Submarine Commander (Atari 2600)

The player controls a submarine going through enemy territory, and must shoot targets in order to win the game. The player views the action via a periscope that can be rotated 360 degrees, a rarity for the time. Information provided to the player includes a radar scope, a depth charge detector, a fuel gauge, and an engine temperature gauge for detecting engine overheating. There are eight modes of play, made up of single and two-player mode and four different levels of difficulty for each. ==Development==

The game was one of three 2600 titles developed by Atari exclusively for Sears, the others being Stellar Track and a port of the arcade game Steeplechase. Submarine Commander was based on the 1978 Midway arcade game Sea Wolf II, which was played with a periscope. ==Reception==

A December 1982 review in Joystik magazine described Submarine Commander as a "very basic shooting-gallery type game." A December 2012 review on the Video Games Critic website called it "an eye-opening experience", praising its faux-3D graphics and action; the review gave the game an overall grade of "B+". ==References==