TOTAL WAR THE FLEET #5 EDITED BY DAVID DRAKE & BILL FAWCETT ACE SF SEPT 1990 PBO

Genre: Action, Platform(s): Windows

Shogun 2 is the ultimate refinement of the original formula with a new, cutting-edge AI, more polish and online functionality than ever before. The result is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming that invites both veterans of Total War and new players to experience the enjoyment and depth of the series. Choose from 9 different clans and compete on and offline for the undisputed supremacy of Medieval Japan. Gain experience to level up your own character-warlord as well as your generals and agents. Play through the Main Campaign in single player or invite a friend online to play competitively or cooperatively in Campaign Multiplayer mode. Join 8-player multiplayer battles with your own upgradable avatar and climb the online Leaderboard to show the world who reigns supreme. Also including exciting new modes of team play for clans, a first in the Total War series. Developed according to Sun Tzu's principles in the Art of War, the Artificial Intelligence constantly analyzes its situation and reacts to your every move with greater precision and variety. Land battles never felt so realistic with new multi-staged castle sieges and terrain features changing according to the weather and time of the day - turning each engagement into a tactical challenge. Set buildings on fire to force garrisoned troops out and use your units' special abilities to turn the tide of the battle. Naval combat also offers more variety with the addition of coastal battles. Islands can work as effective cover for your ships, while sand bars and reefs can be used as traps against an enemy fleet. A streamlined User Interface makes management of your kingdom much easier. Build and govern cities, recruit and train troops, conduct diplomacy and manage your agents - each feature is now introduced with comprehensive tutorials, gradually revealing the depth of the Shogun 2 campaign map - the heart and soul of the Total War experience.

Soon after discovering powerful cosmic wormholes, one of your research vessels suddenly found itself on the fringe of a galactic war. Contact has since been lost. With a fledgling fleet under your command and orders to investigate, you enter an epic struggle for galactic domination. Master the technology and tactics of three clashing races as you control strategic wormholes, maintain precious supply lines, and forge an empire from hundreds of unique units to attain total control of the galaxy.Features:Dispatch orders to highly intelligent fleet admirals who implement your mission objectives, assess threats and react with organized tactics. An engaging sci-fi storyline chronicles the battle between three unique races over 16 episodic missions. Simultaneously control up to 16 interplanetary battle maps through the use of wormholes. Exploit an all- new dimension of strategic possibilities with Conquest's exclusive supply line management features.

Genre: Strategy, Publisher: Ubi Soft Entertainment, Platform(s): Windows, ESRB Rating: T - (Teen), Media: CD-ROM

“Battle Stations—Gun Action!” Ensign Charley Jason, a Reserve officer faces the searing experience of submarine warfare in the Pacific. When a Fleet type submarine went to war in the Pacific it operated mainly on the surface, attacking convoys at night, always heavily escorted as well as single vessels, rescuing downed fliers during intense air battles and shooting up enemy trawlers, junks, fishing boats and sampans. Often it had to fight to rescue downed pilots with the submarine at total risk during such daytime actions.