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Hook
From: Irem
Year: 1992
Format: Arcade
Peter Pan and friends having a brawl!
Comments:
A Final Fight style scrolling beat-em-up vagley based on the movie. Up to four people can play at once and you get a choice of characters; Peter Pan, Rufio, Ace, Pockets and Thudbutt. Each has their own characteristics. Once you have chosen your fighter you wade through the pirates, beating them all into submission. Not only are there several usable weapons but you can also interact with the scenery, cutting ropes to drop anchors on the enemies or knock over pots of boiling water onto them etc. Even these features, which seem to vanish later in the game, can't stop this game getting monotonous and repetitive. The graphics are rather ugly and the music and sound is nothing special. Probably fun on it's release but now it's simply average.
Other versions of Hook:
Format: Amiga
From: Ocean
Year: 1991
Comments: A 'Monkey Island' style point-and-click adventure. There's a nice animated intro that features great music and sound. The game itself has you in control of Peter Pan as he arrives in Never Never Land on his search for Captain Hook. You move around by click the scenery and interact with people/items/your surroundings by using the icons on the bottom of the screen. Nice graphics, good animation and quite a challenge. Worth trying.
Format: Nintendo NES
From: Ocean
Year: 1991
Comments: Platform game based on the Spielberg movie. You control Peter Pan as he wanders platforms knifing pirates. Nasty garish graphics and nothing new.
Format: Nintendo Gameboy
From: Ocean
Year: 1991
Comments: The same as the NES version.
Format: Sega Master System
From: Sony Imagesoft
Year: 1992
Comments: A colourful and well animated platform beat-em-up based closely on the film. The enjoyable platform sections are broken up by long dull story sequences. Same as the Megadrive/CD versions.
Format: Sega Megadrive/Genesis
From: Sony Imagesoft
Year: 1992
Comments: A reasonable platform beat-em-up based on the film. Exactly the same as the Master System version but with improved graphics and sound.
Format: Super Nintendo
From: Sony Imagesoft
Year: 1992
Comments: Same as the other Sony versions.
Format: Mega/Sega CD
From: Sony Imagesoft
Year: 1992?
Comments: Same as the Megadrive/Genesis cartridge version.
