Sunday, April 29, 2012

Game Review: 688 Attack Sub for Sega Genesis


Vintage Game Spot Review Rating: 50 out of 100


688 Attack Sub came out in 1991, based on the DOS computer game of the same name. It is a real time simulator game where you are the commander of the USS Los Angeles, an attack sub operating in the North Atlantic You work your way through various missions destroying the enemy and evading persuit.

Paul’s Review: 50 out of 100
This game is definitely not for those without a great deal of patience. Everything happens in real time, or close to it, so a mission can actually take quite a long time. There is no music and very little action. The only voice that talks to you is sometimes hard to understand. Even for a game made in 1991, they could have done better. You get more action out of watching phlegm dry on a hot sidewalk.

That being said, if you like simulation games, you might like this one. Even though I found a number of negatives about it, I still couldn’t stop playing it. I have made it about two thirds through the entire game and plan to finish… then I never plan to play it again.

The gameplay is difficult to pick up on. If you get a chance to buy this, I wouldn’t do so unless it came with the instruction manual. The manual is very detailed and gives you a layout of everything to do in the game.

In short, if you looking for an action packed game full of explosions and blood and guts, look elsewhere. If your looking to try something challenging and don’t mind taking quite a while to complete each mission, try it out.

I didn’t have any of the other roommates help with this review because this doesn’t seem like their kind of game and they would have probably been bored to tears.

2 comments:

  1. I can tell you have spent alot of time on this...don't know alot about video games, but you seem to be quite smart at it!!

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  2. I am getting there. 1 game at a time! Next I will be doing a review of Galaga for NES. Its an awesome game from when you were in high school.

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