Pirate Hunter

by Encore

Product Features

• Rule the Caribbean with the power of a fearsome Armada
• 16 huge scenarios, each with dozens of challenging missions
• 60 different Caribbean towns--build alliances or seize and destroy
• Hunt pirates, attack convoys, and lay waste to towns and villages
• 12 authentic ships; real-time 3D damage--watch them sink and burn

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DBK0E
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 7, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,753 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Rule the Caribbean with the power of a fearsome Armada! Experience the swashbuckling world of Pirate Hunter and run amuck through the Caribbean. Through 16 scenarios, grow your riches as you steal ships, plunder towns, and earn bounties placed by town governors. Stay vigilant to avoid treachery, mutiny, and defeat, or else you’ll end up in Davey Jones’ locker.

Features:

• 16 huge scenarios, each with dozens of challenging missions
• 60 different Caribbean towns--build alliances or seize and destroy
• Hunt pirates, attack convoys, and lay waste to towns and villages
• 12 authentic pirate ships: control the helm of Sloops, Galleons, the majestic Ship of the Line, and much more!
• Beware: the Spanish treasure fleet is a highly prized, yet heavily defended target
• Real-time 3D damage--blast your enemies and watch their ships sink and burn

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost like Pirates, But Not Quite, February 10, 2004

By 

Michelle Ernst "peacefield2" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pirate Hunter (CD-ROM)

I assume that for many who are attracted to this title, the appeal is to capture the fantastic fun and excitement you enjoyed 25 years ago playing Sid's Pirates! on a C64. This is almost there, but doesn't quite make it. So many of the elements from the original are in this game: buying pieces of a treasure map, working for one nation or another, hunting down the treasure fleet, even getting married.

And yet, Pirate Hunter misses in significant ways. In the original, for one, land and sea battles came to a magnificent climax as you lead a sword fight, usually against ridiculous odds. That part of the game is missing; there is no sword fight. Sea battles can be won against odds, but lack that edge of your seat excitement. Battling towns requires no strategy or skill; go in with enough ships and men and it's a foregone conclusion to trod through. Though still amusing in some hard-to-define way, the game can quickly become tedious.

Don't get me wrong. This is a fun little game and priced right. If you don't have Pirates! to compare it to, there's a lot to enjoy. If you're looking to relive Pirates!, you'll find some amusement here, but it still really doesn't hold a candle.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hunting for Disappointment!, April 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Pirate Hunter (CD-ROM)

I had high expectations with this game as it touted the many missions, quests, and adventures you will embark on throughout the game. However, as you soon find out, the game is monotonous. Apart from sailing port to port and engaging pirates there is, honestly, nothing else you do in the game. And, the engagements/attacks against pirates are boring themselves. All you do is try to out maneuver the pirates and blast away at them. (not hard, and after a few engagements, not fun anymore!) There is no swashbuckling, there is no interaction with your crew, there are no dangers from sailing in general. The game needs no manual because there is nothing creative you can do in the game. This game should have just been available as a free download because of its lack of complexity or creativity. The game is a huge disappointment, with no creativity in design, and a waste of money.

26 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pirates, October 22, 2003

By 

G.J.E. "twoclrprsmn" (Rockford, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirate Hunter (CD-ROM)

I've played the Demo for this title and it is Sid Meyers Pirates redone or as close as it can get without violating copywrite laws. It has almost everything the original Pirates had. The only thing I didn't see in the Demo was the sword fighting section when you try to capture someone in a town. It may be there in the full game. The Demo played smooth and the graphics were very good. If you liked Pirates you will like this one.