688 Attack Sub (Amiga)

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Description

An early submarine game with ten missions which can be played with both American and Soviet attack submarines. The game focuses on realism with several stations the player can use (sonar, weapons, navigation, helm, radio and periscope) but most duties can be delegated to crew members. The graphics are mostly close-up views of the control panels but in some occasions they feature digitized images of surface ships and crew.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Games with boss key
• Games with manual lookup copy protection
• Theme: Submarine

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Critic Reviews

The Games Machine (UK)	Jun, 1990	90 out of 100	90
CU Amiga	Apr, 1990	86 out of 100	86
Amiga Format	May, 1990	86 out of 100	86
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Apr, 1990	10 out of 12	83
Amiga Joker	Apr, 1990	78 out of 100	78
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	1990	78 out of 100	78
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Jun, 1990	765 out of 1000	76
Power Play	May, 1990	73 out of 100	73
Amiga Games	Jun, 1993	69 out of 100	69
Amiga Power	Aug, 1993	58 out of 100	58

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Trivia

Copy Protection

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.

Extras

The first edition release came with a nice 688 Hunter / Killer patch underneath the outer shrinkwrap.

Gameplay

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).

Installation

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.

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