Enigma: Rising Tide Demo

Out on the sea, there are not to many places you can hide, while torpedoes and missiles make it even more difficult to run away from an enemy. On the other hand, the treacherous waters also offer you the possibility to take your foes by surprise as well, thanks to inventions such as the quiet and deadly submarine, which hunts its prey from the depths of the ocean.

Enigma: Rising Tide is naval simulator that provides you with the opportunity to become the commander of your own ship, whether it's an imposing and powerful battlecruiser, or a nuclear submarine capable of destroying anything that stands in its way without being seen. The multiplayer component supports a large number of players at once, which means that the battles can get quite big and intense.

As far as the singleplayer campaign is concerned, it all revolves around an alternate history path, in which Germany won the first World War and became a huge empire by the time the second one rolled around. Because of this, the USA takes a more serious stance this time around and the war basically a skirmish between the two superpowers, with both of them giving it their all in order to come out on top in the end.

In case you are not familiar with the attributes of a captain, your job is to make sure that each member of the crew is doing his job and that you are actively pursuing your goal at all times. Hence, whether you have to scout the way ahead or destroy a specific ship, everything is always exciting and the action is constantly roaring. Torpedoes and missiles are your main weapons, although every ship comes with a variety of artillery that can come in handy during a confrontation.

Thankfully, the environments and the ships themselves are very nicely modeled and animated, with plenty of detail to please the eye. Moreover, it is also possible to explore parts of your ship and admire its corridors, as well as marvel at the complexity of the controls that must be employed in order to steer the machinery around. Naturally, this function is also useful when you want to take a look outside and see the position of the enemy ships for yourself, without using the periscope or the radar.

Enigma: Rising Tide shines the most when it comes to the multiplayer component, since that is where the full potential of the ships is unleashed and you can be a part of huge battles between people from all over the world. However, the campaign is fun as well, especially when you consider the interesting plot and the variety of available war vessels.