''Hunter Killer'' is a 1989 video game published by

Virgin Mastertronic Virgin Interactive Entertainment (later renamed Avalon Interactive) was the video game publishing division of British conglomerate the Virgin Group. It developed and published games for major platforms and employed developers, including Westwoo ...

Gameplay

''Hunter Killer'' is a game in which the player is an American submarine commander involved in Pacific warfare during World War II. The game features a practice mode, and 14 available missions consisting of five coastal missions, six special missions, and three attack missions. The player commands a

Gato-class submarine The ''Gato'' class of submarines was built for the United States Navy and launched in 1941–1943; they were the first mass-production U.S. submarine class of World War II. Together with their near-sisters the and es, their design formed the ma ...

with armament consisting of 10 torpedoes and a deck gun.

Reception

Mike Siggins reviewed ''Hunter Killer'' for ''

Games International ''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 19 ...

'' magazine, and gave it a rating of 1 out of 10 (a turkey), and stated that "As a guide, if I felt like wasting the time, I am sure I could knock out something approximating to ''Hunter Killer'' yet my programming skills are laughable. It really is that bad." ''

The Games Machine ''The Games Machine'' is a video game magazine that was published from 1987 until 1990 in the United Kingdom by Newsfield, which also published ''CRASH'', ''Zzap!64'', ''Amtix!'' and other magazines. History The magazine ran head to head with ...

'' felt that the game was not as exciting as other submarine simulations, but advised that "If it appeals to you and you can't find ''Silent Service'' in a bargain bucket, get it." John Kennedy for ''

Amiga Computing ''Amiga Computing'' was a monthly computer magazine of a serious nature, published by Europress and IDG in both the UK and USA. A total of 117 issues came out. The games section was called Gamer, although later ''Amiga Action'' was incorporated i ...

'' found the game to be "a worthwhile challenge at a remarkable price" and commented that "Suddenly I find I'd rather play this rather lo-tech game in preference to the latest scrolling shoot-'em-ups. Perhaps I'm getting old."

Reviews

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Pelit ''Pelit'' ("Games") is a Finnish video games magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. History ''Pelit'' dates back to 1987, as an annual extra games-only issue of '' MikroBitti'' and '' C-lehti''. Another annual issue was published in 1988, and in ...

'' *''Svenska Hemdator Nytt''

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*{{atarimania, id=9593 1989 video games Amiga games Atari ST games Pacific War video games Submarine simulation video games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom