I must admit, I would have preferred it to go slightly higher, as even at that speed, you still might need a book handy sometimes. Thankfully, there is a handy time compression device, which can be used to ramp up time as high as 1024 times normal. It is important to realise from the outset that there will be quite a bit of time spent doing nothing more than twiddling your thumbs if you play this game at real speed all the way, as it can take some inordinate 'realistic' time to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, you can and should attempt to sink as many enemy vessels as you can. You are allocated a square grid of water to which you must sail, and then patrol that grid for 24 hours before returning to base. This boat can be continually updated and advanced as the war progresses, and you can also make adjustments to the naval staff that operates the vessel.Įach mission is of a relatively similar basic setup. You can then select which Flotilla to join, and will be allocated a home port and U-boat. However, your crucial part in the war can be played out to the best of your ability, and will have repercussions to your influence and importance within the Kriegsmarine (Germany Navy). The war follows real historical events, and so naturally leads to the inevitable outcome of Axis defeat.
On top of this, there are also a number of real life historical missions to play through. There is no preset 'story' to Silent Hunter, but instead the main 'Career' mode leads you through the course of the Second World War, from the days of relatively easy pickings in 1939, to running for your life in the highly dangerous waters of 1945. Although it is not without some minor problems, Silent Hunter is an effective and interesting tactical submariner game. Sounds quite interesting from first principles, doesn't it? It's not often in a computer game that you get to play on the side of what are typically classed as 'the enemy', but Silent Hunter III places you in exactly such a role, and couples in a highly realistic submarine simulation. My goal: to sink as many enemy ships as possible, without loosing my own boat. It just so happens to be 1941, and I am a fearless and intrepid Nazi U-boat captain, prepared to strike hard at the Allies. By gbrading | Review Date: ApSo, I'm sailing through the North Atlantic on a cold, clear evening.