688 Attack Sub

Infobox VG
title = 688 Attack Sub


developer = John W. Ratcliff
publisher = Electronic Arts
designer = John W. Ratcliff & Paul Grace
engine =
released = 1989, 1990
genre = Submarine simulator
modes = Single player Multi-player
ratings =
platforms = MS-DOS, Amiga, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, NEC PC-9801
media = Floppy disk
requirements = IBM XT or greater (MS DOS)
input = Keyboard, mouse

"688 Attack Sub" is a submarine simulator game designed by John W. Ratcliff & Paul Grace, published in 1988 for MS-DOS systems and 1990 for Amiga computers by Electronic Arts. A Sega Mega Drive version was also published.

scenario."688 Attack Sub" is known as an early classic of the genre.

John W. Ratcliff followed it up by SSN-21 Seawolf later.

This was one of the earliest games that allowed two players to play against each other over a modem (or null modem cable).

Reception

The simulation was praised among PC users.

External links

* [http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/review/166/688_attack_sub.php "688 Attack Sub" Review] at Mean Machines
* [http://www.subsim.com/ssr/simhist.html History of Subsims]
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