"The Battle of the Atlantic was the dominating factor all through the war. Never for one moment could we forget that everything happening elsewhere, on land, at sea, or in the air, depended ultimately on its outcome, and amid all other cares we viewed its changing fortunes day by day with hope or apprehension."

      - Winston S. Churchill

The U-boat was among the most feared - and effective - weapons of World War Two. Under the leadership of Admiral Karl Dnitz, the U-boat campaign in the Atlantic constantly threatened the vital supplies going to Great Britain and the Soviet Union, and nearly changed the course of the war. In Germany, the members of the Ubootwaffe were lionized as heroes of Germany. They were also members of one of the most perilous branches of any armed force in the war, with loss rates eventually topping 70%.

A sequel to 1995's award-winning Silent Hunter, Silent Hunter II gives the player freedom unmatched by previous submarine simulations. All major stations of a U-boat are fully modeled, from the AA guns, to the hydrophones, to the torpedo deflection calculator. Plus, Silent Hunter II inserts the player's U-boat into a fully-realized 3D environment, with dynamic weather modeling, positional sound, and gorgeous 3D graphics.