Pirate Hunter

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Pirate Hunter: Seize & Destroy
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Developer(s) Ascaron Entertainment
Publisher(s) Encore
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseOctober 22, 2003
Genre(s) Action-adventure, strategy
Mode(s) Single-player

Pirate Hunter: Seize and Destroy (German : 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. [1]

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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

The game was originally set to be named Tortuga, but its name was changed during development to Piraten: Herrscher der Karibik . [2]
Later the videogame was also released under title Tortuga: Pirates of the New World.

Reception

Pirate Hunter holds an average of 70% on aggregate website GameRankings. [3] The game received a score of 72% from PC Gamer US . [4]

References

  1. ↑ Birnbaum, Mark (2004-03-13). "Pirate Hunter Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. ↑ Redaktion, Gamestar (December 2004). "Tortuga - Piraten-Action von Ascaron". Gamestar. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Pirate Hunter for PC". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Klett, Steve. "Reviews; Pirate Hunter: Seize and Destroy". PC Gamer US . Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.
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