SEATAG was developed into a true tactical training game called NAVTAG that ran on three networked microcomputers for the Red Side, Blue Side, and Game Control.

There are no preset battle algorithms that dictate combat outcomes, and no play balance between sides.

The game includes a users guide with an appendix on superpower politics and maritime strategies in modern warfare, a Harpoon Tactical Guide by Larry Bond, and a booklet by author Tom Clancy that deals with Russian destroyers.

Clancy used the simulation to test the naval battles for Red Storm Rising, which he co-authored with Bond.

Evan Brooks, a United States military officer, gave the game five stars out of five.

He stated that there is no question that Harpoon is the most detailed simulation to appear in the civilian marketplace.

A year later, they gave the Macintosh version a perfect score as well.

Six months after that, the Lessers gave the Amiga version another perfect score.

He liked the graphics, saying, Harpoon looks superb in high resolution colour.

He concluded by giving both the game and the graphics an above-average rating of 8 out of 10, saying, If tactical modern naval is your field, this is the program youve been waiting for.

The One furthermore states that the game requires careful and arduous strategic planning, and express that Its hard to fault the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the military hardware database which supports Harpoon, and it would be unfair to criticise the lack of more usual arcade-style sequences.

The game makes no claim to be anything other than a realistic and heavily strategic representation of cold war conflict as such it succeeds.

The One concludes by expressing that Even so, its too dryly erudite to appeal to as wide an audience as most simulations.

They dubbed it the most detailed, authentic, and convincing simulation of modern naval warfare yet devised.

The editors called it probably the best known and most successful naval war game theres ever been.

Its still selling today, even five years after its initial release, and military academies have been known to use the game as a training aid.

Now thats realism 13 In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Harpoon the 40th-best computer game ever released.

Computer Gaming World.

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