PT Boats: Subsim review

Onkel Neal · 02-09-10, 09:38 PM

Akella (Sea Dogs, POTC, Age of Sail II) finally released their PT Boat sim in the US late last year. It's about time; PT Boats has been underway six years. Subsim first previewed the game at the 2004 E3 show, and it was pretty far along then. In an interview three years later, it was expected the game would ship in months. One can only imagine the development process that took longer than WWII. Well, it's here now. Really.

Review here.

Chad · 02-09-10, 10:05 PM

Good review, and 64 is a decent score. I'll probably wait until the price drops a little bit before I consider purchasing for a 64.

It's too bad they didn't do the US PT boats, Jessica loves JFK and that probably would have been a nice catch-line to get her playing subsims next

mookiemookie · 02-09-10, 10:23 PM

Thanks, Neal. When I saw the word "immersion" I involuntarily cringed a little, then clicked the link and laughed my butt off.

Brag · 02-10-10, 12:29 PM

Goood review, gives a pretty good idea what the game is about. Will probably buy it once I figure how to import it without it costing an arm and a leg for shipping.

Chad · 02-10-10, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brag

Goood review, gives a pretty good idea what the game is about. Will probably buy it once I figure how to import it without it costing an arm and a leg for shipping.

Brag are you still in South America?

Brag · 02-11-10, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad

Brag are you still in South America?

Yuppers, Chad. In Santiago, Chile

Bis71 · 02-12-10, 03:29 PM

Good piece!

Kimmy · 02-13-10, 04:38 PM

Good review, it seems you played a good deal of the game. PT Boats sounds fun, but I think I may try this game when the price drops. Without a good campaign or some kind of scenario generator, the game is not worth the normal $50 game price point.

Snow White Sorrow · 02-16-10, 05:12 AM

This game is based on the Storm Engine (POTC, Sea Dogs, etc) and I have extensive modding experience (specifically, in making ship handling more realistic), but I'm a bit put off by the very limited gameplay offered.

Might stick to POTC for the New Horizons beta ( which I've contributed to).

Fat Bhoy Tim · 03-11-10, 11:43 AM

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There have been submarine sims, naval sims with battleships, cruisers, and destroyers, but this game is the first to feature the speedy buy lethal Motor Torpedo Boats, or as they were called in the US--Patrol Torpedo, PT Boats

Maybe you're making a clear distinction, but I used to play the cracking PT 109 simulator in the late 80s and early 90s.

02-09-10, 09:38 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,283 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	PT Boats: Subsim review Akella (Sea Dogs, POTC, Age of Sail II) finally released their PT Boat sim in the US late last year. It's about time; PT Boats has been underway six years. Subsim first previewed the game at the 2004 E3 show, and it was pretty far along then. In an interview three years later, it was expected the game would ship in months. One can only imagine the development process that took longer than WWII. Well, it's here now. Really. Review here. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

02-09-10, 10:05 PM	#2
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Good review, and 64 is a decent score. I'll probably wait until the price drops a little bit before I consider purchasing for a 64. It's too bad they didn't do the US PT boats, Jessica loves JFK and that probably would have been a nice catch-line to get her playing subsims next __________________

02-09-10, 10:23 PM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Thanks, Neal. When I saw the word "immersion" I involuntarily cringed a little, then clicked the link and laughed my butt off. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

02-10-10, 12:29 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Goood review, gives a pretty good idea what the game is about. Will probably buy it once I figure how to import it without it costing an arm and a leg for shipping. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-12-10, 03:29 PM	#7
Bis71 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 92 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Good piece! __________________ Jim Cobb

02-13-10, 04:38 PM	#8
Kimmy Swept to sea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: City of Angels Posts: 36 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Good review, it seems you played a good deal of the game. PT Boats sounds fun, but I think I may try this game when the price drops. Without a good campaign or some kind of scenario generator, the game is not worth the normal $50 game price point.

02-16-10, 05:12 AM	#9
Snow White Sorrow Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This game is based on the Storm Engine (POTC, Sea Dogs, etc) and I have extensive modding experience (specifically, in making ship handling more realistic), but I'm a bit put off by the very limited gameplay offered. Might stick to POTC for the New Horizons beta ( which I've contributed to). __________________ "A spoken word is a fired torpedo"