PT Boats: Knights of the Sea demo

Out on the sea, danger can come from every direction and there aren’t too many places you can flee to, in case the ship you are on gets destroyed. Although large battleships may provide you with a great deal of firepower and comfort, they are also quite easy to spot and target, which means that they can easily be tracked and hunted down if they do not have the necessary support fleet accompanying them.

PT Boats Knights of the Sea is a naval simulator that allows you to experience the thrill of being in a naval battle, although the role you play is a tad different from what you would expect. Hence, the action revolves around the torpedo boat crews, which are small vessels equipped with a handful of torpedoes and a singular, yet vital purpose: to sink as many battleships as possible.

Although their size may not impress at all, it is actually one of their greatest feats, since it allows the crew to easily steer it and reach respectable speeds, thus making the boats very difficult to target down. Naturally, this also makes them extremely vulnerable and weak to any counterattacks, but they managed to do more than enough damage during the second World War, by bringing down a lot of huge ships.

The gameplay mechanics aim to be very realistic, which means that the boat acts quite natural out on the sea and it requires a bit of practice before you are able to properly handle it. However, the greatest challenge appears when you have to engage in confrontations, because each weapon needs to be manually controlled and fired. Despite the apparent inconvenience, this gimmick turns out to do wonders for the atmosphere, since you really feel like you are part of the war.

From a technical standpoint, it is rather obvious that a lot of work went into the simulation engine, in order to make the boats feel and respond accordingly, regardless of the conditions. In addition, the graphics engine received a lot of care as well, which is clearly visible when it comes to the modeling of the ships and the water itself.

While PT Boats Knights of the Sea can be a little too lengthy and slow at times, things quickly change once the first enemy ship starts to blip on the radar. Moreover, the variety of situations you are put in and the diversity of the missions is to be considered as well, since the campaign is nicely put together and there are plenty of intense moments to enjoy.Battlefront.com, an independent internet-based publisher for superior war and strategy games and one of the internets largest wargaming communities, and Akella, one of Eastern Europe’s leading development and publishing houses, proudly present a set of completely new never before seen screenshots for the upcoming naval simulation PT Boats: Knights of the Sea!PT Boats: Knights of the Sea is a full-blown naval simulation, and more: combining key elements of a strategic, tactical and action simulator, the game allows the player to control each crew member separately – or command whole groups of ships in a strategic layer!

PT Boats is dedicated to a small group of little known but perhaps some of the most daring naval combatants of World War II: the torpedo boat crews. These ships are small, fast and agile, and extremely dangerous due to the on-board torpedo launchers. But they are also the most vulnerable of all military vessels. More than once in the history of WWII, a handful of those little deadly boats helped decide the course of an entire battle and executed seemingly impossible missions.

They were called the “mosquito fleet” because of their unique combat tactics. Using speed and agility, dodging enemy fire, PT boats approached seemingly giant enemy ships in a fight of David against Goliath, stung them with well aimed torpedo volleys – and immediately withdrew!

The casualties were immense, but the results often worth these lives and sacrifices. These small heroes of the great war made an unforgettable contribution to the Allied victory.

KEY FEATURES:

• The game combines key elements of a strategic, tactical and action simulator
• The player can control each crew member separately, or command whole groups of ships
• Flexible options allow the player to fully customize the game difficulty
• Military units are recreated using authentic historical documents
• All game objects use real-life physics
• Beautiful and realistic sea and ambiance effects never seen before
• Support of DirectX 10 and multi-core processors.