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Also known as SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a vehicular combat game released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is a reboot and sequel of the 1983 arcade game of the same name. It was later ported to GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Windows, Mac OS X, and Tapwave Zodiac. In the game, the player drives the G-6155 Interceptor, an advanced, weaponized spy vehicle. Unlike the original's top-down view, the remake is played with a chase camera, similar to a racing game. The PlayStation 2 version received positive reviews while reception for the ports was mixed. A sequel, SpyHunter 2, was released in 2003.

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Released
1983-01-01
User rating
3.65 / 5
Platforms
Game Boy Advance, NES, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

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67Critic score · 2 ratings
61User score · 17 ratings

Released originally in 2001, Spy Hunter is a remake of the 1983 classic arcade game.

Released
2001
Genres
Racing
Platforms
Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Developer
Paradigm Entertainment, Sidhe Interactive, Point of View, Midway Games
Publisher
Midway Games

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publication date
2001-09-24
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  • Plot
  • Development
  • Reception
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SpyHunter is a vehicular combat game released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is a reboot and sequel of the 1983 arcade game of the same name. It was later ported to GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Windows, Mac OS X, and Tapwave Zodiac. In the game, the player drives the G-6155 Interceptor, an advanced, weaponized spy vehicle. Unlike the original's top-down view, the remake is played with a chase camera, similar to a racing game. The PlayStation 2 version received positive reviews while reception for the ports was mixed. A sequel, SpyHunter 2, was released in 2003.

==Overview== The game features variations of the Peter Gunn theme throughout the game, including menu screens and the main levels, as well as a variation with lyrics called "The Spy Hunter Theme" by Saliva. Each mission, of which there are fourteen (including 2 training levels), has one primary objective and a number of secondary objectives. There is a range of objectives, though the gameplay is similar on every level: the player must drive along shooting enemy vehicles, avoiding civilians and destroying set targets. Every mission must be completed within a time limit. Objectives are generally to destroy things like enemy weapons, equipment and communications towers, to avoid civilian casualties, to tag things with tracking devices and so on, although some objectives that are a little different include escaping from a warehouse using a trabant within a tight time limit, escorting and protecting allied vehicles and even chasing and destroying a stolen Interceptor vehicle.

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