
Cutscenes: Claes Wikdahl, Henrik Holmberg, Janak Thakker, Anders De Geer, Niklas Fegraeus, Martin Kopparhed
Cutscene Character Models: Inverse Logic Inc
Rotocope Actors: David Dencik, Johanna Skobe
Visual FX: Juan Gauthier
Game Testing: Billy Zebulon Norrby
Additional 2D Artwork: Malcolm Tween at Digital Progression
Special Thanks to: Johan Jeansson, Naohiko Hoshino, Frans Mittermayer, John Carehag, Dan Walker, Henrik Gavelli, Mats Thorstensson, Tamara Strugo, Äsa Johansson, Bosse Bertilsson, Gunilla Kjällnäs, Mats Lundqvist

Headhunter Music

Music Composed, Arranged and Orchestrated by: Richard Jacques
Conductor: Steven Lloyd
Assistant Ochestrator: Andrew Pearce
Music Preparation: Gary Spolding
Ochestral Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Leader: Rolf Wilson
Recorded by: Matt Howe
Pro Tools Editing: Ian Duncan
Assistant Engeineers: Andrew Dudman, Richard Lancaster
Assisted by: Matt Howe
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
Recorded in 24bit using Digitdesign Pro Tools and Prisim Sound ADA-8
Sample Libraries used in this soundtrack
Miroslav Vitous Symphonic Orchestra (Unisync), Peter Siedlaczek's Advanced Ochestra (Best Service), Bob Clearmountain Drums II (East West), The Ultimate Piano Collection (East West), Peter Siedlaczek's Classic Choir (Best Service), Steve Stevens Guitar (East West), Hallelujah (Best Service), Symphony of Voices (Spectrasonics)
Features loops and samples from the Chemical Beats sample collection produced by Paaul Brook and Andy Thomson - Copyright (c)1998 Zero-G Ltd
Special Thanks: Collette Barber, Chris Bolitho, David Flower, Greg O'Connor-Read, Nyree Pinder, Chance Thomas, Yukifumi Makino

Sound, Dialogue and Newscuts

Sound Supervisor: Dom Gibbs
Sound Design: Martin Evens
Newscuts Director: Andy Wilson
Producer: Laura Gregory
Line Producer: Sheridan Thomas
Researcher: Giles Greenwood
Editor: Andy Philips
Production Coordinator: Kojo Abban, Claire Broadribb
Cast:
- Jack Wade: James Livingstone
- Angela Stern: Holley Chant
- Ramirez, Greywolf: John Moraitis
- Zweiberg, Redwood: Rupert Degas
- Chief Hawke: Don Fellows
- Alan Sharpe: Paul Goodwin
- Stellar (L.E.I.L.A): Maggie Clews
- Bill Waverley: Mark Caven
- Kate Glosse: Lorelei King
Supporting Characters: Jay Benedict, Johnathan Kydd, Rupert Degas, Jan Ravens

Post Production of Newscuts

Post Production Producer: Jon Collins
Henry Artist: Tim Osborne, Paul O'Brien, Lance Gaunt
Inferno Operator: Avtar Bains
Editor: Andy Wilks, Adam Windmill, Will Yarrow
Dialogue Recordist: Steve Bray, Paul Carr
Dialogue Assistant: Cane Williams
Foley Artist: Ricky Butt, Ruth Sullivan
Special Thanks: Great Guns, Framestore, Video London, Goldcrest, Rhino Dyno, Nick/Rhino Dyno Motorbike Supervisor
Amuze and Sega would liek to thank everyone involved

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Headhunter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Dreamcast version

PDF

ES info sheet

FR print advert

FR print advert 2

UK Print Poster

Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2002-01: "01/2002" (2001-12-05)

PlayStation 2 version

PDF

SCEE press release

CZ print advert

Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2002-04: "04/2002" (2002-03-06)

Artwork

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

85

^[11]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

92

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

80

^[4]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

92

^[13]

Edge (UK)

PAL

80

^[14]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

92

^[15]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

79

^[16]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

91

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

86

^[18]

Neo Plus (PL)

80

^[19]

Play (PL)

91

^[20]

PSX Extreme (PL)

PAL

87

^[21]

Strana Igr (RU)

80

^[22]

	86
Based on 13 reviews

Headhunter

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2

Dreamcast, EU (White Label)

Disc 1 Disc 2

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

85

^[23]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[9]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

86

^[24]

Playbox (FR)

90

^[25]

Play (DE)

79

^[26]

Players (DE)

PAL

85

^[27]

Play (US)

80

^[28]

PlayZone (DE)

PAL

85

^[29]

PlayStation Games (DE)

85

^[30]

	82
Based on 9 reviews

Headhunter

PlayStation 2, US
Cover
Disc Manual

PlayStation 2, NL/DE/IT/FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, DE
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES
Cover

PlayStation 2, IT
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Headhunter/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	4a04e5cb
MD5	28339853a85bacebac38b114d139e851
SHA-1	0f04d9921ad1786975319606773449c2ce22e8ff

3,568,140,288

DVD-ROM (EU)

SCES-50500 (V1.00)

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CRC32	ebe0baa9
MD5	8dfaa3ab001e750c5ea15a3afbd42fd0
SHA-1	f94b7f49d761930344e9d12a02f9891ce946fe43

3,566,403,584

DVD-ROM (US)

SLUS-20416 (V1.03)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2002-02-08

DVD-R

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2002-03-14

DVD-R

Page

External links

Headhunter on PlayStation.com: US

References

↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=4355 (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-20 03:12)
↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk:80/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/50781/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-25 06:02)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/a_x7K2sznjg/m/Ezby6VxdFPcJ
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 2001" (UK; 2001-09-xx), page 88
↑ http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/size=20&store-name=videogames&index=video-games-fr&field-manufacturer=Sega/t/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-11-11 23:09)
↑ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005RCK4 (Wayback Machine: 2005-08-26 10:20)
↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=18177&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-12-24 12:23)
↑ Press release: 2002-02-19: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acquires Rights to Publish `Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future' and `Headhunter' for PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Play, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-21), page 49
↑ 576 Konzol, "Március 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 92
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 28" (UK; 2001-11-01), page 26
↑ Edge, "December 2001" (UK; 2001-11-02), page 72
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 302
↑ GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 100
↑ MAN!AC, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-07), page 64
↑ Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 59
↑ Play, "Luty 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 20
↑ PSX Extreme, "12/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 56
↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2001 2/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 98
↑ MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 71
↑ Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Play, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 110
↑ Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 50
↑ Play, "May 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 54
↑ PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 88
↑ PlayStation Games, "2002/01" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 44

Headhunter

Main page | Comparisons | Development | Magazine articles | Reception

Music: Headhunter Original Soundtrack (2001)

Prototypes: 2002-02-08 | 03-14

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[:File:CVG_UK_239.pdf_p88-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 2001" (UK; 2001-09-xx), page 88

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20031111230906.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.amazon.fr:80.2Fexec.2Fobidos.2Fsearch-handle-url.2Fsize.3D20.26store-name.3Dvideogames.26index.3Dvideo-games-fr.26field-manufacturer.3DSega.2Ft.2F-5] ttp://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/size=20&store-name=videogames&index=video-games-fr&field-manufacturer=Sega/t/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-11-11 23:09)

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[Press_release:_2002-02-19:_Acclaim_Entertainment.2C_Inc._Acquires_Rights_to_Publish_.60Ecco_the_Dolphin:_Defender_of_the_Future.27_and_.60Headhunter.27_for_PlayStation_2_Computer_Entertainment_System-8] Press release: 2002-02-19: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acquires Rights to Publish `Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future' and `Headhunter' for PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System

[:File:GamePro_US_165.pdf_p82-9] 9.0 ^9.1 GamePro, "June 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:Play_DE_2001-12.pdf_p49-10] Play, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-21), page 49

[11] 576 Konzol, "Március 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_118.pdf_p92-12] Consoles +, "Novembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 92

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_28.pdf_p26-13] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 28" (UK; 2001-11-01), page 26

[:File:Edge_UK_104.pdf_p72-14] Edge, "December 2001" (UK; 2001-11-02), page 72

[15] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 93

[16] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 302

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_115.pdf_p100-17] GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 100

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-12.pdf_p64-18] MAN!AC, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-07), page 64

[19] Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 59

[20] Play, "Luty 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 20

[21] PSX Extreme, "12/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 56

[22] Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2001 2/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_120.pdf_p98-23] Consoles +, "Janvier 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2002-02.pdf_p71-24] MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 71

[:File:Playbox_FR_13.pdf_p48-25] Playbox, "Février 2002" (FR; 200x-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:Play_DE_2002-01.pdf_p110-26] Play, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 110

[:File:Players_DE_2002-02.pdf_p50-27] Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 50

[:File:Play_US_005.pdf_p54-28] Play, "May 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:PlayZone_DE_2002-02.pdf_p88-29] PlayZone, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 88

[:File:PSG_DE_2002-01.pdf_p44-30] PlayStation Games, "2002/01" (DE; 2001-12-19), page 44

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Headhunter

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Dreamcast version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Dreamcast version

PlayStation 2 version

Artwork

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

PlayStation 2 version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References