Uncharted Waters (video game)
Uncharted Waters is a 1990 video game published by Koei.
| Uncharted Waters Daikoukai Jidai | |
|---|---|
 North American NES box art | |
| Developer(s) | Koei |
| Publisher(s) | Koei |
| Composer(s) | Yoko Kanno |
| Platform(s) | PC-88, Macintosh, MS-DOS MSX, X68000, NES, Genesis, SNES |
| Release | May 1990: PC-88 1990: MS-DOS 1991: Mac, MSX, NES 1992: Genesis |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Uncharted Waters is a game in which player captains seek great trade wind routes and the major currents.[1] The story is set in the early 16th century. It was released on the PC-88 in May, 1990.[2]
Reception
Dave Arneson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "in the final analysis, Uncharted Waters is mildly interesting as it stands. When compared to what it could have been, it is more than mildly disappointing. Someone may yet design the "ultimate" game of 16th century exploration, but it isn't here yet."[1] In a 1993 survey of pre 20th-century strategy games the magazine gave the game two stars out of five, stating that while its geography was inaccurate and user interface "could bear improvement", "Game play can be interesting".[3]
Reviews
- All Game Guide - 1998[4]
- Computer Gaming World - Jun, 1993
- GamePro (Dec, 1994)
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) (Feb, 1993)
References
- Arneson, Dave (May 1992). "I Must Go down to the Sea, Again: Koei's Uncharted Waters". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 94. pp. 40, 42.
- "Uncharted Waters (1990) release dates".
- Brooks, M. Evan (June 1993). "An Annotated Listing of Pre-20th Century Wargames". Computer Gaming World. p. 136. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- "Uncharted Waters - Review - allgame". www.allgame.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17.