688 Attack Sub

Description

An early submarine game that allowed you to command both American and Soviet attack submarines. Numerous stations were at your disposal (sonar, weapons, navigation, helm, radio and periscope) with a play style that balanced realism and fun. Graphics were impressive for the day featuring digitized images of surface ships and crew.

Part of the Following Group

• Submarine games

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User Reviews

Simple but fun submarine combat game. Excellent modem 2 player game.

DOS

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The Press Says

CU Amiga	Amiga	Apr, 1990	86 out of 100	86
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ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Jun, 1990	765 out of 1000	76
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Power Play	Amiga	May, 1990	73 out of 100	73
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Oct 25, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Genesis	Jul, 1991	7 out of 10	70
Amiga Power	Amiga	Aug, 1993	58 out of 100	58

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Trivia

- The first time you install the game, it asked you for your first name. Your name was then saved onto the game disk so all future installs would use this name. There was no option to change it.

- You could play for either the American or Soviet navy. Different graphics were used for the subs on each side with Soviet text optionally appearing in a Cyrillic font (but still in English).

- The 688 Attack Sub box stated that the game was NOT copy protected. However, in order to start a mission you had to transmit a code to fleet command which consisted of looking up a sub name in the manual and finding the corresponding code. The codes were scattered all through the manual making pirating difficult.