Super Battleship

Super Battleship brings the classic naval guessing game to the computer, adding enough extra rules and presentation to make sinking ships feel slightly more official. Players deploy their fleet, search for enemy vessels, and try to reduce the opposing navy to a collection of very expensive wreckage. The appeal comes from the mixture of deduction and luck. Finding the enemy requires logical thinking, but there is always that satisfying moment when a random shot suddenly reveals exactly where something important is hiding. The computer handles the administrative side of the battle, leaving you free to concentrate on the strategic decisions. Its graphics are simple, yet they suit the subject perfectly: you do not need spectacular animation to understand that a battleship has just been hit. Super Battleship is an uncomplicated game, but that simplicity works in its favor. Sometimes you really do just want to point at a square on a map and announce, with complete confidence, that something is about to explode.