Silent Hunter III

Ubisoft Bucharest · Mar 15, 2005

Teen

About

The player will engage in a compelling ocean environment, featuring dynamic weather, and experience the intensity of historical naval warfare. Taking the role of the U-boat commander, players will seek their enemy with sonar and periscope, attack the enemy with torpedoes, destroy them with the deck gun, or command their crew to do the job. The all-new 3D engine features impressively detailed U-boat models, both externally and internally, with exact replica WWII technology.

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Critic 8.5 (5 critics) · Gamer 0.0

Critic reviews

CVG
PC Zone Staff · May 25, 2005
8.3
The AI puts up a good fight at the higher realism settings, and should you wish to throw caution to the wind and try manual torpedo solutions, you'll either be in maths heaven, or find your brain oozing from your ears (or both). Don't worry - it's a lot more fun than it sounds.
GameSpot
Tracy Baker · Mar 29, 2005
8.9
It provides enough challenges and rewards to appeal to nearly any simulation fan, and it does an excellent job of balancing simulation detail with visceral, seat-of-your-pants gameplay. It lets you feel like you are a submarine captain in charge of a powerful but fragile U-boat, it provides a sobering history lesson, and the campaign makes you feel like you are a small but important part of a much larger conflict. Those are the hallmarks of a truly great simulation.
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Game Zone
jkdmedia · Mar 27, 2005
8.6
If you are a submarine fanatic then Silent Hunter III is a game that you will want to own. You will be able to control almost every single aspect of what went on during World War II campaigns to see if you have what it takes to be a good commander and stay alive. You will regret it if you don’t purchase it now.
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IGN
Steve Butts · Mar 18, 2005
8.8
The campaign is fantastic and the overall presentation is a sim fan's dream. While most sims tend to focus on detail for detail's sake, Silent Hunter III puts the obscure procedures involved in running a U-boat into an instantly engaging context. Sure, there are down times and, sure, the work of running a U-boat is sometimes tedious but the overall excitement of stalking and sinking a target and then sneaking away is very clear here.
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jeuxvideo.com
Superpanda · Mar 17, 2005
8.0
Destiné à un public très ciblé, cette simulation de sous-marins ne se laisse pas dompter très facilement. Malgré la présence de tutoriels, les joueurs qui ne sont pas familier avec l'univers des submersibles abandonneront bien vite ce titre. Les autres en revanche découvriront un jeu très complet doté d'un niveau de réalisme impressionnant. Silent Hunter 3 s'impose comme étant la nouvelle référence du genre.
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