Year: 1997

Based on an ’80’s military board game by Larry Bond, Harpoon ’97 is a computer strategy naval sim. In most of the subsims reviewed here, you are in charge of a single vessel. But in Harpoon ’97 you are the theater commander for dozens of ships and hundreds of planes. […]

   The games I played in Fast Attack were very enjoyable. You get a sense of authenticity playing this sim. The only map view available is generated from the satellite intelligence and your sonar bearings, which could be accurate or not, depending on your skill in tracking contacts. This is a plus for realism. […]

Here you are the captain, as usual, of the most powerful weapons platform in the world. But in this sim you really are the captain. […]