Pirates: Captain's Quest is a 1997 educational adventure video game. In Spain the game was published by Zeta Multimedia.[2]
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| Developer(s) | ImageBuilder Software |
| Publisher(s) | Discovery Channel Multimedia |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Windows |
| Release | April 1997[1] |
| Genre(s) | Educational, adventure |
Plot
editThe game allows the player to experience the life of a pirate with activities such as naval combat, sword fighting, navigation, island conquering, and digging for buried treasure.
Gameplay
editPrimarily an adventure game (due to requiring players to hunt for items and gather knowledge from characters to complete puzzles), the title contains 47 levels. It also contains minigames in other genres.
Critical reception
editAndy Backer of Computer Games Magazine positively compared it to Microprose's similarly themed title Pirates Gold.[3] J.P. Faber of U.S. Kids deemed it "terrifically fun" due to creating a historically authentic atmosphere.[4] Daily Record thought the game would keep kids entertained for hours, while educating them in the process.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bytes&Pieces". Latrobe Bulletin. March 27, 1997. p. 13. Retrieved June 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tematika.com. "Los Piratas tu Gran Desafio - - Juegos". www.tematika.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Pirates: Captain's Quest Review". 2004-01-21. Archived from the original on 2004-01-21. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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