Battleships (video game) explained

Developer:	Elite Systems
Publisher:	Elite Systems
Genre:	Turn-based strategy
Modes:	Single-player
Platforms:	ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Amiga

Battleships is the international title of a video game based on the classic board game. The object is to sink the opponent's entire fleet (six ships) without him sinking the player's fleet first.

This version of the game had the particularity of allowing fire by salvos of up to 24 shots, depending on the number of unsunk ships the player had. After all shots were placed by the player, a scene showing a ship firing its guns at the enemy fleet was played, showing hits and damage. The game could be played in Hotseat, since each player's fleet placement was never shown after the game had started proper.

There also have been other versions of the battleship game for various consoles and handheld devices, including Battleship.

Reviews

• Computer and Video Games (CVG) (Sep, 1987)^[1]
• The Games Machine (UK) (Dec, 1987)^[2]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Oct, 1990)
• Commodore User (Sep, 1987)^[3]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Sep, 1987)^[4]
• ST Action (Jun, 1988)^[5]
• Computer and Video Games (CVG) (Jun, 1990)^[6]
• Commodore User (Apr, 1988)^[7]
• Info (Jan, 1989)^[8]
• Your Sinclair (Sep, 1988)^[9]
• Zero (May, 1990)^[10]
• ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (May, 1988)^[11]
• Happy Computer (Sep, 1987)^[12]
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Oct, 1987)

Notes and References

1. Web site: CVG Magazine Issue 071. September 1987.
2. Web site: The Games Machine Magazine Issue 02.
3. Web site: Commodore User Magazine Issue 48. September 1987.
4. Web site: Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (October 1987). October 1987.
5. Web site: ST Action - Volume 1 Issue 2 (1988-06)(Gollner Publishing)(GB). June 1988.
6. Web site: CVG Magazine Issue 103. June 1990.
7. Web site: Amiga Reviews: Battleships. 2022-01-01. 2021-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421230646/https://amigareviews.leveluphost.com/battlesh.htm#battleshipscu. live.
8. Web site: Info - Issue 24 (1989-01)(Info Publications)(US). January 1989.
9. Web site: Your Sinclair Magazine Issue 33. September 1988.
10. Web site: Zero Magazine Issue 07. May 1990.
11. Web site: ACE Magazine Issue 08. May 1988.
12. Web site: Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101055835/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=2650. dead. 1 January 2022. www.kultboy.com.