Silent Hunter II

 PC
  • Publisher: SSI
  • Release Date: Nov 5, 2001
Silent Hunter II Image
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • Summary: This WWII U-boat combat simulator puts players in command of a cunning killer. Features 3D modeled ships, subs, aircraft from all major powers in the Atlantic; inter-operability via the internet with the naval combat simulation, "Destroyer Command"; ultra-realistic, real-time ocean andThis WWII U-boat combat simulator puts players in command of a cunning killer. Features 3D modeled ships, subs, aircraft from all major powers in the Atlantic; inter-operability via the internet with the naval combat simulation, "Destroyer Command"; ultra-realistic, real-time ocean and weather effects; and adjustable realism and difficulty levels. [Ubi Soft]… Expand
Buy Now
Buy on

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GameSpy
    87
    A sweeping 360-degree look at your boat and its surroundings adds much to the immersive quality -- a quality that is sorely needed in other departments of the sim.
  2. TotalGames.net
    84
    Gameplay is great, the graphics are fine (without being jaw-droppingly good), the presentation is good and the difficulty level can be tweaked to your exact specifications.
  3. Computer Gaming World
    80
    Although SH2 can’t be considered complete until the release of Destroyer Command and multiplayer support, what’s here is very good indeed. [Feb 2002, p.91]
    All this publication's reviews
  4. Gamezilla!
    73
    While this game is enjoyable, interesting, clever and even educational, its realism may be its weak point. If I haven’t impressed upon you enough, it’s a slow evolving, deliberate game requiring patience and intelligence.
  5. GameSpot
    61
    Without a more involving campaign mode, with these glaring gaps in realism, and with this lackluster graphics engine, a lot of these fans are bound to be disappointed.
  6. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    All the missions are canned—there are no random missions thrown into the mix. If you fail the main objective of the mission, you get to repeat it again and again until you complete it.
  7. Yahoo!
    50
    The dated technology and lack of features -- most importantly, the unchanging, scripted campaign -- kills the longevity of what might have been a breath of fresh air in the simulation scene.

See all 12 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. RicharV.
    Sep 6, 2003
    7
    It is good gaming with SH II. Though in scenarios a bit limited even with the scenario builder.
  2. DavidW.
    Nov 10, 2002
    0
    I just bought Silent Hunter Commanders Edition packaged with Fighting Steel and guess what? Absolutely no support for Windows XP. hey install I just bought Silent Hunter Commanders Edition packaged with Fighting Steel and guess what? Absolutely no support for Windows XP. hey install and show up for about 2 seconds, then dissapear. In the future I will make sure that I don't buy any drink coasters. Or software from this company.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

91
#91 Best PC Game of 2001

Current PC Games

Full List »
93 Dwarf Fortress
92 Resident Evil 4
91 Chained Echoes
89 Portal with RTX
89 Pizza Tower
89 Hi-Fi Rush
88 Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
87 Dead Space
86 8-Bit Adventures 2
86 Kynseed
86 The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
86 Returnal
86 A Space For The Unbound
85 CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story
77 Contraband Police
76 System Shock
75 Atomic Heart
75 Dead Island 2
70 Storyteller
69 Firmament
All Current Games »