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Larry Bond's Harpoon (Commander's Edition)

By: Matrix Games

Type: Software (boxed)

Product Line: Computer War Games - Modern (Matrix Games)

PC CD-Rom

Last Stocked on 9/21/2021

Product Info

Title
Larry Bond's Harpoon (Commander's Edition)
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2008
Dimensions
6x8x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147383033
MFG. Part #
MXG0427-LAR
Type
Software (boxed)

Description

Game Genre : Simulation, Operational
Complexity : Intermediate, Advanced
Game Theatre : Modern
Play Style : Real-Time Pausable - Top Down

The fleet is yours to command Admiral…

Larry Bond's Harpoon – Commander’s Edition is the latest addition to the longstanding naval warfare simulation series that has brought awards and accolades from naval strategy fans and military personnel alike. Like its predecessors, Harpoon – Commander’s Edition allows players to assume the role of a fleet commander, making the same type of decisions he has to make, using the same type and quality of information he might expect to get in wartime. Take to the seas and command a huge variety of ships in an equally as varied choice of theaters and historical conflicts. Naval officers and naval strategy fans alike will revel in the depth and richness of Larry Bond's Harpoon – Commander’s Edition. Experience realistic gameplay with all new features, art, and more! Choose from an accurate and editable database of platforms, weapons, and sensors, players can fight one of 269 provided scenarios covering the height of the Cold War to Pirates in Malaysia, or use the provided editors to create their own.

Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commander’s Edition is the newest in a series of computer adaptations of the award-winning Harpoon wargame system that served as a reference to Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October, Clancy/Bond’s Red Storm Rising, and Bond’s Red Phoenix. Harpoon has shocked naval professionals, entertained the public, and educated everyone, since 1989. Harpoon is so accurate an earlier edition was the first (and only) software ever sold by the US Naval Institute. Harpoon strikes the perfect balance of accuracy, playability, and accessibility.

Game Features:

269 Scenarios in total, spanning the 1989 to 2008 time period
2900+ Ships, submarines, helicopters and aircraft
Includes the WestPac Battleset scenario pack – all new scenarios not available with any other version of Harpoon!
WestPac Battleset includes:
6 new scenarios
Hundreds of new pictures
Refreshed art and sound for WestPac
Mobile Armor, Artillery, Infantry and Base Defense Units are now more completely modeled
Neutral and Unknown units
Electronic Warfare upgraded (from Sensors to Seekers and ECM)
Improved aircraft intelligence
Enhanced ability to handle high resolution display.
Updated/Expanded manuals

Game Data:

Complexity: Intermediate to Advanced
Field of Play: Air/Naval
Theatre: Atlantic, Western Pacific, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf
Historical Period: Modern
Unit Scale: Individual
Game Play: Real-Time
Players: 1
AI: Yes
TCP/IP: No
PBEM: No
Game Editor: Yes
Database Editor: Yes
Resolution: 640x480, 1024x768, 1680x1050
Manual: PDF(Download) & B&W Printed(Physical), 148 pages

Requirements:

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista (2000/XP/Vista Recommended)
Pentium 166MHz or faster (Pentium III+ Recommended)
64 MB RAM (1024MB Recommended)
Video: VGA/SVGA min 1MB video memory (64MB GeForce 2 Recommended)
Windows compatible soundcard
DirectX 8+
136MB of Free HDD space
Optional peripheral hardware: none
Additional Software needed: Microsoft Access 2003 is required to run the Database Editor.