Sub Scan is an arcade, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600.
What Sub Scan is
Sub Scan was released in 1983. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Inc.. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Now hear this! Now hear this! All hands man your battle stations. Enemy submarines have been detected in your waters. You command a destroyer which can launch as many as four depth charges at a time. Your mission is to sink as many enemy subs as possible. But it’s not that simple. Because SUB-SCAN is more than a shooting match. It’s a game of strategy. A battle of wits. Can-and-mouse on the high seas between the hunter above and the hunted below.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Sub Scan launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Quick answers
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When did Sub Scan come out?
Sub Scan was released on 31 December 1983 for Atari 2600.
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