Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy

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Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy
Developer(s) Stickman Studios
Publisher(s) Blitz Arcade
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • WW: December 6, 2008
Genre(s) Shooter game
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy is a pirate video game developed by Stickman Studios and published by Blitz Arcade. It was released on December 6, 2008 for Microsoft Windows.

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Gameplay

In Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy, the player takes the role of captain of one of the pirate ships. The single-player mode consists of up to 50 missions that follow a captain rookie, who joins a group of pirates named the Golden Buccaneers. [1]

Reception

On its release, Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 68/100 on Metacritic. [2]

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