Barracuda: Secret Mission 1

Barracuda: Secret Mission 1 is a video game in the action genre developed by GameLynk and published by Recreational Software Designs originally released in 1992. It is currently playable on DOS.

The player assumes the role of a secret agent, codenamed Barracuda, on a mission to retrieve segments of a top-secret nuclear weapon from the ocean floor. On the horizon looms an Iraqi salvage fleet, eager to get the weapon before it falls into American hands.

Barracuda is a mix of different gameplay styles, which can perhaps be classified as an action-exploration simulator. The player's mission begins on the screen of a map riddled with water jets. Incredibly slowly, the player moves a blip around the map in search of a sunken Iraqi ship. When the blip reaches its destination, the game switches to a sideways perspective as the player dives to the bottom of the Persian Gulf in a submarine, dodging or torpedoing marine life, all while searching for the hull of a transport ship.

Once aboard the ship, the view switches back to a close-up exploration mode. Each ship is a huge maze, often composed of multiple maps, usually devoid of clear landmarks. The character (presumably the titular Barracuda) is an essentially helpless diver, avoiding environmental and zoological hazards - tangled wires, sharks, jellyfish, deadly ping pong balls - while searching for treasure. Die and return to the beginning of the maze. Find the treasure and slowly make your way back to the ship's entrance - it's realistic!

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