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Uboat is a submarine simulator video game, released by Deep Water Studio and being published by PlayWay S.A. The game is inspired by the game mechanics of Fallout Shelter, XCOM, and also the movie Das Boot. Like other submarine simulation games, such as the Silent Hunter series, the player is put in command of a German U-boat during World War II.
Initially Uplay required a constant connection to the internet for Silent Hunter 5 to run, halting the game if the connection was lost during gameplay. [12] The scheme quickly came under fire after a denial-of-service attack on Ubisoft's DRM servers in early March, 2010, rendered Silent Hunter 5 and Assassin's Creed II unplayable for several ...
Markus Dahlberg reviewed U-boat for Swedish magazine Datormagazin in 1994. [1] Dahlberg enjoyed the atmosphere of the game, although he found parts of the game boring just like really being in a submarine. He found the graphics acceptable but was annoyed by changing windows to get new commands.
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German war veteran and U-boat commander Erich Topp was one of the game's technical advisers, and a series of interviews with him appears in the game. [5] [6] Silent Hunter II was developed with multi-player support as a notable feature. Players were able to connect with other players, and engage in sub vs. sub combat.
Speedboat Attack was met with mixed reviews. The game was received favourably by PC Games' Thomas Borovskis, who felt that the controls were very precise and the graphics made a good impression. [3] As a result, graphics and controls were rated at the level of 80%, with elements such as sound design evening out the overall score to 75%. [3]
It places the player in command of a U.S. Navy submarine during World War II and takes place in the Pacific theater. The game allows players a variety of play modes including career, single war patrol and single battle engagements. An expansion pack, The U-Boat Missions, was released in 2008.
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