Operation Swordfish is 1st-person shooter with 2 different modes. I man a submarine. Gun mode is used for attacking enemy planes and torpedo mode is used for attacking enemy ships. The C64 has some excellent and imaginative wargames, so let's see how this goes!
Here is the cover:
I love this watercolor drawing. It is beautiful and it has that feel that no other fine art medium can evoke. "Operation SWORDFISH"! The title comes out at you in that classic 70's movie glory! There is one massive submarine dominating the rest of the cover. My dude is standing on the top of the hatch, and he is nearly as big as one of approaching planes! Heck, why bother with those measly guns. My man can reach out and arm-wrestle one of those planes to the ground!
Status: Played it
Thoughts: I really enjoy the idea of a shooter with multiple modes. There is a mechanic where being in one mode requires being in the other mode for an ammo reload. It is cool!
What's less cool is that the controls are stiff and crappy. My gun was one of the weakest and least impactful weapons that I have ever seen. Huzzah, I shall take you down with this wet noodle! Some people called it a poor man's Beach Head. But Beach Head (and especially Beach Head II) are light years ahead of this game! Operation Swordfish is far worse than even a poor imitation of BH. The game is designed as a shooting gallery, but it is so slow! It was a forgettable experience. But I still love the box art!
Rating: 1.5 out of 4 Submarines
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