PT Boats: Knights of the Sea is on Steam now for £6.99, is it any good? Arcade or simulation or somewhere in the middle?

I saw that too and came here to post that very same question

There is a review here. Rather put me off...

http://www.outofeight.info/2010/01/pt-boats-knights-of-sea-review.html

Though Destraex over at Wargamer (who plays a fair number of sims)did enjoy it:

http://www.wargamer.com/forums/posts.asp?t=581424

I like it a lot.






A British tar is a soaring soul
As free as a mountain bird
His energetic fist should be ready to resist
A dictatorial word
His nose should pant and his lip should curl
His cheeks should flame and his brow should furl
His bosom should heave and his heart should glow
And his fist be ever ready for a knock-down blow

His eyes should flash with an inborn fire
His brow with scorn be wrung
He never should bow down to a domineering frown
Or the tang of a tyrant tongue
His foot should stamp and his throat should growl
His hair should curl and his face should scowl
His eyes should flash and his breast protrude
And this should be his customary attitude

Cheers!

Rick...

Liking it pretty well, myself.

It's no "Silent Hunter" series game, but...heck, for $15, it's pretty awesome.

Certainly very gorgeous!

Can you view stations 1st person or is it just 3rd person like in Sauron's screens?

First person for the entire crew! I'll take some shots of the first person views and get them up.

Cheers!

Rick...

Here you go Mace!



Captain's station.



Torpedo station. Not a lot different than the Captain's station unless you're using the sight.



Torpedo sight in use.



Gun station 1. There's another like it on the other side and you can switch as necessary for target position.



Gun station 2. The heavy hitter. The crewman will change drums for you.



Your crew. Personnel do change. I seem to have drawn the ones whom the surgeon has pumped full of Thorazine.



Gun station in action. Note dead enemy bow gunner lying beneath his weapon.



Scenic view.

I like the title very much. The gameplay is fun, and it's about as pretty as you could ask.

Cheers!

Rick...

Hey that looks nice! I may have to jump in. Have you got the add-on too? Worth getting?

Get the bundle, you want the expansion. South Gambit adds the Med.

There's also tactical mode, where you can command a task force including aircraft and much larger ships, sort of a strategy game to go with the first person aspect.






Cheers!

Rick...