Action in the North Atlantic (video game)

Action in the North Atlantic
Developer(s)General Quarters Software
Publisher(s)General Quarters Software
Release1989[1]

Action in the North Atlantic is a 1989 video game published by General Quarters Software.

Gameplay

Game introduction title screen

Action in the North Atlantic is a game in which convoys are bound for Murmansk in spring 1942, and the player can choose either to disrupt those convoys by playing as Grand Admiral Doenitz, or defend them by playing as Fleet Admiral Pound.[2]

Reception

Bob Proctor for Computer Gaming World commented that "Action in the North Atlantic is a solid naval strategy wargame for those who do not live and die by state of the art graphics. Like Battleship Bismarck, the research is there, the strategies are varied and, fortunately for Action in the North Atlantic, the scenario is much more flexible."[3]

Wyatt Lee reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "the game play is fast and efficient. Those who like to play miniatures rules like General Quarters (no relation to the software publisher) should not be disappointed and those who want a strategy game that can be finished in an hour to an hour and a half should be delighted."[2]

The book The PC Games Bible said that "The graphics are very average, and the GQS interface takes some getting used to."[4]

Reviews

See also

References

  1. ^ Dunnigan, James F. (1992). The Complete Wargames Handbook: How to Play, Design, and Find Them. New York: William Morrow and Company. p. 303. ISBN 0-688-10368-5. Retrieved 2024-03-05 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Wyatt (September 1990). "Cruisers, Convoys and the Cost of Command: Two World War II Naval Games". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 74. pp. 38, 46, 62.
  3. ^ Proctor, Bob (April 1990). "Conflict in the Cosmos". Computer Gaming World. No. 70. p. 63. Retrieved 2024-03-05 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Matthews, Robin; Rigby, Paul (1992). The PC Games Bible. Wilmslow, Cheshire: Sigma Press. p. 242. ISBN 1-85058-332-3. Retrieved 2024-03-05 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ https://spotlightongames.com/list/reviews.html