Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 16 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

3
Bad:

9

Pros:

Deep, immersive sub sim.
Tense combat that can really suck you in.

Cons:

Packed with bugs and design flaws.
Worthless in-game tutorial and manual.

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Last revision on September 12, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Deep, immersive sub sim
Tense combat that can really suck you in

Reviewers Didn't Like

Packed with bugs and design flaws
Worthless in-game tutorial and manual
Sub captain interface is bothersome and tedious
Performance hog that drags even the best systems to low frame rates
Getting into online games is a significant challenge

Expert reviews and ratings

Silent Hunter 5 is beautiful, no doubt, but remaining bugs, poor design decisions, and the steep learning curve mark this outing as a step backwards for the series.More Articles >>>...

By NowGamer on October 07, 2011

A taut thriller of a game, despite some...

By Atomic MPC on May 20, 2010

Patience is a virtue, apparently. While commanding a submarine may be all about patience in real life, the video game equivalent demands something much more immediate, tense and...

By Strategy Informer on April 19, 2010

For would-be submarine captains, Ubisoft’s Silent Hunter franchise has been the go-to series for deep submarine experience. The franchise has made its name on providing gamers with a deep and inclusive experience as U-Boat captains and has offered...

By GameZone on March 30, 2010

Reviewing a poor submarine sim is tough because there are just too few opportunities for comparison. It's like living in a town with only one pizza place. Even if it's not very good, you'll still go every once in a while if you happen to be...

By IGN Gear on March 29, 2010

Silent Hunter 5 has promise, but this buggy and unstable game needs to be sent back to the drydock for some serious...

By GameSpot on March 24, 2010

Gute Grafik, stimmungsvoller Sound, historischer Hintergrund und eine Ego-Perspektive für neugierige U-Boot Fans. „Silent Hunter 5 – Battle of the Atlantic“ ist eine gelungene Mischung und ich denke, das wird super bei den Fans...

By GamingXP on May 17, 2010

So schade ich es auch finde, hat mich dieser Teil der Silent Hunter Reihe nicht überzeugt. Eine tolle Grafik mit netten Effekten und Animationen kann die groben Fehler des Spiels nicht ausmerzen. Neben einer unmenschlichen Steuerung bis hin zu...

By Gamezoom.net on April 02, 2010

Silent Hunter 5 – Battle of the Atlantic bietet auch für Neueinsteiger dieses Genres einen (Kauf-)Anreiz. So richtig über das Spiel freuen können sich hier nicht nur die eingefleischten Fans von U-Boot Simulationen. Die dynamische...

By Digitale-Generation on March 16, 2010

Silent Hunter 5 macht vieles besser, ein paar Sachen schlechter und kommt dabei mit alten Macken daher. Die Hülle und Fülle an Fehlern und die Broschüre, die als Handbuch ausgegeben wird, sind eine Ohrfeige für jede QS-Abteilung. Wie...

By GameCaptain on March 15, 2010

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