Software:Das Boot (video game)

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Short description: 1990 submarine simulator game
Das Boot
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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
ReleaseAmiga
MS-DOS
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

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

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

  1. Nielsen, Paul (May 1991). "Long Ride into the Night". Computer Gaming World (82): 10–11. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=82. Retrieved 9 June 2016. 

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