''Subwar 2050'' is a futuristic 3D submarine simulator

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developed by

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, Michael Powell acting as the lead designer, and published by MicroProse Software, Inc.

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The game was released in 1993 for

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and 1994 for

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and Amiga CD32. In 1994 an

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, ''Subwar 2050: The Plot Deepens'' was released for DOS. Subwar 2050 was sold to Interplay Entertainment on 27 March 2009. In 2013 Subwar 2050 was released on Gog.com for XP/Vista/Windows 7 and is available for download.

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'' in April 1994 said that "''SubWar 2050'' is a product with an identity crisis. It wants to incorporate sophisticated physical models of the type you'd expect from a true simulation, and yet it wants to have an action game's visuals and pace", citing its including thermal layers, making them "largely irrelevant" with visual-oriented combat, then only providing unsophisticated short-range torpedoes. In 1994, '' PC Gamer UK'' named ''SubWar 2050'' the 18th best computer game of all time. The editors called it "a game that will appeal to almost everyone."

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