<s>
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
is	O
a	O
submarine	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
various	O
8-bit	O
home	O
computers	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
for	O
16-bit	B-Device
systems	O
like	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Service	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
assuming	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Gato-class	O
submarine	O
for	O
various	O
war	O
patrols	O
against	O
Japanese	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
"	O
was	O
a	O
nickname	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
Navy	O
's	O
submarine	O
force	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
8	O
months	O
and	O
its	O
creation	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
fractal	O
technological	O
trick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
was	O
MicroProse	O
's	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
in	O
1985	O
rated	O
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
quality	O
and	O
graphics	O
"	O
are	O
all	O
unmistakably	O
MicroProse	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
ensure	O
a	O
satisfying	O
level	O
of	O
play	O
for	O
any	O
wargamer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
approved	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
both	O
beginner	O
modes	O
and	O
"	O
complex	O
,	O
historically	O
accurate	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
war	O
patrol	O
scenarios	O
"	O
for	O
experts	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
's	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
well	O
done	O
"	O
manual	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
in	O
1987	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
documentation	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
traditional	O
MicroProse	O
product	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
nice	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
they	O
've	O
remained	O
dedicated	O
to	O
detail	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
wrote	O
in	O
1986	O
that	O
"	O
like	O
F-15	O
Strike	O
Eagle	O
,	O
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
is	O
both	O
intriguing	O
and	O
addictive	O
...	O
a	O
superior	O
product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1986	O
called	O
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
[	O
submarine	O
simulator ]	O
for	O
its	O
simplicity	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
execution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gregg	O
Williams	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
version	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
complimenting	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
and	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
support	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
a	O
survey	O
of	O
wargames	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
rendered	O
obsolete	O
by	O
time	O
and	O
superseded	O
by	O
Silent	B-Application
Service	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Service	I-Device
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Charles	O
S	O
.	O
Roberts	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
for	O
Home	O
Computer	O
of	O
1985	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
