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You are in command of the famous German pocket battleship and have to cruise around the south Atlantic sinking as much enemy shipping as possible. There are two basic screens: one a map of the south Atlantic with your ship marked and the other a close-up when engaged in battle.

You start next to your supply ship the Altmark with a full load of fuel. Enemy ships appear on the map as flashing dots and before you can engage in combat, you must move your ship to one of their locations. Pressing 'S' will then give you a view of the surrounding sea. You are given the range and direction of the enemy ship and, if you're on course, you see it ahead of you.

You can use guns and torpedoes to sink vessels but they can shoot back and you only have a limited supply of ammo. Frankly, even this bit of the game is fairly boring as you can't really aim your shots beyond having the correct range, and you can't dodge enemy missiles. The game ends when you are sunk or you fail to contact your supply ship to replenish fuel and ammo.

P. Less painful than drowning.

N. Graphics and sound give you that sinking feeling.
N. Little depth to the game.