688 Attack Sub
| 688 Attack Sub | |
|---|---|
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Box art for the Sega Mega Drive version | |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) |
John W. Ratcliff Paul Grace |
| Composer(s) | Rob Hubbard |
| Platform(s) |
MS-DOS (original) Amiga, Genesis, NEC PC-9801 |
| Release |
MS-DOS
Amiga
Genesis |
| Genre(s) | Submarine simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
688 Attack Sub is a submarine simulator game designed by John W. Ratcliff and Paul Grace, published in 1989 for MS-DOS and in 1990 for Amiga by Electronic Arts. A Sega Genesis version was also released.
The player takes command of a US Los Angeles-class or Soviet Alfa class nuclear powered attack submarine and plays 10 missions ranging from into either Cold War scenarios or combat missions in a hypothetical global conflict.
As modeled in the game, the American submarine has more sophisticated electronics and more weapons. The Soviet boat has fewer weapons but higher sustained speeds.
This was one of the earliest games that allowed two players to play against each other over a modem (or null modem cable), and the first to run in 256 color MCGA mode.
Ratcliff and Grace later developed SSN-21 Seawolf, published in 1994.
Reception
Computer Gaming World in 1989 gave the DOS version a positive review, noting the game was designed to be a fun game, as opposed to a realistic simulator.[1] A 1992 survey in the magazine of wargames with modern settings gave the game two stars out of five.[2] Compute! named the game to its list of "nine great games for 1989", describing it as "swift and exciting as any Mach 2 flight simulator".[3] It praised the game's graphics and two-player modem option, but criticized the lack of more than ten missions.[4]
References
- ↑ Lt. H. E. Dille (May 1989), "Silent Running", Computer Gaming World, pp. 32–33
- ↑ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. p. 120. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ Gutman, Dan (July 1989). "Nine for '89". Compute!. p. 19. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ Sheffield, Richard (August 1989). "688 Attack Sub". Compute!. p. 64. Retrieved 11 November 2013.