The game is a turn based game, I GO U GO system with alternating phases. You can play hot seat, against the AI or in multiplayer mode. The game contains:
- a turn-based sequence of play, with US having the slight advantage to play second as they broke the enemy code, allowing for interesting counter-moves,
- all main battleships, carriers and heavy cruisers as individual units, and minor ships, marines or air units regrouped in groups and flotillas,
- a simple (but not simplistic) set of game mechanisms, focusing on taking control of key sea areas,
- straightforward battle mechanisms, handling the various aspects of naval warfare: gunnery exchanges, submarines and airborne attacks,
- game features day or night battles, island bases invasions, air raids against ports, reinforcements from other theaters of war,
- a challenging set of decisions each turn for the selection of which areas to keep under...
