| Pirate Hunter: Seize & Destroy | |
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| Developer(s) | Ascaron Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Encore |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | October 22, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Pirate Hunter: Seize and Destroy is an action-adventure video game developed by Ascaron Entertainment UK Ltd and published by Encore, and released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows. [1]
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.
The game was originally set to be named Tortuga, but its name was changed during development to Piraten: Herrscher der Karibik (Pirates: Ruler of the Caribbean). [2]
The game received a score of 72% from PC Gamer US . [3]
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