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Shipwreckers!
(Psygnosis, 1997)
Excellent music and admirable 3D acceleration effects
make this a fun game release, from the same company that would
soon make Drakan
(in 1999). It involves a group of comedic pirates as they journey
a riverbank (thin waterway) for treasure and ship supplies. Amusing
challenges include fireballs that, if they hit the ship, cause
the whole ship to catch fire! This causes some of your crew to
abandon ship with a scream, and you'll have to get them back
(essentially, run them over with the ship) before your whole
crew is gone. Meanwhile, enemy ships and gun turrets (on the
shores nearby) attack, and you must defeat them. You also have
to keep track of ammunition, ship "health"(?), and
ship lives(???), in a game that is often a bit too arcade-savvy
for its own good. Sure, it's a cute game, and it is often a fun
ride on the seven seas. However, limited lives, plus a bad case
of console-itis (game saves are only offered at the end of each
level), make this game a bit too challenging. That's a
shame, because as-is, it's a really cute game concept...until
the "game over" video appears.
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