688(I) Hunter/Killer
This is suppose to be one of the most realistic sub sims ever made. You play as LA class sub in many different types of roles i.e. Escort, first strike, seek and destroy. You can make firing solutions to controlling a wire guided torpedo. You can play in any part of the world. They have a built in mission builder that is quick and easy to use. there are more than 12 stations that can be operated. These stages are Sonar, Fire Control, Helm, Target Motion Analysis, Radar, Radio, Navigation,Periscope,3-D Control Room, 3-D object viewer station,Janes Online Help. As you go through the game the crew �expertise t in there area and became better. Crew members can also be traded for better crew member at another station or for points in the game. These points can be used to repair or upgrade you sub. The ocean terrain is modeled from real Satellite topographical data. Multi-player support is built-in like in ATFG, but you are suppose to be able to join games already in progress and it should be easier to get people to set up the game. It has 3D view of the sub to make it easy to see the ocean floor and enemy targets, similar to the original 688 sub sim. They have a torpedo cam so it make it easier to control the wired guided torpedo. To make 688(I) as realstic as they could they recorded sounds around the clock for 3 days in a LA class sub and put them in the game.688 should be out at the end of June.
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