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

Subsim Monitor · 04-01-10, 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 · 04-01-10, 06:01 AM

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

Decoman · 04-01-10, 06:04 AM

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

Sekure · 04-01-10, 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 · 04-01-10, 06:15 AM

Kooolz...

Faamecanic · 04-01-10, 06:31 AM

ROFLMAO.....

Almost had me there.

Nordmann · 04-01-10, 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 · 04-01-10, 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 · 04-01-10, 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 · 04-01-10, 07:23 AM

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

THE_MASK · 04-01-10, 07:24 AM

Haha , ok now i get the xbox theme .

chrysanthos · 03-01-14, 06:14 PM

aw come on guys honest now....what game is this i never seen it before and for what platform?

The Enigma · 04-01-10, 03:00 PM

I wonder why the OP is named "Subsim Admin Guest"

ERPP8 · 04-01-10, 03:34 PM

Not buying it.
Never buying a console game ever again.
I prefer PC games

KING111 · 04-01-10, 05:51 PM

does it use DRM

04-01-10, 06:15 AM	#5
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	Kooolz... __________________

04-01-10, 07:15 AM	#9
Fozzy22 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 129 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

04-01-10, 03:00 PM	#13
The Enigma Seer of visions Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Under the surface Posts: 2,315 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I wonder why the OP is named "Subsim Admin Guest" __________________

04-01-10, 06:01 AM	#2
captainprid Watch Officer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Blackpool, England Posts: 347 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Is this another April fools joke?? Because it has gone 12 o'clock so they don't count anymore!!!

04-01-10, 06:04 AM	#3
Decoman Frogman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 306 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The water splash on that second picture looks nice I think.

04-01-10, 06:05 AM	#4
Sekure Watch Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 28 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!

04-01-10, 06:31 AM	#6
Faamecanic Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Off your Stb side with good solution Posts: 1,065 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	ROFLMAO..... Almost had me there.

04-01-10, 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

04-01-10, 07:24 AM	#11
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Haha , ok now i get the xbox theme .

03-01-14, 06:14 PM	#12
chrysanthos Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: greece Posts: 827 Downloads: 505 Uploads: 0	aw come on guys honest now....what game is this i never seen it before and for what platform?

04-01-10, 03:34 PM	#14
ERPP8 Commodore Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: My House Posts: 608 Downloads: 161 Uploads: 0	Not buying it. Never buying a console game ever again. I prefer PC games

04-01-10, 05:51 PM	#15
KING111 Planesman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 181 Downloads: 245 Uploads: 0	does it use DRM