Aces Of The Deep (PC/DOS) 1994, Dynamix

Aces of the Deep is a World War II submarine simulator game developed and published by Dynamix for the PC DOS in 1994. The game was re-released by Sierra On-Line for Windows in 1995 as Command: Aces of the Deep. Aces of the Deep was the last installment of Dynamix's Aces series, which included the flight simulators Red Baron, Aces of the Pacific, and Aces Over Europe. However, unlike its predecessors, Aces of the Deep simulates a Kriegsmarine U-boat during the World War II.

A unique feature was that Aces of the Deep came with a realistic Kriegsmarine War Grid map in which the player used in reference to finding their patrol zones. There is also an extensive in-game manual that covers the development of the U-boat, time-line based maps that show kill-to-loss ratios, and, on the CD-ROM version, video interviews with former German U-boat captains.

The game includes single mission mode, where the player can choose to attack a convoy, a taskforce of warships (consisting of cruisers and/or battleships), or a carrier task-force in a variety of conditions. There are also several historical missions where the player can replay the role of some of Germany's greatest U-boat captains.

Alongside the single missions, Aces of the Deep includes a single player Career Mode where the player can choose which year of the war he wants to start his career, up until the end of the war. Career features the "Nightclub" for war news, scuttlebutt, and viewing the tonnage board. Within the Career Mode the player can receive promotions, medals, and opportunities to take command of newer U-boats. There are three models of U-boats in several variations for the player to choose from, each of which becomes available during its historical period.

The game includes a rich variety of ships, ranging from oil tankers and merchant ships to large troop ships, several different escorts such as corvettes, frigates and destroyers, and warships such as cruisers, battleships and carriers. It also includes a variety of aircraft on anti-submarine patrols. All these vessels are historically based, and their appearance in the game coincides with their historical appearance on the battlefield. The tactics and weapons used by the ships within the game are also historically based.

Command: Aces of the Deep updated the graphics to a higher resolution. This re-release also integrated an expansion that brought in the Type XXI and Type XXIII U-boats.

[Weste]

5:47 you cant imagine how long im searching to hear that music again, when you leave the port. played this game as a kid and that melody was inprinted into my brain, finally i found a video where it actually plays. thank you for this!

[ronsala]

Played a lot of Dynamix games as a child. ACOD slipped passed my sonar somehow, I stumbled on it a few years ago while looking for Aces of the Pacific. Anywho, I guess finding it later in life is better then never. Love this game.

[teamski]

When PCs struggled to keep up with game graphics. It was an era when you upgraded your computer on an annual basis! I really loved those

[xenaandzenafromsanbernadin]

Hell yes! AOTD is an all-time classic.

[nonada]

I still play this and Silent Hunter: Commander's Edition at least once a week. They don't make sims like they used to! LONG LIVE 90s DOS GAMING!

[JayvH]

I've spent month over month playing this stuff. Good old times.

[thriftweeds]

There's a smoke on the horizon, Captain!

[Dukefazon]

I played this game a decent amount but I didn't really understand what I'm doing or what my goal was. I remember I was impressed by the graphics and the mood but didn't get too far in the game. Those water effects are really impressive!

[eduardob]

I played this game when I was 13 or 14. Finding a single troop ship or seeking and finding one in a convoy was sooo exciting! Great 90 game!

[backdraft]

Nice. Thanks for putting this up. Lots of fun memories playing this

[LAWood-cpoy]

Played this with my young sons around 1994 04 1995, just fantastic LW

[fountaincap]

Look at all the extras they put in back then! If only Ubisoft was patient enough to let the devs take their time polishing the Silent Hunter games.

[GordonBender]

lol, played this game every week after kindergarten and primary school :D

[azarisLP]

The Win95 enhanced version I think had the first voice-command interface in a game ever. Not that it worked very well.

[dannyhartwig]

That game had a fantastic Booklet with Lots of Story and info.

[harune]

Amiga500 döneminden beri red baron, Aces of the Pacific, Aces of the europa ve Aces Of The Deep hepside zamanına hatta şimdiye göre bile oynanış olarak mükemmel ve yapımcı dynamix iyi işler yapıyordu.

[SamsonScorpio]

This was the sub game I was looking for! Thanks, mate!

[largesoda]

When it comes to DOS games, this and Silent Hunter are my choices. Silent Hunter because I get to play the Allies and this one because I wanna play Blue Danube when chasing convoys

[CAPHOTO]

I played this on my first computer bought while stationed in Germany, It was an AST Advantage Pentium 100 multimedia computer. Back when memory and hard drive space was uber expensive. The game was designed for a 486 chip so my pentium ran it quite smoothly. Its a shame the developers dont really make simulation games like this for modern machines. Silent hunter is about as good as it gets, devs more interested in crap like minecraft or fortnite.

[airforceveteran]

Played many hours late at night in the dark...use to sneak in the middle of the convoy in fog and start using torpedoes and the deck gun before the destroyer escorts got wise..bonus was sinking a battleship escort.