688 Attack Sub (DOS)

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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 on some occasions, they feature digitized images of surface ships and crew.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: Sega Genesis
• Games with boss key
• Games with manual lookup copy protection
• Theme: Submarine

User Reviews

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

gametrader (233)

unrated

Critic Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Jul, 1989	847 out of 1000	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Jul, 1989	9.8 out of 12	82
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	1990	80 out of 100	80
Power Play	May, 1989	75 out of 100	75
The Retro Spirit	Dec 03, 2005	3 out of 6	50
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Jun, 1991		40
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	May, 1989	Unscored	Unscored

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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).

Multiplayer

You can also play in multiplayer mode now through modem emulation. A full manual on how to do that can be found here.

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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