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Aces of the Deep

Take command of one of seven German U-Boats during WWII and hunt down and destroy allied convoys. This is never an easy task since their escorts and aircraft are waiting to ruin your day. The level of realism…

31 December 1994

Aces of the Deep is a simulator developed by Dynamix, released 31 December 1994 on DOS.

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What Aces of the Deep is

Aces of the Deep is a simulator game developed by Dynamix and released in 1994. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Take command of one of seven German U-Boats during WWII and hunt down and destroy allied convoys. This is never an easy task since their escorts and aircraft are waiting to ruin your day. The level of realism, and with it the difficulty, can be set by enabling or disabling ten options, e.g. unlimited ammo, clear sight or even invulnerability. Campaigns can be started in one of several time slots, allowing you to play for the entire war if you wish. During these campaigns you gain medals and promotions which includes the command of better submarines. You can also choose to play a single mission where you can set certain variables, e.g. number of ships or weather conditions. Specific missions…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Aces of the Deep launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Aces of the Deep come out?
Aces of the Deep was released on 31 December 1994 for DOS.

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