Hook

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Mega Drive/Mega-CD Game Gear
Hook
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer: Ukiyotei Core Design Spidersoft
Licensor: TriStar Pictures
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code US 1993-08 $49.9549.95 T-93026 EU 1993-11 T-93026-50 UK 1993-11-19 £39.9939.99 T-93026-50 AU 199x $89.9589.95 US 1993-01 $49.9549.95 T-6205 EU 1993 T-93055-50 DE 1993-09 DM 119.95119.95 T-93055-50 PT 1993 CD93055 UK 1993-08 £39.9939.99 T-93055-05 BR 199x 063040 US 1993-07 T-93028 EU 1993 T-93028-50 UK 1993-11-12 T-93028-50 AU 199x $49.9549.95
Non-Sega versions Super NES

Hook is a platforming game based on the 1991 film Hook. It was originally developed by Ukiyotei and released on the Super NES in 1992, but it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD by Core Design and to the Sega Game Gear by Spidersoft in 1993.

While the game is tied to the movie, the likenesses of the original cast are completely missing from all versions.

Story

Peter Pan, "the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up," was a mischievous boy who had many adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys. Now an adult, he has forgotten about his childhood. After returning home to find his children missing, his childhood friend Wendy Darling, now an elderly woman, reminds him of his past and tells him that he must defeat the one-handed pirate Captain Hook and his henchmen to rescue them.

Gameplay

Mega Drive and Mega-CD versions

Map

The game is a side-scrolling platformer in which the player controls a grown-up Peter Pan, who travels across Neverland to stop Captain Hook. Peter walks with or and ducks with . He jumps with . His jump is floaty, and he jumps higher if the button is held for longer. He swims by holding while moving the D-Pad in any direction. He swings his dagger with , which can be done while ducking, jumping, or swimming. He can sprint by holding with or . He can jump much higher while sprinting. If he obtains Pixie Dust from Tinkerbell, he can fly by pressing again while in midair and using the D-Pad to move. His flight is limited by the Fly meter. He can fly faster by holding (similar to running) or cancel his flight by pressing again while flying.

After defeating Rufio, the new leader of the Lost Boys, in the first level, Peter receives a golden sword as a weapon, capable of shooting star balls. Peter loses the sword when he takes damage and reverts to using his dagger, but the sword can be found hidden in some levels.

Peter's health is measured in leaves. He begins with two leaves and loses one each time an enemy attacks. After losing all of his leaves, he can sustain one more hit before losing a life. The player can collect additional leaves throughout the game to increase his health. Fruits scattered throughout each level can be collected to replenish lost health. Players lose a life if Peter runs out of health or if time runs out for the level.

Items

	Cherry
	Restores one health leaf.
	Apple
	Fully restores all health leaves.
	Leaves
	Increases Peter's maximum health by one leaf, up to a maximum of 4.
	Pixie Dust
	Refills Peter's Fly meter, giving him the ability to fly. Peter can return to Tinkerbell at any point to refill his Fly meter, allowing the player to use the flight to explore and obtain hidden items.
	1-Up
	Gives the player one or more extra lives.
	Sheba's Tiara
	Awards the player 100 bonus points.
	Ring of Honor
	Awards the player 500 bonus points.
	Regal Necklace
	Awards the player 1,000 bonus points.
	King's Crown
	Awards the player 10,000 bonus points.
	Magic Sword
	Equips Peter with a sword that shoots star balls when it is swung, replacing his dagger. The sword is lost if Peter takes damage.

Levels

	The Nevertree
	Neverland Forest
	Neverland Rocky Mountains
	Neverland Waterfall and Lagoon
	Neverland Underground
	Neverland Ice and Snow Region
	Neverland Over the Forest
	Neverland Skeleton Rock
	Pirate Town
	Pirate Ship
	Hook

History

Development

A Sega Master System version was reportedly in development, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Legacy

The game received a spiritual successor called Skyblazer, which was also developed by Ukiyotei and released exclusively for the Super NES in 1994.

Versions

The Mega-CD version includes three short full-motion video excerpts from the movie and adapts its orchestral soundtrack, composed by John Williams. It also has a computer-generated scan of Captain Hook's ship in the introduction. While the game features voice acting, it uses different actors from the film.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

• Executive Producers: Shigeo Maruyama, Olaf Olafsson
• Chief Development Executive: Hiroshi Goto, Yuji Takahashi, Jeff Benjamin
• Produced by: Yukio Nagasaki, Allan Becker
• Directed by: Kenshi Naruse
• Programmed by: Norihiro Tokeshi, Tadakatsu Makiuchi
• Characters Designed by: Teruo Nagato
• Graphics Designed by: Akishi Imai, Sadaki Matsumoto, Midori Nasu, Michiyo Komura
• Music by: John Williams
• Except When You re Alone by: Leslie Bricusse, John Williams
• Additional Music by: Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie
• Supervisor: Hiroaki Ishikawa

Megadrive version - Core Design Ltd

• Game Programming by: Stefan Walker
• Graphics Conversion by: Jason Gee, Stuart Atkinson, Billy Allison

• special thanks to
• Sony Imagesoft: Nathan Rose, Diane Coleman, Chris Kantrowitz, John Koronaios, Elsa Nunez, Richard Robinson, Tom Taylor
• Sony Pictures Entertainment: Lester Borden, Catherine Varvaro, Cassandra Barbour
• Amblin Entertainment: Mark Snovell, Denise Dole
• Sony Electronic Publishing Company: Coli Anand, Peter Dille, Dara Eisenhauer, Lester Greenman, Jeanne Hurst, Len Israel, Lesly Reinish, Gil Victorio
• Sony Music Entertainment (Japan): Akira Sato, Tetsuya Inohara, Yoshikazu Yasuoka, Yasuhito Kawabe, Saeko Takaoka, Ryoji Akagawa, Hiroshi Kiyomoto, Tetsuji Yamamoto, Takako Ishikawa, Yumiko Nakajima, Hiromi Watanabe, Etsumi Shiota
• Game Designed and Programmed by: Ukiyotei

Hook ©&TM 1991 Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Design © 1992 by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Source:

In-game credits

Mega-CD version

• Executive Producers: Shigeo Maruyama, Olaf Olafsson
• Chief Development Executive: Hiroshi Goto, Yuji Takahashi, Jeff Benjamin
• Produced by: Yukio Nagasaki, Allan Becker
• Directed by: Kenshi Naruse
• Programmed by: Norihiro Tokeshi, Tadakatsu Makiuchi
• Characters Designed by: Teruo Nagato
• Graphics Designed by: Akishi Imai, Sadaki Matsumoto, Midori Nasu, Michiyo Komura
• Music by: John Williams
• Except When You re Alone by: Leslie Bricusse, John Williams
• Additional Music by: Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie
• Supervisor: Hiroaki Ishikawa

Mega CD version - Core Design Ltd

• Directed by: Jeremy Smith
• Game Programming by: Stefan Walker
• Other Programming by: Chris Long, John Kirkland
• Graphics Conversion by: Jason Gee, Mark Watson, Stuart Atkinson, Stefan Walker

• special thanks to
• Sony Imagesoft: Nathan Rose, Diane Coleman, Chris Kantrowitz, John Koronaios, Elsa Nunez, Richard Robinson, Tom Taylor
• Sony Pictures Entertainment: Lester Borden, Catherine Varvaro, Cassandra Barbour
• Amblin Entertainment: Mark Snovell, Denise Dole
• Sony Electronic Publishing Company: Coli Anand, Peter Dille, Dara Eisenhauer, Lester Greenman, Jeanne Hurst, Len Israel, Lesly Reinish, Gil Victorio
• Sony Music Entertainment (Japan): Akira Sato, Tetsuya Inohara, Yoshikazu Yasuoka, Yasuhito Kawabe, Saeko Takaoka, Ryoji Akagawa, Hiroshi Kiyomoto, Tetsuji Yamamoto, Takako Ishikawa, Yumiko Nakajima, Hiromi Watanabe, Etsumi Shiota
• Game Designed and Programmed by: Ukiyotei

Hook ©&TM 1991 Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Design © 1992 by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Source:

In-game credits

Game Gear version

• Executive Producer: Olaf Olafsson
• Chief Development Executive: Jeff Benjamin, Richard Robinson
• Produced by: Allan Becker
• Assistant Producer: Brian Wiklem
• Original Program and Design by: Ukiyotei
• Game Gear version Directed by: Jeremy Smith
• Produced by: Steve Marsden
• Programmed by: Matt Taylor, Dave Cooke, David De Pauw
• Graphics by: Robert "Printhead" Lever
• Game Gear Music Conversion by: Matt Furniss
• Special Thanks to: Darren Clayton, Steve Marsden, Dave Cooke, Andrew Taylor, Kevin Howe

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Hook/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #10: "November/December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #51: "October 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
• GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #25: "Novembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #145: "December 1993" (1993-11-15)

Print advert in Video Games (DE) #1993-12: "12/93" (1993-11-22)

Print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #9: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #33: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-08-07)
also published in:

• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #34: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-09-01)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #35: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-10-18)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #36: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-12-07)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #38: "xxxx xxxx" (1998-04-12)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #60: "xxxx xxxx" (2002-09-05)
also published in:

• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #61: "xxxx xxxx" (2003-02-07)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 Cool Gamer (RU) 60 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU) 80 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 88 Hyper (AU) 62 Joypad (FR) PAL 78 Mega (UK) PAL 66 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 75 Mega Machines (UK) PAL 41 MegaTech (UK) PAL 64 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 69 Player One (FR) 74 Play Time (DE) PAL 61 Power Unlimited (NL) 82 Score (CZ) 80 Sega Power (UK) PAL 64 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U 64 Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U 74 Sega Zone (UK) PAL 67 Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video! (FR) 60 Todo Sega (ES) 83 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 54

	68
Based on 22 reviews

Hook

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT (Sony Música, Lda.)

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score Consoles + (FR) 83 Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U 89 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 93 GamesMaster (UK) 38 Joypad (FR) 89 Joypad (FR) PAL 87 MAN!AC (DE) 65 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 45 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 45 Mega (UK) PAL 55 Mega Action (UK) PAL 88 Mega Force (FR) 79 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U 82 MegaTech (UK) PAL 80 Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U 72 Player One (FR) 65 Sega Power (UK) PAL 67 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U 69 Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U 40 Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-U 66 Todo Sega (ES) PAL 82 Video Games (DE) PAL 72

	70
Based on 22 reviews

Hook

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, UK (EU Back)
Cover
Disc Manual Cover with Code

Mega-CD, UK (UK Back)
Cover
Disc Manual Cover with Code

Mega-CD, PT (Ecofilmes)
Cover
50x50px Disc Manual EU Manual

Mega-CD, PT (Sony Música, Lda.)

Mega-CD, BR
Cover

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

Based on 0 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Digitiser (UK) 68 Gamer (GR) 86 Joypad (FR) PAL 85 Megablast (DE) PAL 70 Mega Force (FR) 70 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 68 Video Games (DE) PAL 40

	70
Based on 7 reviews

Hook

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Unreleased versions

Hook
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer: Spidersoft
Distributor(s): Tec Toy (BR)
State before cancellation: Late in development
Status of prototype(s): Prototype dumped

Plans for a Sega Master System version of the game were put in place, but were ultimately scrapped. A prototype of said version has since emerged during the 2000s, and its ROM has been dumped.

Technical information

Main article: Hook/Technical information.