For all it's shortcomings, I would call SH2/PA/DC a classic. I thoroughly enjoyed the Atlantik-1 Kampagne, and spent many hours with SH2/DC hunting or being hunted on a "network" cobbled together with a crossover cable (after some excellent work by the PM team). The interaction between the two games was (and still would be) groundbreaking. It's too bad the multiplayer potential of subs/destroyers has been left behind in SH3 and SH4.
Not only that, but the community around these games (led by Neal) worked together to make them shine. Yes, there was some grumbling, but not like today, where way too many posts are about who's going to sue whom.
I haven't played SH2/PA/DC for quite a while, but with all the disappointment with SH4, I may have to go back to Pacific Aces to get some marus!
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