There have been several video games based on the 1991 film Hook. Subsequent side-scrolling platform games were released for the Commodore 64 and Super NES and an arcade beat ‘em up by Irem later in 1992, followed by versions for the Sega CD, Genesis, and handheld Game Gear console in 1993.

The Story Behind Hook

The Amiga version had been published in Europe by July 1992. The Sega CD and Genesis versions were developed by Core Design, while the Game Gear version was developed by Spidersoft; each version was published by Sony Imagesoft. Ocean Software began working on the graphic adventure version in January 1992.

It was Ocean Software's first graphic adventure game. The NES and Game Boy versions, developed by Painting by Numbers, were the first versions to be released; they were published by Sony Imagesoft, and were released in April 1992. In Europe, the Mega Drive version was released in November 1993.

How Hook Plays

The player chooses to play as either Peter Pan or one of the Lost Boys: Ace, Pockets, Rufio, or Thudbutt. Subsequent side-scrolling platform games were released for the Commodore 64 and Super NES and an arcade beat ‘em up by Irem later in 1992, followed by versions for the Sega CD, Genesis, and handheld Game Gear console in 1993. Tinker Bell appears throughout the game to refill the Fly Meter.

These versions are side-scrolling platform games. Then expect to be disappointed." Amiga User International praised the music and graphics, but wrote, "The only disappointments are that it is too short by far, and the puzzles are not really very tough. The player's health meter is measured as leaves.

Why Players Still Load It Up

Hook isn't terrible, but it's not loaded with fun either." In a retrospective review of the Genesis version, Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame noted that Peter Pan "moves along at a dreadfully slow pace, even when jumping or running in wide open spaces. He concluded, "Hook is a flawed, but fun platformer that will keep your interest at least until you beat it." James Leach of Commodore Format reviewed the Commodore 64 version. Nintendo Power considered the NES and Game Boy versions to be nearly identical, and criticized them for being "an average running and jumping game with a pretty weak character and sluggish play control.

The movie is good, but the game falls short." N-Force criticized the music of the NES version and wrote that the film "doesn't translate very well to console. Jason Brookes of Super Play praised the colorful graphics of the Super NES version, but criticized its short length and slow-moving gameplay. The magazine stated, "Some of the finest game graphics can be found in Hook", writing that the game had a "unified visual appearance like no other game on the market."

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