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I think you guys are crazy!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Those of you who hate this game, that is. Maybe I like it because I never played Silent Hunter 1. It seems that most of those who were dissapointed in this game had been fans of the original. I find this game quite engaging and I have gotten it to run pretty well on windows XP. I find the graphics pretty good and the sound effects are quite good. I have had some crashes, but I'm not sure they have been any more frequent than the average new release, pre-patch. More important to me than the fanciest graphics is whether or not the game is fun to play, and I think this one is.

Realistic, Sneaky-like, yet difficult

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great realistic submarine perspective. When you sit at your computer you feel like a true German sub commander. I always liked games where stealth is involved. I like patience too. If you have patience and if you like difficulty, you will most likely really like this game. I must admit, it is very difficult, and takes some time to finally understand the simple basics of this game. I had to read through the manual a number of times to get everything to where I understood. But when that is all worked out, you will have yourself a blast. I give it 4 stars, the difficulty involved to start out with is its only downfall.

Greet Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 17
Date: September 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wow, The game looks great and ww2 era is the most interesting period for subsims.I heard some of you couldn't just play it because you play german side.As for me, it's not a problem at all.Playing a game german side doesn't mean your a nazi.the game is great and the u-boot period is the most interesting submarine era.I personnaly owned a Mauser k98 rifle (ww2 germany regular rifle) being a regular shooter and competitor.While this rifle has seen combat,possibly killed some guys in the french army ( i'm french)doesn't means i'm a french traitor and a nazi.The rifle's great, that's all.No matter if it's german or american.

Too Many Bugs

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game has some real promise but currently seems to have more bugs than a bee hive. I purchased a copy through Amazon.com and, after waiting several months for the game to be completed, was really excited about playing it. I have been toying with it for about 2 weeks now and simply cannot get it to work. I even purchased a new video card to give the game a better chance, but it still hangs up and malfunctions at almost every sitting. I have a 64meg video card, 256 megs of system memory, and a 500 mhz CPU and am not able to get the game to function properly. Although what I have been able to see of the game makes me really want it to work, I am sorry I purchased it in the first place. My best advice would be to wait until UBI Soft works out all the many kinks in this game before you buy it.

Lots of fun until it crashes

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I like this game a lot, but I quit playing. The hardest part of completing a mission is making it through without it crashing. I finally hit my frustration point and put it away for good.

Not Supported by Ubi Soft Under Windows XP

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game, installed it, and had problems with it. When I asked for help, Ubi Soft (the people who support the game) replied "Unfortunately, Windows XP and Windows 2000 are not supported Operating Systems for most Ubi Soft games."

If you are a die-hard sub fan running Windows XP, be prepared to spend a lot of time getting the game to work and to deal with the freezes and crashes.

As for me, I won't be buying any more software from these folks.

John

very challenging game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Silent Hunter 2 is a realistic and challenging game that uses
actual World War II sea battles. The options allow the player to
control the amount of difficulty making it an excellent game for
players of all caliber. Other options allow players to hear
commands in English or German. Stirring background music and
sound affects so real that you can almost feel the impact of
the "wasserbombs," not to mention the dreaded pinging of the
destroyers. Excellent interview with Ace Erich Topp who states
that "I was never afraid at any time" is included.

A Huge Disappointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Like many of you subsim-lovers, I have also been anxiously waiting for this game for years. What a huge disappointment!!! Except the quality of the static graphics (which should be expected after so many years), nothing is new and nothing is above the old subsim of similar subject (i.e., Aces of the deep or Command: aces of the deep), but those are the games of 5 years ago. I returned my copy the same very day. Let's just be patient and wait for another 2 years for a better game of same subject to appear.

Will it EVER be released ???

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 14
Date: September 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Played the first Silent Hunter and LUUUUUUVED it . Been waiting for over 2 years for Silent Hunter 2 with "6" pre-orders to my name in those 2 years (all have been cancelled).If the game EVER appears on the store shelves it should be a real WINNER . For now Iam pretty content with the new release of "Sub Command" (it too is great) . I still look forward to Silent Hunter 2's release .

*UPDATE*
Good but not great , worth a bargin bin buy .

Raised from the Ocean Floor.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 39
Date: January 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I remember this game from the days of DOS. If you like war simulation games, you will love this one. After playing this game, you have to give credit to the guys that served on these boats! You truly feel like you are there!

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