Silent Service for the Sinclair Spectrum

Silent Service

Year of Release

1987

The Advertising Blurb

You're captain of a lethal fighting submarine in the perilous South Pacific and your goal is to find, attack and sink Japanese shipping.

You spot your prey through the periscope - but then - the enemy's escort sights you. Suddenly, hunter becomes hunted and survival depends on your skill and courage.

Silent Service is an ultra-realistic simulator of submarine warfare. using superb graphics and sound effects, historical combat missions are accurately recreated. The action is non-stop, the suspense is gripping.

Your submarine features all the critical battle stations - the engine room, conning tower and ship's bridge - and has a sophisticated attack plotting system. But, you must live by your wits.

There are 4 skill levels and various `reality' levels so you can customize complexity. Success is rewarded with rank promotions.

Compatibility

48K / 128K

Original Price

£9.95

Comments

Sinclair User Classic.

Controls

See instructions

Original Rating

Crash 80% / Your Sinclair 8/10

Review:

A very good simulation for the time only hampered by the abilities of the Spectrum. The author has since gone on to write numerous classic strategy games and simulations for the 16- and 32-bit computers.

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