Das Boot (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Artech Digital Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Three-Sixty Pacific |
| Designer(s) | Paul Butler Rick Banks |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Amiga |
| Release | Amiga
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| Genre(s) | Submarine simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Das Boot: German U-boat Simulation is a submarine simulator game designed by Paul Butler & Rick Banks and published in 1990 for Amiga and MS-DOS systems by Three-Sixty Pacific. It was inspired by the 1973 novel of the same name and its film adaptation.
The player takes command of a German Type VII U-boat and plays missions against the Allies which involve combat against aircraft, anti-submarine warships, and other submarines. The game was touted to feature 256 VGA Color, 3D Views, and historical realism.
Release[edit]
The MS-DOS version was released on 3.5" floppy disks and came packaged with a copy of the novel of the same name.
Reception[edit]
Computer Gaming World in 1991 panned the game as a serious submarine simulator, noting several issues such a frustrating user interface, unrealistic mechanics, and limited information presented to the player compared to other games of the same genre. The magazine did, however, praise the game as an arcade-shoot-'em-up but warned fans of the movie to avoid the game.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Nielsen, Paul (May 1991). "Long Ride into the Night". Computer Gaming World. No. 82. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 9 June 2016.