Buccaneer (video game)

Buccaneer is a 1997 action/strategy video game from Strategic Simulations. The player commands a pirate ship in the Caribbean during the 17th century.[3]

Buccaneer
Developer(s)Divide by Zero Software[1]
Publisher(s)Strategic Simulations[1]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows[2]
Release1997
Genre(s)Action game, Strategy game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

The game was developed by Divide By Zero, Inc(DBZ) a company founded in 1995.[4]

Reception

GameSpot gave the game a score of 4.5 out of 10, stating, "If you long for a quality fighting sail game, you'll be better off loading up TalonSoft's Age of Sail, the lone bright light in a sea of mediocrity"[3]

Dirk Lammers from The Tampa Tribune praised the 3-D graphics and battle sequences but criticized the missions plots which he thought were too shallow.[7]

References
  1. Wilson, Johny (January 1998). "Under the Jolly Roger". Computer Gaming World. p. 309. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. "This swashbuckling, high-seas adventure packs a real-time 3D punch!". ssionline.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 1998. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  3. Michael (May 1, 2000). "Buccaneer Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  4. "Divide By Zero". dividebyzero.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2000. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. "Bucanner". Power Play (in German). December 1997. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. Mandel, Bob. "Buccaneer". gamezilla.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  7. Lammers, Dirk (February 6, 1998). "Cyberscene". The Tampa Tribune. p. 120. Retrieved June 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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