WW II Magazine review of SH5

indy · 06-01-10, 07:26 PM

Thought you guys might like to read, what other people think of SH5, that are outside the gaming loop. Please aim your comments at him, not me, I'm just the messenger.

From Ryan Burke, WWII Magazine
Sh5 is the latest entry in the acclaimed submarine series, and debuts an ambitious features: the ability to control a German sub from the captain's view. As with other games in the series, hunting and battling enemy ships is fun and exciting. You can stealthily take on vessels with your deck gun or torpedoes, then dive when their destroyers show up. Unfortunately, as a whole SILENT HUNTER V feels hastily slapped together. For example, sprinting around the ship to issue orders, particular in a hectic combat situation, gets tiresome. Where are the voice tubes of real U-boats? Also the game's digital rights management copy protection requiers players to stay online to insure they are using a legal copy, so those without trusty, high speed Internet connections are not advised to buy the game. Further, If the servers go down, it will be unplayable. You also can't resell the game once it's installed. The game has too many bugs for me to recommend it, but hopefully the other game makers will build off its ambitious goals and fix its weaknesses.

Side Note: You might not like is review of the game but, WWII magazine is one of the best out there I highly recommend it. Indy

06-01-10, 07:26 PM	#1
indy Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 500 Ft. Below the Surface Posts: 105 Downloads: 883 Uploads: 0	WW II Magazine review of SH5 Thought you guys might like to read, what other people think of SH5, that are outside the gaming loop. Please aim your comments at him, not me, I'm just the messenger. From Ryan Burke, WWII Magazine Sh5 is the latest entry in the acclaimed submarine series, and debuts an ambitious features: the ability to control a German sub from the captain's view. As with other games in the series, hunting and battling enemy ships is fun and exciting. You can stealthily take on vessels with your deck gun or torpedoes, then dive when their destroyers show up. Unfortunately, as a whole SILENT HUNTER V feels hastily slapped together. For example, sprinting around the ship to issue orders, particular in a hectic combat situation, gets tiresome. Where are the voice tubes of real U-boats? Also the game's digital rights management copy protection requiers players to stay online to insure they are using a legal copy, so those without trusty, high speed Internet connections are not advised to buy the game. Further, If the servers go down, it will be unplayable. You also can't resell the game once it's installed. The game has too many bugs for me to recommend it, but hopefully the other game makers will build off its ambitious goals and fix its weaknesses. Side Note: You might not like is review of the game but, WWII magazine is one of the best out there I highly recommend it. Indy