Great Naval Battles
{{Infobox video game series
| image = Great Naval Battles - North Atlantic 1939-1943 Coverart.png
| caption = Cover art for Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943.
| developer = IO Design Group (1–3)
Divide By Zero (4–5)
| publisher = Strategic Simulations
| genre = Ship simulation, strategy
| spinoffs =
| first release version = Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943
| first release date = 1992
| latest release version = Great Naval Battles V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts; 1914–18
| latest release date =
}}
Great Naval Battles is a series of computer games by Strategic Simulations which simulate combat between naval vessels. It consist of five separate games, four of which depict various phases of World War II. Each game combines a wider view of the action on a fleet scale, as well as controls for individual ships.[http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/greviews/gnb2.html Game review] from Game Bytes magazine issue #21 at ibiblio.org. SSI covered similar themes in another naval game, Fighting Steel, which was released afterwards, in 1999.
Games in series
The game series contains the following games:
:* Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939-1943 was released in 1992 and depicts naval warfare in the North Atlantic during World War 2.{{MobyGames|id=/great-naval-battles-north-atlantic-1939-1943|name=Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943}}
:* Great Naval Battles: Guadalcanal 1942-1943 depicts naval combat in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2.{{MobyGames|id=/great-naval-battles-vol-ii-guadalcanal-1942-43|name=Great Naval Battles Vol. II: Guadalcanal 1942–43}}
:* Great Naval Battles Vol. III: Fury in the Pacific, 1941–1944 is a direct sequel to #2 and depicts the remainder of the Pacific Ocean war. It was not considered to be as strong a product as the previous two games, as it had some problems with bugs. the game structure was problematic due to some attempts to include air combat.{{MobyGames|id=/great-naval-battles-vol-iii-fury-in-the-pacific-1941-1944|name=Great Naval Battles Vol. III: Fury in the Pacific, 1941–1944}}[http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=478 Game listing]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, the-underdogs.info website.
:* Great Naval Battles 4: Burning Steel 1939–1942 was released in 1995 and constituted a major overhaul of the game. It utilized entirely new procedures and interfaces. Several new features were provided, including the ability to full customize each combat scenario.{{MobyGames|id=/great-naval-battles-vol-iv-burning-steel-1939-1942|name=Great Naval Battles Vol. IV: Burning Steel, 1939–1942}}[http://www2.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/html/reviews/gnb.htm Game review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080831095707/http://www2.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/html/reviews/gnb.htm |date=2008-08-31 }} at Gamezone magazine, worldvillage website.
:* Great Naval Battles V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts; 1914–18 is set in World War I, and does not include aircraft. It was only sold in the boxed set Great Naval Battles – the Final Fury, which contained all games of the series plus GNBNA.[http://www.dawdle.com/product.php/great-naval-battles-v-demise-of-the-dreadnoughts-1914-18-ibm-pc-compatible-9f158 Game listing ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203503/http://www.dawdle.com/product.php/great-naval-battles-v-demise-of-the-dreadnoughts-1914-18-ibm-pc-compatible-9f158 |date=2015-06-10 }} for game #5, dawdle.com.[http://www.german-navy.de/games/gnb/index.html Game series overview] at german-navy.de.
Gameplay and dynamics
Background music
=Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943=
When "British" is being selected for the gameplay, Rule Britannia is being played. Whereas if "German" is being selected, Unter dem Doppeladler is being played.
=Great Naval Battles Vol. II: Guadalcanal 1942–43=
=Great Naval Battles Vol. III: Fury in the Pacific, 1941–1944=
=Great Naval Battles 4: Burning Steel 1939–1942=
=Great Naval Battles V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts; 1914–18=
See also
References
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External links
- {{MobyGames|id=-group/great-naval-battles-series|name=Great Naval Battles series}}
- [http://www.german-navy.de/games/gnb/index.html Article comparing all games] at naval wargame website
- [http://www.german-navy.de/games/gnbna/index.html Review of game 1] at naval gaming website
- [http://www.subsim.com/ssr/gnb4.html Review of game #4] at subsim.com
Category:Ship simulation games
Category:World War II video games
Category:Strategic Simulations games
Category:Video game franchises
Category:Video game franchises introduced in 1992