Ipad sub game [Archive] - SUBSIM Radio Room Forums

Sonarman

11-03-12, 07:21 AM

I don't think there are any true subsims on the ipad yet, there is a rather arcadey Silent Hunter (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/silent-hunter-hd/id404743741?mt=8) but it's nothing like the PC version in gameplay or strategic depth. The best bet will be Marc Hessburg's "Wolves of the Atlantic (https://www.facebook.com/WOTA.Wolves.of.the.Atlantic)" which he has been working on for quite some time. He is set to release a cutdown fundraising version of the game featuring the SeeHund XXVIIB midget sub around Xmas time. Look out also for his first flight sim "1942 Wildcats over the Pacific" (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9526F6099D514B30) based on the same engine.

At the moment the best naval game is probably Pacific Fleet (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pacific-fleet/id556382158?mt=8) which is a kind of naval angry birds ie guess the shot angle trajectory. The developer Paul Sincock has obviously put a great deal of work into the title and has plans to expand it into a full blown naval sim.

Another rts naval strategy game is the wwii "Thunder Fleets (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thunder-fleets/id448289865?mt=8)" developed by Orator games it takes a 2D top down approach and features everything from PT-Boats to battleships.

The turn based Battle Fleet (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/battle-fleet/id440800156?mt=8) (ipad & mac) has also been doing well in reviews and may soon make its way to PC via Steam Greenlight

Longstanding Subsim member Martin Leidel (Sung) has developed "Sea Battle Pro (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sea-battle-pro/id507969813?mt=8)" a version of battleship that stands out from the hundreds of other battleship clones on itunes in that it uses a hex based approach rather than the usual square tiles making the game a bit more varied & challenging than the traditional game. He also plans many additional features to the classic game including mines bombers etc. Martin/Sung also recently announced he is now at work on a future Pacific WWII Submarine game Silent Depth (http://www.silentdepth.com/) for IOS Android & Windows Phone.

Its also worth checking out the free titles developed by military forces such as the Royal Navy's Engineer Officer challenge (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/royal-navy-engineer-officer/id339491226?mt=8) and the two games developed by the Royal Australian Navy (DefenceJobs.gov.au) Navy Sink'em (https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/Navy-Sink-Em/id461240994?mt=8) & Navy Warfare Officer (https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/navy-warfare-officer/id393458494?mt=8).

If you are in the mood for something a bit more offbeat/fantasy based you could check out the steampunk inspired Crimson Steam Pirates (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crimson-steam-pirates/id438053238?mt=8) which is quite fun and has a couple of add on scenario packs to extend the game.

If you enjoy age of sail type games Sid Meier's updated version of Pirates (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sid-meiers-pirates!-for-ipad/id438635005?mt=8) is also now available on iTunes although it is a definite battery hog. Another title worthy of consideration (especially since it's free) is the text adventure "Choice of Broadsides (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/choice-of-broadsides/id365660770?mt=8)" which is heavily based on the Hornblower series of books by CS Forester.

As far a the merchant marine goes Rolf Deiter Klein's classic Amiga tycoon/sim game "Ports of Call (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ports-of-call/id309148364?mt=8)" has also been ported over and although the graphics may now be showing their age a little it's still the rock solid game it always was. Ports of Call is also available on Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rdklein.portsofcall&hl=en)

If you enjoy the occasional arcade type naval experience you could try the Unity3D based HMS Destroyer (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hms-destroyer/id490622263?mt=8) though you are limited to firing guns with no control over helm or navigation. I found the controls a bit too slow on this one but still worth a look as it has a free lite version (https://itunes.apple.com/app/hms-destroyer-lite/id512723564?mt=8). Also available on Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.rortos.hmsdestroyer&hl=en)

On Android only U-48 Submarine Commander (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.invertbit.games.u48&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5pb nZlcnRiaXQuZ2FtZXMudTQ4Il0.) is a rather simplistic but well realised little sub game taking place on a top down 2d map with periscope view when engaging targets.