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Game #2273
Hall of Belated Fame Inductee  Silent Hunter    View all Top Dogs in this genre
Simulation   Submarine

Rating: 8.81 (1202 votes)

Silent Hunter box cover

Silent Hunter screenshot
Silent Hunter is a classic WWII submarine simulation that today remains one of the few titles that could give Dynamix' Aces of The Deep a run for its money. Before the game's release, the best sub simulation that dealt with the Pacific theater in WWII was MicroProse's aging Silent Service II. Silent Hunter ups the ante in submarine simulations with great SVGA graphics, strong realism, and excellent gameplay.

As with AotD, the heart and soul of Silent Hunter is the career mode. If you start your career early in the war, you will be assigned an S-Class sub with limited torpedoes, speed and depth. Surviving a few patrols in this submarine is a real challenge. If you do survive, you will be assigned new subs and equipment as they become available. If you are very lucky, you can play through to the end of the war, an unrealistic, but appreciated option. If a career doesn't appeal to you, Silent Hunter allows you to generate your own missions. The mission generator lets you set the date, time, crew quality, convoy size, warship type, escort size, air cover, and weather. You can also set various realism options such as limited fuel, battery life, ammo, visibility, and depth data, as well as dud torpedoes, realistic torpedo reloading, ship vulnerability, running aground, realistic charts and combat experience level. The variations here are enough to give the game almost limitless replayability. The mission generator is also very useful for setting up practice scenarios to develop the skills necessary to survive a career.

With outstanding SVGA graphics (although arguably less realistic weather effects than AotD), strong gameplay, and no compromise on realism, Silent Hunter is a must-have for every armchair naval commander. Two thumbs up!

Reviewed by: Underdogs
Designer: Unknown
Developer: Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)
Publisher: Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)
Year: 1996
Software Copyright: Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)
Theme: World Wars, Design Tool
Multiplayer:  
None that we know of
System Requirements: DOS
Where to get it:
Related Links: SubSim review (archived), Silent Hunter Wardroom (archived), Silent Hunter Homepage (archived)
Links:    
If you like this game, try: Aces of The Deep, PT-109, Wolfpack

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