January 28, 2008

Silent Hunter III DVD ROM

The King of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D game engine, new crew command features and more realistic action than ever before.The game includes a career campaign, patrols that have both fictional and historical missions, a mission editor and multiplayer feature. Whether it is stalking convoys or dodging depth charges, players will experience their own personal war story. The spectacular graphics, multiplayer options, and suspenseful gameplay combine to create the most impressive submarine simulation ever.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars One of the greatest Subsims ever.
SHIII has endured the test of time. Still on the top subsims out there. It is a great challenge and offeres a realistic idea of the challenges U-boat crews faced. It does have a steep learning curve, however there is plenty of help out there, not to mention various Mods available.

4 Stars Silent Hunter 3
Well put together game. Adjustable realism settings so you can make it as hard or as easy as you'd like. I love watching the torpedoes impact on the event camera.

3 Stars Good Game as Sold - Excellent Game if Modded
Silent Hunter III is a World War II submarine simulation set in the North Atlantic. You can captain various German U-Boat models at any time during World War II. It is a very well-done game and can completely consume you.

The game as sold is pretty good. Although the crew management system is painful and time-consuming (or time-wasting), this game is lots of fun played in the campaign mode, where your crew's experience increases with each successful patrol and your own notoriety increases with each successful sinking. As the war progresses, Allied aircraft and escorts become much more lethal, forcing you to adapt your tactics as the enemy gets better. Still, the game as sold is unrealistically easy, and the world in which you play in is a bit dull and shallow.

Where this game shines is after it has been modded. There is an extensive online support community for this game, and adding mods (Grey Wolves Expansion and SH3 Commander were my two favorites) takes this game from a very good game to an outstanding game. The mods make the enemy tougher, the ships more varied, the graphics better, and the game much more immersive. Fortunately, the mods are free.

This is a great game, and anyone interested in naval warfare or World War II games would enjoy it. Although it can be very tough at times, you can set your own realism levels to adjust it from a simple video game to an ultra-realistic simulation. And be forewarned, I have spent too many hours of my life sneaking through the Atlantic to chase down one more target.

4 Stars hard to play but fun
even its difficult to learn how to play good, when you get, it is a very good play. graphics are good, spped is good. There are web pages and forums specials for this play, and the UBI page. Get it.

4 Stars Great Game!
Great Game - Very Realistic but complex. I think it has to be to create the realism factor but would be nice if there was an easy play mode. Overall a great submarine game with plenty of challenge. Graphics are outstanding and game play goes very smoothly.