The A - Z of Spectrum Games

Sub Hunter

Year of Release

1984

The Advertising Blurb

You are the Tactical Co-ordinator of a LONG RANGE MARITIME PATROL (LRMP) aircraft such as a Nimrod Mk II of the RAF whose primary task is to hunt down, track and destroy enemy submarines. Flying at 5000 ft, doing 300 knots, at the edge of a 24n. Mile sq. area, in which there is known to be an enemy submarine, whose Commander will take all forms of evasion action to defeat your attack.

Compatibility

48K Required

Original Price

£6.95

Software House

MicroMart Software

Author

Flt Lt J.T.F. Dyer

Type

Anti-Submarine Maritime Patrol Simulator

Controls

Cursor Keys, Q - Throttle Up, Z - Throttle Down, T - 2 Deg Left, Y - 2 Deg Right, M - MAD Boom, A - Active Buoy Drop. P - Passive Buoy Drop, B - Depth Charge Drop, 0-4 Depth Setting, 1,2,3 - Scale Selection

Original Rating

Crash 58%

Review:

The RAF Nimrod fleet had a superb record at finding and tracking Warsaw Pact submarines during the Cold War. This game does not reflect that fact, as it is a very tedious game relying on vast numbers of controls to portray the effect of being an in-depth simulator.

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