688 Attack Sub
From StrategyWiki, the video game walkthrough and strategy guide wiki
| 688 Attack Sub | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts, Sega |
| Year released | 1989 |
| System(s) | DOS, Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis, NEC PC-9801 |
| Followed by | SSN-21 Seawolf |
| Designer(s) | John W. Ratcliff, Paul Grace |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
688 Attack Sub is a submarine simulation game designed by John W. Ratcliff and Paul Grace, published in 1988 for MS-DOS systems and 1990 for Amiga computers by Electronic Arts. A Sega Mega Drive version was also published.
688 Attack Sub is known as an early classic of the genre. John W. Ratcliff followed it up by SSN-21 Seawolf later.
The player takes command of a US Los Angeles-class or Soviet Alfa class nuclear powered attack submarine and plays 10 missions organized into a Cold War scenario. This was one of the earliest games that allowed two players to play against each other over a modem (or null modem cable).
