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I need a submarine game
Magic Pink
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In a last desperate bid to get my boyfriend to try video games, I need to get a submarine game. The only one I even vaguely no of was that old PS1 Twisted Metal spinoff game.. Deep Impact? I don't remember the name.
Anyway, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have every system except for an Xbox v.1 and a PS3. I have a PC but it's about 6 years old and wasn't top of the line even when it was new.
Anyway, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have every system except for an Xbox v.1 and a PS3. I have a PC but it's about 6 years old and wasn't top of the line even when it was new.
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How realistic subgame you are searching? And from what era? WWII or modern?
I think that 3/4 are too heavy for her computer. Silent Hunter 2 should work.
Right now, anything. He only mentioned that would be a game he'd like to play after hearing about some game with a movie in it of a sub firing a torpedo at a ship. The torpedo missed and exploded right under the ship, knocking the ship straight up out of the water. When it landed back in the water it broke in half.
"I want to play a game like THAT", he says.
Silent Hunter 2 then. It is probably best submarine sim available for your computer. But it is damn complex game too. Available as a part of "Strategic Simulations: Commander's Collection" from Ubisoft. Costs 10 bucks. Has also two excellent and super realistic flightsims, IL-2 Sthumorvik and Flanker 2.5.
Linky
EDIT: Nevermind, boxset is missing manuals according to reviews. But finding SHII should still be relatively easy task.
I don't think he'd be all that into action games. I couldn't get him to even pay attention to Dead Rising.
I'll probably just try Silent Hunter 2. I doubt it will work but it's worth a shot.
Thanks all.
Operation Neptune! I played that game a bunch as a kid.
Also, let us not forget the Seaquest game for SNES. Some nice problem solving puzzles there too.
Boom.
Very sim-ish game, lots of navigation, and not just shooting torpedoes, but also quite excellent.
I'M A TWITTER SHITTER
sounds so, so weird.
If you're willing to get a NES emulator, Silent Service is good for realism, but it's kind of slow. Lots of cool submarine stuff though. By the sounds of things, it looks like you're hosed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os_ixE4nF7E
XD
Yeah, I was going to say something, too, usually on these forums we have threads of the exact opposite nature.
I'M A TWITTER SHITTER
It felt pretty weird to type it.
Also, why the hell aren't there any girls that play video games in Massachusetts? It's not fair. :x
Want it?
I had that for my PC. It was superior.
shit, "have", not "want"
the graphics for the pc are ASTONISHING: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/wolfpack/screenshots/gameShotId,1413/
Mine looked better
i kept surfacing under a ship in that one.
Oh man, I used to have that.
Try In the Hunt.
http://www.flyingomelette.com/reviews/ps1/inthehunt.html
0431-6094-6446-7088
I was hoping someone would mention this. It's basically Metal Slug underwater.
I own Silent Hunter 4, which certainly looks prettier than SH3, but I don't think all the kinks have been worked out yet (by either Ubisoft or the modding community).
They're both great games. In SH3, you're a U-boat commander in the Atlantic; in SH4 you're an American sub commander in the Pacific. I think both are pretty safe recommendations if you're looking for something pretty hardcore.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/subculture/index.html
The other one he MIGHT be interested in is Dangerous Waters, but that's even more complex than what's already been mentioned as far as I know, and also the system reqs are higher.
Edit : ness
Treasures of the deep, maybe?
EDIT: beat'd
Thank you thread.
I even collided with a whale once!
On the opposite side of the spectrum, I picked up a PS2 budget title called Sub Rebellion recently. The arcade-style gameplay is about as authentic a depiction of undersea warfare as X-Com: Terror From the Deep, but it's a nice change of pace.
http://www.scs-dangerouswaters.com/
The 688 remains a controllable sub, and DW adds the Seawolf as well as the Acula to controllable subs. You can even command an Oliver Hazard Perry frigate or a P-3 Orion plane. It's a great game, but the learning curve is as steep as it gets. It has an option for automatic crewmen, sure, but it is still very hardcore and time consuming.
I think a Silent Hunter game would be easier to approach, but DW is worth checking out. It's available from Steam too, which is a great help. I originally ordered mine with the optional printed 500-page manual, which you can get from the publisher. The Steam version only comes with a PDF of the book.
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I can tell I don't have the free time for this, but it looks amazing. Playable surface ships and helicopters, too? That's insane.