Pirate Hunter
{{short description|2003 action-adventure video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pirate Hunter: Seize & Destroy
| image = File:Pirate_Hunter_Seize_&_Destroy_Windows_Cover_Art.jpg
| developer = Ascaron Entertainment
| publisher = Encore
| platforms = Windows
| released = October 22, 2003
| genre = Action-adventure, strategy
| modes = Single-player
}}
Pirate Hunter: Seize and Destroy ({{langx|de|Piraten: Herrscher der Karibik}}) is an action-adventure video game developed by Ascaron Entertainment UK Ltd and published by Encore, and released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows.{{Cite web |last=Birnbaum |first=Mark |date=2004-03-13 |title=Pirate Hunter Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/13/pirate-hunter-review |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830072750/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/13/pirate-hunter-review |url-status=live }}
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 (Pirates: Ruler of the Caribbean).{{Cite web|url = https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/tortuga-piraten-action-von-ascaron,1450346.html|title = Tortuga - Piraten-Action von Ascaron|website = Gamestar|date = December 2004|last1 = Redaktion|first1 = Gamestar|access-date = 2020-09-26|archive-date = 2021-04-18|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210418205847/https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/tortuga-piraten-action-von-ascaron,1450346.html|url-status = live}}
Reception
Pirate Hunter holds an average of 70% on aggregate website GameRankings.{{cite web |title=Pirate Hunter for PC |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/918826-pirate-hunter/index.html |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=17 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205212848/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/918826-pirate-hunter/index.html |archive-date=5 December 2019 |url-status=dead}} The game received a score of 72% from PC Gamer US.{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018000039/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/pirate_hunter_s.html | url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/pirate_hunter_s.html | title=Reviews; Pirate Hunter: Seize and Destroy | author=Klett, Steve | work=PC Gamer US | archivedate=October 18, 2006 | url-status=dead }}
References
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Category:Action-adventure games
Category:Age of Discovery video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Trade simulation games
Category:Video games about pirates
Category:Video games developed in Germany
Category:Video games set in the Caribbean
Category:Action-strategy video games
Category:Adventure strategy games
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