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Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic

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GameZone's Steven Hopper said, "The game offers some deep elements, but the overwhelming interface and steep learning curve make it very difficult to get into. The campaign missions are fairly low-key, with quick missions not really matching the depth of the gameplay. Many bugs and performance issues
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U-boat to take on the Allied Forces in battles across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Players command the U-boat after the first captain, Rahn, departs for another submarine. They assume the role of the next submarine captain from a first-person view in a campaign that spans 1939-1943.
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unplayable for several days. The always-on requirement was quietly lifted towards the end of 2010, being changed to a single validation on game launch. Silent Hunter 5 was later made playable in Uplay's "offline mode" the following year, effectively eliminating the online requirement entirely.
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is the most accurate simulation of World War II submarine conflicts in the Atlantic. With more testing and less bugs this game could have been the best in the series", while
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which was not in accordance with German law. German law, until 2019, prohibited the distribution of video games with certain Nazi symbols such as swastikas and
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The Collectors Edition of the game has been recalled in Germany, after it was discovered that the publisher failed to remove a portion of
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to run, halting the game if the connection was lost during gameplay. The scheme quickly came under fire after a
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has promise, but this buggy and unstable game needs to be sent back to the drydock for some serious refitting."
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for digital rights management. Initially Uplay required a constant connection to the internet for
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The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game
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on Ubisoft's DRM servers in early March, 2010, rendered
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will also bog down your ability to enjoy the game."
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Developer(s)
Ubisoft Bucharest
Publisher(s)
Ubisoft
Producer(s)
Designer(s)
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
Composer(s)
Jason Graves
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows
NA
AU
EU
JP
Genre(s)
Submarine simulator
Single-player
Multiplayer
submarine simulator
Microsoft Windows
Ubisoft Bucharest
Ubisoft
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific
Silent Hunter II
Silent Hunter III
German
U-boat

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