Hurricanes

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Mega Drive Game Gear
Hurricanes
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer: U.S. Gold, Arc Developments
Distributor: Sega-Ozisoft (AU) Ecofilmes (PT)
Licensor: DIC Animation City, Scottish Television
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2 1
Release Date RRP Code EU 1994-07 79136-50 PT 199x UK 1994-10 79136-50 AU 1994 FHUR00SMC EU 1994 T-79138-50 PT 199x GGJ79138 UK 1994-10 T-79138-50

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Hurricanes is a 1994 platformer for various systems, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear, by U.S. Gold based on DiC's Hurricanes cartoon. Though the Mega Drive version was advertised in the US, the Sega versions were only released in Europe, though a Super NES port developed by Probe Software made it stateside. Each version has different levels.

Gameplay

Instead of being a soccer simulator, the game is a platformer similar to Marko's Magic Football: you play as one of the players on the fictional Hurricanes football team as they use their football to destroy enemies through various platforming levels. / kicks and / jumps. The ball will always come back to you after you kick it.

In the Game Gear version, you play as the American player Cal, and the goal of each stage is to collect a certain amount of items to open up the exit to the next level (which is represented by a flag with the Hurricanes logo on it.) There are 12 stages which include a forest, an Incan temple, a mountain, and a locker room. After completing the game, you are treated to a one-screen ending with Winston Honeychurch saying, "You Win!" followed by the credits.

The Mega Drive version consists of 5 episodes (worlds), each with three stages. Also, four of the Hurricanes are playable and can be selected for each episode; Cal, Hiro, Amanda, and Rude. However, the characters only differ in appearance and have no different attributes (like jumping higher, running faster, etc.) Unlike the Game Gear version, you don't need to collect items to open up the exit. You just need to get to the end of the level and touch the golden Hurricanes logo. At the end of each episode is a boss (and a sub-boss in the second level of the game).

Production credits

Mega Drive version

• Produced by: Arc Developments
• Programming by: Derrick Owens
• Graphics by: Darren Wakeman, Carl Entwistle, Craig Davison, Paul Walker, Gary Tonge
• Level Mapping: Martin Smith, Carl Entwistle
• Sprite Mapping: Martin Smith
• Quality Control: Patrick Toner, Rude McKen, John Griffiths
• Music Composer (uncredited): Andi McGinty

Game Gear version

• Produced by: Arc Developments
• Programming by: John Barber, Byron Nilsson
• Graphics by: Darren Wakeman, Carl Entwistle, Craig Davison, Gary Noden, Paul Walker
• Music by: Andi McGinty

Promotional material

Main article: Hurricanes/Promotional material.

Magazine articles

Main article: Hurricanes/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

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Publication Version Score (RU) 30 (RU) 80 (DE) PAL 50 (FR) PAL 68 (DE) PAL 42 (DE) 45 (UK) PAL 60 (ES) 73 (RU) 63 (DE) PAL 63

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Hurricanes

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Game Gear version

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score (DE) PAL 34 (FR) PAL 72 (DE) 38

	48
Based on 3 reviews

Hurricanes

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Hurricanes/Technical information.