video game turn based strategy video game developed published released commodore united_kingdom ported bit home computers united_kingdom united_states following year game tenth instalment strategic series game player choose control german battleship command pursuing fleet royal_navy ships game set battle battleship world war revolves attempting escape fleet royal_navy ships desire avenge deaths men sinking flagship pride royal_navy hms hood game received positive reviews release critics praised graphics presentation reviewer found difficulty controls gameplay game turn based strategy takes place battle battleship battle sequel kriegsmarine ships sank royal_navy flagship resulting deaths men loss pride royal_navy large british force dispatched order pursue destroy support ship player option choose wish command beginning game german picked objective game evade royal_navy fleet sailing iceland heading safety nazi occupied france player ability control defend royal_navy royal_air_force attacks compromised british chosen player command hunting royal_navy fleet order search destroy achieve ends player able access game command centre depending chosen controlling player reported hostile british boat sightings controlling royal_navy fleet told radio approximate location intercepted compromised royal_navy ships game automatically shift arcade sequence player opportunity defend ship british attack alternatively playing british sequence utilised order destroy feature displayed time automatically enabled comes conflict interface feature split sections upper screen shows view ocean ship hostile ship vicinity middle section contains buttons icons control ship movement fire weapons lower screen displays representation ship chosen ships change colours ship receives damage hostile ship range player choice open fire enemy able withstand points damage internal fires break battle risk destroying ship fires contained quickly reach fuel tanks fires occur player given option order fire fighting crews contain blaze cause ship combat game proceeds real time option change speed slow fast time background founded company known creating games revolved historic war battles conflicts company partnership french video game developer published versions products united_kingdom took decision alter products release bit consoles found smaller bit consoles spectrum lacked processing power larger strategy games decision falsely interpreted pull spectrum market video game journalist following years successful sales mid 1980s experienced financial difficulties admitted took eye ball company acquired february later company strains debt reception game received positive reviews release praised presentation game stating good look organised crash asserted graphics interface bland pretty despite stating map game noted offset pretty touches new graphical additions reviewer computer video games stated game historically good criticism game deemed virtually computer gamer considered best game released time added genres strategy action work user heralded gameplay exciting blend strategy arcade simulation berlin suggested good introduction players bored arcade genre preferred little bit tougher praised gameplay smoothly presented stating type game creating successful considered rules game detailed important respects presented helpful albeit arcade aspect game noted level action sufficient true
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