<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
several	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1991	O
film	O
Hook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
February	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
arcade	O
beat	B-Application
‘	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
by	O
Irem	O
later	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
handheld	O
Game	O
Gear	O
console	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
point-and-click	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
go	O
through	O
Neverland	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
children	O
after	O
they	O
are	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Captain	O
Hook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Neverland	O
,	O
and	O
concludes	O
with	O
a	O
sword	O
fight	O
between	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
and	O
Captain	O
Hook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
that	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
or	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
Boys	O
:	O
Ace	O
,	O
Pockets	O
,	O
Rufio	O
,	O
or	O
Thudbutt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Irem	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
other	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
like	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Master	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Spartan-X	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
problems	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
are	O
two	O
separate	O
images	O
,	O
one	O
depicting	O
Captain	O
Hook	B-Application
while	O
the	O
other	O
shows	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tinker	O
Bell	O
accompanies	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
hints	O
and	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
main	O
sections	O
:	O
Pirate	O
Town	O
,	O
an	O
encounter	O
that	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
has	O
with	O
the	O
Lost	O
Boys	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Hook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
features	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
has	O
eight	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
features	O
11	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
12	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defend	O
against	O
Hook	B-Application
's	O
pirate	O
henchmen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
spiders	O
,	O
snakes	O
,	O
and	O
skeletons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
's	O
primary	O
weapon	O
is	O
a	O
dagger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
attacked	O
,	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
drops	O
the	O
sword	O
and	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
dagger	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
golden	O
sword	O
can	O
sometimes	O
be	O
retrieved	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
collecting	O
pixie	O
dust	O
,	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
for	O
short	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
Fly	O
Meter	O
becomes	O
empty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
's	O
musical	O
score	O
was	O
adapted	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
digitized	O
graphical	O
sequences	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
includes	O
a	O
computer-generated	O
scan	O
of	O
Captain	O
Hook	B-Application
's	O
ship	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
featured	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
can	O
fly	O
and	O
swim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
include	O
Hook	B-Application
's	O
henchmen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ghosts	O
,	O
zombies	O
,	O
and	O
monkeys	O
that	O
throw	O
bananas	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
has	O
16	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
has	O
27	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
version	O
was	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
in	O
January	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Imagesoft	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
July	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ukiyotei	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Imagesoft	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
September	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Spidersoft	O
;	O
each	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Imagesoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
includes	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
actors	O
,	O
as	O
licensing	O
their	O
voices	O
was	O
deemed	O
too	O
costly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
or	O
April	O
1993	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
publisher	O
Hit	O
Squad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
considered	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
to	O
be	O
nearly	O
identical	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
them	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
an	O
average	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
pretty	O
weak	O
character	O
and	O
sluggish	O
play	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
occasionally	O
get	O
one	O
that	O
does	O
the	O
platform	O
adventure	O
game	O
extremely	O
well	O
–	O
but	O
Hook	B-Application
just	O
is	O
n't	O
one	O
of	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
praised	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
music	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
much	O
faster	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
and	O
"	O
therefore	O
more	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
harder	O
than	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
's	O
"	O
limited	O
range	O
of	O
sword	O
swinging	O
motion	O
and	O
lethargic	O
forward	O
movement	O
make	O
gameplay	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
drag.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
an	O
"	O
enticing	O
musical	O
repertoire	O
and	O
superbly	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
tiny	O
and	O
a	O
bit	O
eye	O
straining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
fun	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cart	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Camron	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
makes	O
this	O
game	O
different	O
from	O
most	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
movie	O
licenses	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
good	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
N-Force	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
standard	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
occasionally	O
slow	O
response	O
times	O
for	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Brookes	O
of	O
Super	O
Play	O
praised	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
slow-moving	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
"	O
well	O
planned	O
"	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
72%	O
rating	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
slow	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
waste	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
"	O
enormous	O
potential	O
,	O
"	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Visually	O
and	O
aurally	O
Hook	B-Application
is	O
tremendous	O
,	O
but	O
underneath	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
average	O
game	O
bursting	O
to	O
get	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Camron	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
an	O
89%	O
rating	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
featured	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Visions	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
outstanding	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
will	O
give	O
your	O
gaming	O
a	O
lift.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Visions	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
hit	O
 [ … ] 	O
is	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
great	O
color	O
to	O
terrific	O
game	O
play	O
and	O
bouncy	O
tunes	O
,	O
Hook	B-Application
Game	O
Gear	O
is	O
a	O
blast.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
as	O
good	O
graphics	O
or	O
high	O
quality	O
sound	O
as	O
the	O
preceding	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
but	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
as	O
fun	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hook	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
terrible	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
loaded	O
with	O
fun	O
either.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
AllGame	O
noted	O
that	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
"	O
moves	O
along	O
at	O
a	O
dreadfully	O
slow	O
pace	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
jumping	O
or	O
running	O
in	O
wide	O
open	O
spaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Hook	B-Application
is	O
a	O
flawed	O
,	O
but	O
fun	O
platformer	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
your	O
interest	O
at	O
least	O
until	O
you	O
beat	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
Force	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Hook	B-Application
's	O
multiload	O
is	O
possibly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
I	O
've	O
come	O
across	O
"	O
,	O
further	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
(	O
and	O
also	O
ironic	O
)	O
that	O
Hook'''s	O
incredible	O
amount	O
of	O
detail	O
is	O
also	O
its	O
downfall	O
:	O
all	O
those	O
admirable	O
extras	O
extend	O
loading	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Basically	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
hate	O
multiloads	O
,	O
avoid	O
Hook	B-Application
like	O
the	O
plague	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
nominated	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
1993	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
Electronic	O
Game	O
Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
game	O
graphics	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Hook	B-Application
"	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
unified	O
visual	O
appearance	O
like	O
no	O
other	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Jones	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Mania	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
much	O
clearer	O
storyline.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rik	O
Haynes	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Sadly	O
,	O
despite	O
aspiring	O
to	O
the	O
heights	O
achieved	O
by	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Hook	B-Application
has	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
finesse	O
of	O
rival	O
productions	O
from	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
or	O
Delphine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maff	O
Evans	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
tedious	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
evolve	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
leaving	O
everything	O
seeming	O
rather	O
flat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Hutchinson	O
of	O
ST	O
Format	O
criticized	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
terribly	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
where	O
that	O
game	O
is	O
hysterical	O
and	O
innovative	O
,	O
Hook	B-Application
is	O
slightly	O
amusing	O
and	O
derivative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Buy	O
Hook	B-Application
only	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
massive	O
fan	O
of	O
graphic	O
adventures	O
or	O
have	O
pleasant	O
childhood	O
memories	O
of	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Amiga	B-Device
User	O
International	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
only	O
disappointments	O
are	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
short	O
by	O
far	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
not	O
really	O
very	O
tough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Ramshaw	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzle	O
aspect	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
occasionally	O
a	O
little	O
predictable	O
,	O
sometimes	O
a	O
bit	O
on	O
the	O
obtuse	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
just	O
a	O
tad	O
too	O
linear.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cam	O
Winstanley	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Roundell	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
colourful	O
,	O
but	O
average	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
interaction	O
,	O
while	O
workable	O
,	O
are	O
certainly	O
no	O
breakthrough	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
always	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
this	O
kind	O
,	O
the	O
humour	O
is	O
dire.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
occasionally	O
illogical	O
puzzles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
confusing	O
text	O
responses	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
out	O
of	O
order	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
poor	O
coding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
repetitive	O
character	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Matt	O
Broughton	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
offers	O
enough	O
locations	O
and	O
graphical	O
treats	O
to	O
keep	O
most	O
people	O
happy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly''	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B	O
-	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
tries	O
to	O
rediscover	O
his	O
inner	O
child	O
by	O
hacking	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
usual	O
assortment	O
of	O
bad	O
guys	O
.	O
</s>
