Pirate Hunter
Seize and Destroy (Piraten: Herrscher der Karibik) or Tortuga: Pirates of the New World is an action-adventure video game developed by Ascaron Entertainment UK Ltd and published by Encore, and released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows.
Also recorded as Tortuga: Pirates of the New World · Tortuga · Tortuga: Pirate Hunter · Pirate Hunter: Seize & Destroy
Pirate Hunter
- Date
- 2003
- Genre
- business simulation game · simulation video game
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Seize and Destroy (Piraten: Herrscher der Karibik) or Tortuga: Pirates of the New World is an action-adventure video game developed by Ascaron Entertainment UK Ltd and published by Encore, and released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows.
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Key facts
• Title — Pirate Hunter: Seize & Destroy • Developer — Ascaron Entertainment • Publisher — Encore • Platforms — Windows • Released — October 22, 2003 • Genre — Action-adventure, strategy • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
The player plays a sailor in the Caribbean during the Age of Sail. The player can experience 16 different scenarios and 14 different ships, from a sloop to a ship-of-the-line, and many quests. The game features real-time sea battles and a top-down view that is similar to a real-time strategy game.
Development
Development
The game was originally set to be named Tortuga, but its name was changed during development to Piraten: Herrscher der Karibik. Later the videogame was also released under title Tortuga: Pirates of the New World.
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Pirate Hunter holds an average of 70% on aggregate website GameRankings. The game received a score of 72% from PC Gamer US.
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- 1.Piraten - Herrscher der Karibik ist fertig. 4Players. 2003-10-07.
- 2.Paul Kautz. Angekündigt: Piraten - Herrscher der Karibik. 4Players. 2003-09-12.
- 3.Rüdiger Steidle. Piraten. Dezember 2003.
- 4.Thorsten Wiesner. Spieletest: Piraten - Herrscher der Karibik für PC. golem.de. 13. November 2003.
- 5.Rüdiger Steidle. Der rechtmäßige Pirates-Erbe. pcgames.de. 2003-11-10.
- 6.Piraten - Herrscher der Karibik. Spieleratgeber-NRW.
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