Trivia
Silent Hunter III was named #3 Game of the Year in the 2005 PC Game Awards issue of Computer Games Magazine (March 2006).
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PCGamer77 
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One of the first Ubisoft title to use the controversial StarForce 3 protection. Users who use virtual drives like Daemon Tools or burning software like Nero would encounter problems running this game.
The development team enlisted the aid of Jürgen Oesten (born 1913), a WW2 U-Boat Ace, to give the simulation that extra bit of authenticity. Segments of the interview with Oesten were made available to the public on the Silent Hunter 3 website, providing an intriguing means of generating enthusiasm for the game, leading up to its release in March. They also serve to illustrate the depth of information that has been incorporated behind the scenes of the game.
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Bet (634) on Apr 01, 2005.
