Game Review 1 (written by Inktech) Added on: 04/13/2007
Great Naval Battles 5 is a worthy addition to the Great Naval Battles series, for the most part. This game takes you back into the time of the Dreadnaught battleships of the First World War. It makes for a very different type of game from the earlier titles in the series. There are no aircraft to worry about, and the massive guns on the early battleships are capable of causing serious hurt to your opponent.
This was an era - perhaps best defined by the Battle of Jutland - where two fleets squared off and pounded the hell out of each other until one turned and ran. And, as you will find with this game, turning and running has advantages and disadvantages for both sides. A fleeing battleship can still be quite dangerous, as can the smaller ships in the fleet. And you never know just what is hidden a few more miles out to see. As I said earlier, there are no - or very few - aircraft in this game, so you can only fight what you can see.
This was the final game in the GNB series. There are some impressive advances in graphics and AI, but probably the biggest and best component of the game is the scenario editor. With it, you can create almost any battle involving ships of any selected period. You can choose up to 14 ships for your fleet, so although you won't be able to set sail with the entire Royal Navy force or the Imperial German Navy for Jutland, you can at least get an idea of what was involved in at least part of the battle.
The SVGA graphics are nice and sharp, and controlling one of these behemoths is quite simple - at least in gaming terms. You can even see the shells splashing in the water around other ships in your fleet, which is almost worth the price of admission in itself.
The AI is also quite competent, and unless you dumb down everything, you are going to have a real challenge in the first few battles. And even if you win a battle, you are going to be limping home with a ship streaming smoke.
And although I give the game itself a good, solid 7.5, there is a sense that SSI, which created many great wargames for the computer, went to the well a couple of times too many with this series. GNB 4 was a real disappointment, and the real saving grace of GNB 5 was moving it 20 years before the rest of the series. Overall, this title was a fitting end to the GNB series.
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Game Review 2 (written by Nitro) Added on: 04/12/2007
Great Naval Battles 5 is a very good game, because it has to do with not only the entertainment, but some of the historical naval battles that the gamer or gamers can learn from.
The graphics were very cool, and I can not believe the way the game was very realistic. From a historical viewpoint, Great Naval Battles 5 has to be the most accurate of all the Great Naval Battles games. You’ll go back in time to World War II, when Hitler and Nazi Germany were fighting much of Europe, which included Great Britain, France, and Russia, Japan was on the offensive, bombing Pearl Harbor.
Great Naval Battles 5 shows these battles with really well-established graphics, cool thrill rides, and pure entertainment. The graphics shows some of the biggest views of some of the battleships, and generally on how the game is played. You can not only take a look at the ship from overhead, but you can also act like you are in a plane and flying over to look at an enemy ship and to tell your allies what is going on out in the ocean. For all of you, young gamers, Great Naval Battles 5 is one of the best PC games that I believe was ever made in very great and exciting detail.
It was not only entertaining, but it was also a learning experience. My advice, on a scale of 1 to 10, I would give the game a rating of a 9.9. It could use a little work, but the game is worth it. I would recommend you download the game.
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(04/12/2007)
I must say, by far the most interesting game I've played so far! A good game for those who seek a brain exercise! In my opinion, it was both easy to learn, yet hard to play; a good decent mix right there. What else to say about it though. Oh yeah. Certainly not the type of game one would seek out if they want something fast paced like action-themed games, they'd only egt angry and flame it to god knows where. The control system is decent, considering the system it was made for, and also satisfying to the old school gamer, although it can be appealing to new schooled, if they give it a chance.Burgey (04/07/2007)
This is a really good game.Spicenuts (04/05/2007)
It’s an ok game, I would recommend it to people who like 2d strategyGood_thinkin (04/03/2007)
It's a pretty fun game if you want to kill some time.Kymf123 (12/19/2006)
great gameTony (12/07/2006)
This game rocks . the graphics aren’t the greatest but the gameplay rocks! |
