<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atlantic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
submarine	O
simulator	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Bucharest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
latest	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	O
Hunter	O
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pacific	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
it	O
places	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
command	O
of	O
a	O
German	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
more	O
specifically	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
takes	O
players	O
behind	O
the	O
periscope	O
of	O
a	O
German	O
Type	O
VII	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
to	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Allied	O
Forces	O
in	O
battles	O
across	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
Ocean	O
and	O
Mediterranean	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
command	O
the	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
after	O
the	O
first	O
captain	O
,	O
Rahn	O
,	O
departs	O
for	O
another	O
submarine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Brett	O
Todd	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
promise	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
buggy	O
and	O
unstable	O
game	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
drydock	O
for	O
some	O
serious	O
refitting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
3DJuegos	O
 '	O
Álvaro	O
Castellano	O
Córdova	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
accurate	O
simulation	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
submarine	O
conflicts	O
in	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atlantic	I-Application
uses	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	O
for	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
Uplay	O
required	O
a	O
constant	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
to	O
run	O
,	O
halting	O
the	O
game	O
if	O
the	O
connection	O
was	O
lost	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scheme	O
quickly	O
came	O
under	O
fire	O
after	O
a	O
denial-of-service	O
attack	O
on	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
DRM	O
servers	O
in	O
early	O
March	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
rendered	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
unplayable	O
for	O
several	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
later	O
made	O
playable	O
in	O
Uplay	O
's	O
"	O
offline	O
mode	O
"	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
effectively	O
eliminating	O
the	O
online	O
requirement	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collectors	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
recalled	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
failed	O
to	O
remove	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
symbols	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
swastika	O
flags	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
German	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
