Great Naval Battles Explained

Developer:IO Design Group (1–3)
Divide By Zero (4–5)
Publisher:Strategic Simulations
Genre:Ship simulation, strategy
First Release Version:Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943
First Release Date:1992
Latest Release Version:Great Naval Battles V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts; 1914–18

Great Naval Battles is a series of computer games by Strategic Simulations which simulate combat between naval vessels. It consist of five separate games, four of which depict various phases of World War II. Each game combines a wider view of the action on a fleet scale, as well as controls for individual ships.[1] SSI covered similar themes in another naval game, Fighting Steel, which was released afterwards, in 1999.

Games in series

The game series contains the following games:

Gameplay and dynamics

Every game provides a choice between individual ship views and fleet command views. Players can choose individual stations to operate during the game.

Background music

Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943

When "British" is being selected for the gameplay, Rule Britannia is being played. Whereas if "German" is being selected, Unter dem Doppeladler is being played.

Great Naval Battles V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts; 1914–18

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/greviews/gnb2.html Game review
  2. http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=478 Game listing
  3. http://www2.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/html/reviews/gnb.htm Game review
  4. http://www.dawdle.com/product.php/great-naval-battles-v-demise-of-the-dreadnoughts-1914-18-ibm-pc-compatible-9f158 Game listing
  5. http://www.german-navy.de/games/gnb/index.html Game series overview