ANNOUNCEMENT: SILENT HUNTER 5.1 for XBOX (April Fool joke)

Subsim Monitor · 04-01-2010, 05:54 AM

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You're probably sitting around watching a rerun of The Hunt for Red October on cable right now, wondering aloud, "When are we going to see another decent submarine game?" You're even practicing your Sean Connery accent, which is good because, come this June, you'll have a chance to use it. 505 Games, who recently wowed us with both Backbreaker and Naughty Bear, are releasing Silent Hunter 5.1 on June 15 exclusively on the Xbox 360, just in time for a Submarine Summer.

The game is "arcade style" according to the press release, meaning you Silent Hunter fans aren't going to get all the realism you want. Instead you'll have to settle for the historically accurate naval warzones of WWII and " an arsenal of faithfully recreated U.S. Naval submarines." Those subs will be armed with torpedoes and a deck gun, the better to take out enemy subs, ships, and planes. Though there aren't any in the gallery below, this game had better involve some periscopes ... or else.

Gamers can play through the 30 solo missions after they launch from New York, or join three other players online for some multiplayer action.

Welcome to the new reality!

captainprid · 04-01-2010, 06:01 AM

Is this another April fools joke?? Because it has gone 12 o'clock so they don't count anymore!!!

Decoman · 04-01-2010, 06:04 AM

The water splash on that second picture looks nice I think.

Sekure · 04-01-2010, 06:05 AM

I just used my bookmark to return here and saw the Xbox Gamer Den headers with the new colors and I was

ruh roh... I double checked the URL and was

I quickly scanned the subsections and then....

Great work!

Bilge_Rat · 04-01-2010, 06:15 AM

Kooolz...

Faamecanic · 04-01-2010, 06:31 AM

ROFLMAO.....

Almost had me there.

Nordmann · 04-01-2010, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by captainprid

Is this another April fools joke?? Because it has gone 12 o'clock so they don't count anymore!!!

I've done some digging, and this does indeed appear to be real (unfortunately). Though it's definitely not a Silent Hunter game.

Sonarman · 04-01-2010, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Nordmann

I've done some digging, and this does indeed appear to be real (unfortunately). Though it's definitely not a Silent Hunter game.

Yes indeed here is Gamespot's preview Inteesting to note that it comes from Artech who developed the original "Das Boot" arcadey PC subsim many moons ago!

Take a look at the titles they have developed over the years right back to the C64 era great to see they have survived this long and still have the same guys at the top

Fozzy22 · 04-01-2010, 07:15 AM

OMG

And here i was thinking it was another funny April fools joke.

Good luck to them, but i doubt it will work.

Ali Fish · 04-01-2010, 07:23 AM

http://www.eurogamer.net/gallery.php...cle_id=1027704

sober · 04-01-2010, 07:24 AM

Haha , ok now i get the xbox theme .

Ali Fish · 04-01-2010, 07:38 AM

If this sells in anway shape or form. guaranteed ubisoft will jump ship. lol

oscar19681 · 04-01-2010, 07:40 AM

I,m buying this! NO ****! In fact i,m returning sh-5 to get a refund and buy this instead!

IanC · 04-01-2010, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by oscar19681

I,m buying this! NO ****! In fact i,m returning sh-5 to get a refund and buy this instead!

I'm not even sure if you're joking

Egan · 04-01-2010, 07:46 AM

Lol....it's not an April Fools? Really? Superb!

To Paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke: "I don't know what format Silent Hunter 6 will be on, but Silent Hunter 7 will be a console exclusive."

PS: Am I the only one who likes the crappy green font? I think it's ace.

04-01-2010, 06:15 AM	#5
Bilge_Rat Skipper Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 2,279 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Kooolz... __________________

04-01-2010, 06:31 AM	#6
Faamecanic Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Off your Stb side with good solution Posts: 1,157 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	ROFLMAO..... Almost had me there. __________________

04-01-2010, 07:15 AM	#9
Fozzy22 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 130 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	OMG And here i was thinking it was another funny April fools joke. Good luck to them, but i doubt it will work. __________________ SH3 GWX3 & Commander 3.2 **************** U-148, Type VIIB 7th Flotilla Walter Herp - Before Patrol 3

04-01-2010, 07:24 AM	#11
sober Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 7,133 Downloads: 620 Uploads: 36	Haha , ok now i get the xbox theme . __________________ sobers modlist http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=192374 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP30s5QF0pw We would like you to experience all the frustrations a uboat captain had , and thats just installing the game and mods .

04-01-2010, 07:40 AM	#13
oscar19681 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,548 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I,m buying this! NO ****! In fact i,m returning sh-5 to get a refund and buy this instead! __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

04-01-2010, 06:01 AM	#2
captainprid Weps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Blackpool, England Posts: 350 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Is this another April fools joke?? Because it has gone 12 o'clock so they don't count anymore!!!

04-01-2010, 06:04 AM	#3
Decoman Frogman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 305 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The water splash on that second picture looks nice I think.

04-01-2010, 06:05 AM	#4
Sekure Watch Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 29 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I just used my bookmark to return here and saw the Xbox Gamer Den headers with the new colors and I was ruh roh... I double checked the URL and was I quickly scanned the subsections and then.... Great work!

04-01-2010, 07:23 AM	#10
Ali Fish Seaman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 33 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	http://www.eurogamer.net/gallery.php...cle_id=1027704

04-01-2010, 07:38 AM	#12
Ali Fish Seaman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 33 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	If this sells in anway shape or form. guaranteed ubisoft will jump ship. lol

04-01-2010, 07:46 AM	#15
Egan Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Red Clydeside Posts: 4,107 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Lol....it's not an April Fools? Really? Superb! To Paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke: "I don't know what format Silent Hunter 6 will be on, but Silent Hunter 7 will be a console exclusive." PS: Am I the only one who likes the crappy green font? I think it's ace. __________________ Be Pure. Be Vigilant. Behave.

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