Janes 688i Hunter Killer

by Windows PC

Product Features

• Gold CD-Rom Classics Edition
• For Windows 95 / 98

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• ASIN: B0007SMUEY
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 12, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,822 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Command the 688 (Improved) class submarine. Operate over 12 different stations, and sail over terrain of the entire globe. Let training missions develope your skills, then take your submarine and take on single missions and a full campaign. Even go multiplayer and play over the internet, network or modem.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cool and different, May 16, 2005

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AR (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Janes 688i Hunter Killer (CD-ROM)

Although this is an old game, it's really nice to captain a submarine, run as silently as you can, and maneuver to get a better shot or out of an enemy torpedoe's way.

Depending on your mission performance, you can upgrade your boat, with a quieter propeller for instance, or even your personnel, eg with better trained sonar operators. You can even disable your staff and generate the sonar analyses, firing solutions, etc., yourself. The game mechanics is quite realistic. Ocean temperature, your sub's depth, and of course its speed have different effects on the different sonars you have. The Soviet subs are difficult to detect. Enemy helicopters are skilled in searching for you. Your cruise missiles can be shot down by SAMs. Even the opening and flooding of torpedo tubes generate distinct sounds that could be picked up by your opponent. It takes a long time to reload your torpedoe tubes, which can get you into trouble. In fact, your missiles, torpedoes, and mines are sufficiently well simulated to be used not only for their explicit functions but also for deceiving your opponents, masking your sub's noise, or scouting for enemies when you cannot. The campaign videos are kinda funny--for instance, even if you were to score a perfect in a mission, your commander might still find excuses to berate you.

The gameplay can be really slow, however, so this isn't suitable for getting a quick adrenaline rush unless you've customized your own mission and can get started right in the middle of a fight.