688 Attack Sub is a simulator developed by Electronic Arts, released 31 December 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, DOS and PC-9800 Series.
What 688 Attack Sub is
688 Attack Sub is a simulator game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1989. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, DOS and PC-9800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
688 Attack Sub is a classic modern submarine simulation which puts you in command of either the American Los Angeles or the Soviet Alfa class nuclear-powered submarines. Most of the systems you would expect such as sonar and periscope are featured and nicely presented in VGA. The game offers ten missions for both the Soviet and American side in a Cold War scenario, that grows progressively hotter. Nice to see that the two sides' submarines have their own graphic sets in the game, even with some pseudo-cyrillic labels on the Russian side.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
688 Attack Sub launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
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