Spy Hunter
A pursuit through roads and waterways
Spy Hunter brings Midway’s arcade pursuit into a 3D combat-driving campaign. The NOSTRA corporation is preparing an attack, and your tool for stopping it is the G-6155 Interceptor, a vehicle built for fighting as well as speed. Missions take the chase beyond a single road, through locations that include Germany, France, the Florida Keys, Panama and the canals of Venice. Armed opponents and changing terrain make getting to a target only part of the assignment.
The transforming Interceptor
The Interceptor changes form to keep a chase moving. It can become a speedboat on water, while a motorcycle or Jet Ski form keeps you in action after the main vehicle suffers heavy damage. Those changes let a route cross between land and water without turning each transition into a separate type of game. They also make protecting the vehicle matter throughout the pursuit.
Its arsenal includes forward-firing machine guns, heat-seeking missiles, smoke screens and oil slicks. Offensive weapons deal with threats ahead, while the defensive tools give you ways to disrupt vehicles following behind. That split encourages you to pay attention to the whole chase, deciding when to attack a target and when to create room to continue driving. The weapons vans familiar from the original Spy Hunter also return as part of the updated game.
Missions and local competition
The campaign is arranged as fourteen missions across worldwide locations. Speed alone does not describe the task: driving and choosing a weapon happen together, with NOSTRA’s vehicles and installations standing between you and the mission goal. Learning a route and recognizing a threat can help you choose an attack while keeping the car moving through the action.
A separate local multiplayer option supports two players simultaneously on one GameCube. It provides another way to use the combat-driving systems alongside the solo campaign. Each participant uses a controller connected to the same console.
Spy-film music and GameCube requirements
The Peter Gunn theme connects the update to the original game’s spy atmosphere. Saliva contributes vocal and instrumental versions of the Spy Hunter theme, and the North American package also advertises a music video, bonus video material and music tracks. Those features complement the pursuit rather than changing the campaign into a conventional lap race.
The GameCube version was converted by Point of View and published by Midway, as credited on its North American packaging. Play uses GameCube controllers, and saved progress uses a GameCube Memory Card; the box specifies two blocks.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Spy Hunter | Nintendo GameCube.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Paradigm Entertainment Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Point of View, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Paradigm Entertainment Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Point of View, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Midway Games Limited | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | The Netherlands | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Paradigm Entertainment Inc. | The Netherlands | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Point of View, Inc. | The Netherlands | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Midway Games Limited | The Netherlands | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Same/Split-Screen | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Genre | Racing | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Wii | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Paradigm Entertainment | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Teen | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 Player - 2 Player Simultaneous | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Midway | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Wii | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Racing | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-12 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2002-06-28 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2002-06-28 | The Netherlands | MobyGames |
| 2002-03-12 | North America | PriceCharting |
| 2002-06-28 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| March 12, 2002 | North America | PriceCharting |
| June 28, 2002 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 031719198573 | United States | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GSHE-USA | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 8720 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00005YVTZ | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5037930090257 | The Netherlands | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GSHP-EUR | The Netherlands | MobyGames |
| asin | B00005YVTZ | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 8720 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 031719198573 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
