Batten down the hatches! Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm has now shipped to store shelves for the Xbox 360. Based on the Discovery Channel's highest rated and Emmy-nominated series, Deadliest Catch lets gamers captain their own boat in the frenzied search for King and Opilio crab.

Gamers can select one of five real crab boats, including the Northwestern, Cornelia Marie and Sea Star - all featured on the series, or create and customize their own boat. Gamers then recruit and manage their own crew from a roster of twenty real crab fishermen. The ultimate goal is to return safely each season, upgrade your boat and crew, and attempt to break Captain Sig Hansen and the Northwestern crew's actual lifetime catch of twenty million pounds.

The game's realism is enhanced with four real Bering Sea harbors and 34,000 miles of real Alaskan coastline created from the United States Geological Survey. In addition, Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm is the first video game to feature United States Coast Guard vessels and helicopters.

The PC version is expected to be released later this year.