The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

User Rating: 8.3 | Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific PC
By tpicciani | Review Date:
Before the patch this game was pure ugly. There were reported crashes and all sorts of problems. Ubi should have never released the game in this condition.
After patch 1.1 things are much improved. It's much more stable and it's actually somewhat fun.
The graphics are supposed to be better than SH3 but I'm not sure. The ocean looks really good though. The crew management is better and less tedious. The interface is kind of dumb.. The missions are tough but doable for an old clumsy idiot like myself.

The things I don't like are the TDC and the periscope control. Scopes should be able to be raiseed and lowered gradually. The full up and full down should only be an additional convenience. The TDC is oversimplified. The worst thing though is the lack of documentation on the sub's systems. There's hardly anything more than a paragraph on the TDC, crew management, or any other system. In almost every case all they do is mention that it's there. There's hardly any explanation how to use the features.

Tom P.

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