Product Description: In Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific you'll hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. It's the next-generation naval warfare simulation with graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution, and more action than ever before. Dive into ?instant actions' and single patrols for a quick fight Diverse mission objectives and events on over 15 maps combined with unique rewards make each campaign a unique experience Selectable difficulty levels allow players to choose how challenging of a simulation to play
Amazon.com: 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 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. Exciting New Features Include:
All New Premium Content Including: Premium packaging with special treatment, a robust manual with enhanced ships charts and historical information, a historic map of the Pacific Theater, a replica medal, soundtrack CD and a quick-reference card.
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.
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 combined with unique rewards make each campaign a new 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.
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 their level of challenge.
Easy to control: An upgraded and streamlined interface makes moving around the submarine and controlling it much easier than ever before.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific
Not as good as SH-3. The interface is just to screwed up. I was hoping for a great follow up to SH-3, boy was this a let down. I still play SH-3. I gave this one away.
Rating: - Was OK in It's Day
UNFORTUNATELY, that day was long, LONG ago! And my memory of it was sadly lacking when I ordered it for a new computer. Just doesn't cut it with an interface right out of DOSS! If you are used to MODERN GAMING, you will use this for Frisbee practice.
Rating: - Well made sub simulation
When it was first released, SH4 might have been flawed or unfinished, but not any more. Download and install the version 1.4 patch as soon as you install the game.
The graphic settings need to be configured when you first run the game as the default settings look pretty bad. I have a fast computer and video card so I run the game in 1920x1200 wide screen, which is supported by the game. Some of the textures have too much noise in them, giving a washed out look. Also many of the 3D indicators and dials don't use the full resolution, they are simply scaled up from a lower resolution. I think this is because they didn't want to play around with the field of view changes that would be required if they adjusted the scale to match the different resolutions. So the 3D look and feel is not spectacular, but it is still very good.
The game play is very well done, with options to micro-manage or automate quite a bit of it. Turning up the realism will make torpedo runs a difficult and hectic experience. This game accurately simulates programming the TDC and the difficulties in making accurate estimates. With the realism turned all the way up, evading enemy destroyer depth charge attacks is pretty well modeled, meaning it isn't easy, not not impossible either. The enemy AI is pretty good. The time compression function is really nice, allowing you to steam ahead at standard speed and still complete a trip in a short period of actual time. I've gone up as high as 2048x normal speed, it might go even higher.
With the realism dialed down, this game is a lot like the old Silent Service from Microprose in the 80's. You can look at the map and see where all the ships are, torpedo attacks are easy, and you don't worry about fuel or other logistics.
Don't be afraid of this game; at $20 it's a good deal if you are interested in the genre.
Rating: - Campaign Mode game save buggy
In campaign mode you do frequent saves so that you don't have to recreate a weeks work of building up your character and crew. Alas, the save routine seems to recreate your position by fast forwarding thru a movie of your entire game from the beginning. The longer your campaign then the longer the restoration time and the more inevitable the game restore process crashes. And if it doesn't will it crash the next time? Total buzz kill.
Rating: - Does Not Work
I was looking forward to this game. Installed it exactly as instructed and it did not work. Had my computer Doctor look at it to determine if I installed wrong. Could not find any problems on my side. Did not return it as I have been out of the country and it is now too late.
However... the company that sold it to me was excellent in their delivery date and the product was NEW.
Bernard Sands
- Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific 
- Well made sub simulation
- Campaign Mode game save buggy
