High Seize

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High Seize
High Seize cover.jpg
Developer(s) RedLynx
Publisher(s) Nokia
Platform(s) Nokia N-Gage
Release
  • EU: October 13, 2005
  • NA: October 18, 2005 [1]
Genre(s) Turn-based tactics
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

High Seize is a turn-based tactics video game for the Nokia N-Gage, published by Nokia and developed by RedLynx, released in late 2005.

Contents

Story

A retired navy captain is forced return to his swashbuckling days, as his father is kidnapped by a notorious pirate. As events unfolds, the captain has to hunt for mythical treasures and take on the most feared of all pirates, Black Barlow.

Features

High Seize can be played both as a single-player game, and in a multi-player mode, using either hot-seat, N-Gage Arena or a local Bluetooth connection.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated High Seize for "Cellular Game of the Year" during the 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. [5]

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References

  1. "'Pirates Ahoy!' as High Seize arrives in stores". GamesIndustry . October 18, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "High Seize (ngage: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. Leeper, Justin (February 1, 2006). "GameSpy: High Seize". GameSpy . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. Buchanan, Levi (January 18, 2006). "High Seize". IGN . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. "2006 Awards Category Details Cellular Game of the Year". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . Retrieved 6 November 2023.