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SILENT HUNTER IV
WOLVES of the PACIFIC

Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII.

Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more action than ever before.


Developed by the same Ubisoft team that delivered Silent Hunter 3, the “king of sub games”, to worldwide critical acclaim, the 2007 installment offers the most memorable, accessible and empowering submarine simulation experience ever.
   
  • Large Scale Naval Engagements: Epic naval engagements can be witnessed by players either firsthand or via radio messages and orders from high command.

  • Innovative crew evolution: Earn upgrades and experience to guide the evolution path of crewmembers, making your men the most effective naval force in the Pacific theater.

  • Immersive single player gameplay: Diverse mission objectives and events on over 15 maps combined with unique rewards make each campaign a unique experience. Commandeer various U.S. submarines and progress your career as a naval officer via improved dynamic campaigns in Career Mode, or dive into ‘instant actions’ and single patrols for a quick fight.

  • Easy to control: An upgraded and streamlined interface makes moving around the submarine and controlling it much easier than ever before.

  • Hollywood Blockbuster experience: Lifelike graphics and spectacular audio/visual effects offer an incredibly immersive gaming experience. Witness the historical accuracy and the amazing attention to detail from the breathtaking Pacific settings to the more than 75 authentic-looking war machines such as the U.S. Gato sub, the Japanese Yamato flagship, and the Kawanishi aircraft.
  • Addictive Online New Adversarial Mode: Join forces with up to 8 friends via LAN or 4 via internet in either cooperative or adversarial gameplay modes. Scripted and generated mission types allow for epic online battles and unlimited replayability.
  • Scalable learning experience: Selectable difficulty levels allow players to choose how challenging of a simulation to play.
     

 

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WOLVES of the PACIFIC

 

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COMMANDER'S EDITION

 
  • Detailed recreations of over 40 merchant and capital ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

  • Highly accurate coastline models for 15 patrol zones - from the Solomons to the Sea of Japan. Coastal cities, ports and harbors have been reconstructed from Period maps.

  • Weapons have been accurately modeled, and the TDC is the most accurate representation to date.

  • Build and develop your own combat scenarios with the Custom Mission Editor.

  • Includes the three expansion packs which upgrades the patrol zones and special missions.

Command a WWII U.S. submarine in the Pacific and sink as much enemy tonnage as possible! - Choose from a variety of American submarines and let the hunt begin! Play historical missions, hypothetical encounters or you can select a career based campaign game. Authentic World War II film footage, cinematics and narration provide a truly historically accurate feel for submarine combat

Platforms:    Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Minimum System requirements

  • 486/66DX required; Pentium recommended

  • DOS v5.0 or higher

  • 16 MB RAM

  • 150 MB hard disk space

  • Requires VESA driver

  • 2x CD-ROM drive

  • 1MB SVGA card

  • Uncompressed hard drive recommended

  • Sound Blaster family and 100% compatibles

  • Mouse

Will it run on Windows XP?

You betcha!!!

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Note: New from the factory - NOT a copy. Packaged in a jewel-case. Documentation and instructions on the CD.
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
 

 

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Silent Hunter
Commander's Edition

 

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SEAWOLVES:
Submarines On The Hunt
The unofficial expansion pack for Silent Hunter III
 

  • New campaign script, new missions, new sounds and graphics
  • 60 new cities, including port and industry
  • 22 single missions and 4 multiplayer missions
  • New objects including ships, search lights, bunkers, minefields and air defense
  • Naval and airbase locations in Europe, North America, Britain and Pacific Region
The unofficial expansion pack for Silent Hunter III. Take part in the challenging sea battles of WWII from 1939-1945. The Seawolves expansion pack adds new missions, traffic, new cities and harbors, improved sounds, anchored ships, new defenses and much more. The campaign expansion focuses on Europe but includes the Pacific region adding major cities and ports to the eastern coast to North America. Many new convoys are also added, including traffic specific to the later D-Day campaign and the American buildup of forces in Europe.


Platform:
 Windows 2000 / XP
ESRB Rating:Teen Teen

Media:CD-ROM
 

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SEA WOLVES
The unofficial expansion pack
for Silent Hunter III

 


 

SILENT HUNTER III

  • Submarine warfare simulator
  • Command a sub crew on patrols and consider their morale and fatigue when making decisions
  • Historically accurate subs, ships, and aircraft
  • 3-D interface and simplified learning curve make the game more accessible to all skill levels
  • Online cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes

 

The King of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D game engine, new crew command features and more realistic action than ever before. The game includes a career campaign, patrols that have both fictional and historical missions, a mission editor and multiplayer feature. Whether it is stalking convoys or dodging depth charges, players will experience their own personal war story. The spectacular graphics, multiplayer options, and suspenseful gameplay combine to create the most impressive submarine simulation ever.
 

Platform: Windows 2000 / XP
ESRB Rating:Teen Teen
Media:CD-ROM
 

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SILENT HUNTER III

 


DESTROYER COMMAND
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From the frigid waters of the North Sea to the steamy shoals of the South Pacific, Destroyer Command puts you in charge of one of the proudest and most versatile ships ever put to sea: the U.S. Navy destroyer. During World War II, U.S. Navy destroyers fought German U-boats in a grim battle for the waters of the North Atlantic. In the Pacific, destroyers battled Japanese warships in vicious night actions, fended off desperate kamikaze attacks, and supported the U.S. Marine landings, which pushed the invaders inexorably back to their homeland. Experience for yourself the challenges of a career as a destroyer captain in Destroyer Command's dynamic campaigns. Fight the whole of World War II in the Atlantic or Pacific theaters. As you advance in rank, you can take charge of a whole division or squadron of destroyers, or you can choose to finish the campaign commanding a single ship.

Platforms:    Windows 95 / 98 / Me

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Destroyer Command

 


  SILENT HUNTER II   
Recreate the Battle of the Atlantic

 

Silent Hunter II brings the World War II epic underwater struggle to the PC. Players command a German U-boat with orders to stalk and destroy American and British naval convoys throughout the Atlantic theater. Use sonar and tactical skill to evade antisubmarine patrols, convoy escorts, and enemy aircraft. The adjustable difficulty and realism levels challenge even the most experienced gamers. A multimedia presentation contains interviews with U-boat commanders and an interactive sub tour. Technical consultants include Erich Topp, a commander in the German Kriegsmarine. He commanded the U-57 and U-552 (the Red Devil Boat), sinking 14 ships during the course of the war.

Platforms:    Windows 95 / 98 / Me
 

ESRB Rating: Everyone

System requirements

  • 266 MHz Pentium processor minimum

  • Windows 95 or 98

  • 64 MB RAM

  • 150 MB hard disk space

  • 24x CD-ROM drive

  • 3-D accelerator card with 8 MB VRAM

  • DirectX-compliant soundcard

  • Mouse

 

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Silent Hunter II


 

coverSUB COMMAND
BY ELECTRONIC ARTS

Take charge of the most deadly modern-day submarines in the world in Sub Command. Command three distinct submarines across two unique and challenging campaigns. Utilize cutting-edge technology to navigate the world's oceans to locate, track, and destroy enemy convoys. Or park your sub off hostile shores to deliver Tomahawk missiles to inland targets. Whether diving, scouring, or surfacing, you'll control the smartest, stealthiest, and most feared subs in the water today.

From the makers of 688(I): Hunter/Killer, Sub Command is one of the most realistic submarine simulations ever. Take control of the most technologically advanced submarines in the world--the Seawolf, the 688(I), and the Akula. Each sub contains authentic naval systems such as sonar, radar, and target motion analysis. Test your skills in missions straight from the headlines as you fire Tomahawk missiles at enemy structures, rescue crippled subs, rise through the polar caps to communicate vital information, and much more.

Multiplayer mode extends the action by giving the option of playing cooperatively or head-to-head over the Internet on EA.com's matchmaking system for endless hours of submarine warfare. With the game's new, easy-to-use interface, controlling a submarine has never been easier for the advanced or casual gamer. With enhanced sound and 3-D graphics engines, you can experience more than 250 3-D objects, from Russian trawlers to France's Mirage fighters, and the exacting sound modes will pull you into a realistic battle experience like no other. You won't just hear depth charges, you'll feel them.

 

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More Naval Warfare Simulations

 


 

MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT
BY ELECTRONIC ARTS

EA has finally brought its Medal of Honor series (already wildly popular on the PlayStation) to the PC. Set during World War II, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault chronicles the fictional exploits of Lt. Mike Powell as he battles his way from the shores of Africa to the shores of France to the heart of Nazi Germany. On the PSX, the Medal of Honor games were hailed as revolutionary, and though Allied Assault never quite merits that level of praise, it's still a great game.

At first glance, Allied Assault seems to have a lot in common with the World War II-themed Return to Castle Wolfenstein, but the similarities are strictly superficial. Allied Assault takes a more realistic approach to the action, both in the enemies that you face (there are no zombies or mutants) and in the mission structure. The game unfolds across six real-life theaters of war, and the 30 playable missions vary a lot in how they play out. Just like a character in a good army movie, you'll be sabotaging tanks, destroying submarines, and sending false communications. Nearly all your missions are very well designed, especially the mission where you land on Omaha Beach.

The D-day mission has received a lot of attention, and for good reason--once the door on your Higgins boat drops, all hell breaks loose. The men in front of you drop in a hail of bullets, a Higgins boat to your left is blown to bits, and machine gun fire rakes the water everywhere. Getting from the boat to the relative safety of the shingles is a truly harrowing experience, although parts of it borrow a little too much from Saving Private Ryan.

Since the game is set during WWII, you'll face a wide range of enemies, including tanks, machine gun nests, and even planes. The enemy AI is better than in Wolfenstein--enemies will duck for cover, lay down suppressing fire, and throw back grenades--but too often it's obvious that enemy actions are scripted. At times you can actually tell when you've triggered the next wave of enemy attacks: stay still and nothing happens; silently creep a foot forward and they all come rushing out. This kind of heavy-handed scripting is a throwback to the days of Doom, and more than a little bit of a disappointment.

Graphically, Allied Assault looks quite sharp. It uses the Quake III graphics engine and the character models, vehicles, and textures are well done, especially if you have a high-end video card.

Features:

  • Battle through more than 20 challenging levels

  • Fully-realized 3-D world using the Quake III engine

  • 21 historically-accurate World War II era weapons

  • Encounter 22 different enemies. Based on historical military campaigns of World War II

System requirements

  • Windows XP/Me/2000/98/95 (Windows NT not supported)

  • 450 MHz Intel Pentium or 500 MHz AMD Athlon processor

  • 128 MB RAM

  • 8x CD/DVD-ROM drive

  • 16 MB OpenGL-capable video card with DirectX 8.0-compatible driver

  • DirectX 8.0-compatible sound card

  • 1.2 GB free hard disk space

  • Keyboard and mouse


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MEDAL OF HONOR

 

-- Medal Of Honor Expansion Packs --

     


 

Medal Of Honor: ALLIED ASSAULT
OFFICIAL STARTEGY GUIDE

BradyGames Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Official Strategy Guide features tactics for defeating enemies and succeeding on the battlefield. Strategies for meeting objectives and completing missions are also provided, along with statistics on weapons, units, and infantry for both the Allied Forces and Access Powers. Multi-player coverage is also included.


 

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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Official Strategy Guide

 


 

Battlefield: 1942
By Electronic Arts

In Battlefield 1942, you're a WWII soldier on a true-to-life battlefield, equipped with weapons that look and sound authentic, able to storm the beaches on foot or seamlessly jump into and out of any of 35 vehicles of war. The depth is incredible. While on foot, you play as one of five specialized classes (assault, medic, scout, antitank, or engineer) with varying equipment and abilities. The choice of vehicles ranges from a selection of tanks, jeeps, and other fairly standard mechanized land vehicles to exotic craft like battleships, submarines, and dive bombers. Best of all, you can pit yourself against your fellow man in objective-based online battles in four distinct WWII theaters of war: North Africa, South Asia Pacific, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe. This is everything that World War II Online should have been. This is Tribes 2 with better code, graphics, control--everything, and without the cheesy sci-fi trappings. This out-WWIIs Medal of Honor and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. This game is like the ultimate sandbox, with all the best toys.

 

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Tom Clancy'S GHOST RECON
by Red Storm Entertainment

 

In this new Tom Clancy franchise, you take command of the Ghosts, an elite squad of military personnel equipped with the latest experimental real-world weaponry. Wherever there is military conflict, the Ghosts are the first on the ground.

Russia has fallen under the control of ultranationalistic politicians intent on rebuilding the iron curtain. This leads to conflict with NATO as Russia attempts to reclaim the breakaway Republic of Georgia, and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. As the regional wars escalate out of control, the casualties mount and the Ghosts are sent in. Take command of the Ghosts through a series of missions that range from demolitions to search and rescues to all-out firefights

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World War II Air Combat


 

 

Combat Flight Simulator 2: Pacific Theater
by Microsoft

Fight for control over the skies of the South Pacific in Combat Flight Simulator 2: Pacific Theater. You'll start as a rookie ensign and, if you're good, progress through the ranks. Fly for either the United States or the Imperial Japanese in meticulously realistic aircraft models. And, you can alter history in your favor with the game's graphical mission editor and campaign builder.

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Combat Flight Simulator: European Theater
by Microsoft

Playing Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator is the closest you can get to being a World War II fighter pilot. Experience the same level of realism as the award-winning Microsoft Flight Simulator, with the rush and excitement of World War II air combat over Europe. Enlist with the Royal Air Force, the Luftwaffe, or the U.S. Army Air Force, and choose from eight modeled aircraft, each with its own realistic flight models and accurately detailed cockpits. Then experience the real flight performance of each aircraft as well as the effects damage has specific aircraft systems on each plane.

 

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Wings Over China
Expansion for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 1
by Abacus
 

Wings over China puts you in the cockpit of the Hell's Angel of World War II fighters--the fast, mean, and scary-looking P-40 Warhawk. This add-on for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator brings you 12 new aircraft from the Pacific theater, new maps and background scenery for China, and 20 new missions. The shark-toothed P-40 flown by the Flying Tigers is the star of the show, roaring into combat in all but two of the missions. Unlike the original Combat Flight Simulator, Wings over China does not include missions from the Axis perspective--the six new Japanese planes can only be flown in Quick Combat mode or in multiplayer games on Microsoft's Game Zone.

If you play Combat Flight Simulator, you'll want this game. The aircraft paint jobs are beautiful, the Asian scenery looks jungle-riffic, and the new flight models force you to fight the way the Flying Tigers fought, especially at higher difficulty levels. Getting caught in a turning battle with the more maneuverable Japanese fighters is suicide--your P-40 is built for quick climbs, fast dives, and high-firepower kills delivered by the airborne equivalent of a drive-by shotgun blast.

The manual contains historical notes on the air war in China, technical specs for the new planes, and instructions for playing the new missions. These instructions are not complete--don't pay too much attention to them and miss the fact that Wings over China supports a Custom Campaign that allows you to play through the entire history of the Flying Tigers.

NOTE: Requires MS COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR

 

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Battle for Midway

Expansion for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 1 & 2

by Abacus
 

Expansion pack puts you in to the Battle of Midway. A nice little add on but for the best value and (IMHO) the most fun, go with Wings Over China.    Hondo

 

NOTE: Requires MS COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR I or II

 

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COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2:
PACIFIC THEATER STRATEGY GUIDES

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WW II PACIFIC THEATER
by Jeff Van West

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WW II Pacific Theater: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets
by Michael Rymaszewski

 

 


COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR INSIDE MOVES:
EUROPEAN THEATER STRATEGY GUIDE

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: European Theater Strategy Guide
by Ben Chiu

 

 

 


 


 

Features:

  • 16 programmable functions; 8 buttons plus 8-direction hat
  • Rotating handle gives precise rudder control
  • 16-bit 25-MHz on-board processor delivers 100 different forces
  • Save and download programmed game commands into game-specific controller profiles
  • USB connection for plug-and-play ease


 

Features:

  • Durable optical technology provides smooth precision and resists dirt, eliminating the need for cleaning
  • Large finger-operated trackball is easy to use, offers superior control and reduces hand and wrist movement
  • Sleek shape is flexible enough to use in either hand
  • Limited 3 year warranty

 

Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick

Logitech WingMan Attack 2 (USB)

 

 
   

 


 
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