Software:Buccaneer (video game)

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Buccaneer
Buccaneer video game cover.jpg
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

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]

Development

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

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Power Play80%[5]
GameSpot4.5/10[3]
Computer Gaming World1.5/5[1]
Gamezilla80%[6]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilson, Johny (January 1998). "Under the Jolly Roger". p. 309. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_162/page/n311/mode/2up. Retrieved June 24, 2022. 
  2. "This swashbuckling, high-seas adventure packs a real-time 3D punch!". Archived from the original on January 19, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980119044606/http://ssionline.com:80/games/buccaneer/index.html#features. Retrieved June 24, 2022. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Michael (May 1, 2000). "Buccaneer Review". Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019060017/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/buccaneer-review/1900-2538234/. Retrieved June 24, 2022. 
  4. "Divide By Zero". Archived from the original on January 26, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000126182045/http://www.dividebyzero.com:80/DBZmain.htm. Retrieved April 27, 2023. 
  5. "Bucanner" (in de). December 1997. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129100847/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=7953. Retrieved June 24, 2022. 
  6. Mandel, Bob. "Buccaneer". Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990203054836/http://www.gamezilla.com:80/reviews/b/buccaneer.asp. Retrieved June 24, 2022. 
  7. Lammers, Dirk (February 6, 1998). "Cyberscene". p. 120. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220624114339/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104331621/the-tampa-tribune/. Retrieved June 24, 2022.