15th May 2003, 8:38 PM
I never played Sea Dogs, but I think I remember seeing it when it first came out. My first thought was "That looks like a new version of Pirates!".
In Pirates, you could explore the entire Carribean as a Pirate. you were technically on the side of a country, but you didn't have to be loyal. You basically did whatever pirates did: attacking and taking over ships, raiding towns, searching for treasure. When you attacked you first did a sea battle thing with your ships, and if you were able to get close enough to board the other ship you began a swordfight. You had to do actual fighting, but your attacks were more powerful if you had more men than the other guy, and if you were doing well in the fight momentum would shift and your men would fight better. Then you take over the ship and it joins your fleet, so you can carry more gold, goods, and men.
You could enter friendly towns and talk to the mayor, who might give you a treasure map or charge you to destroy wage war against another country. The more tasks you performed the better ranking and missions you got, and as you become more famous more men would join your crew and you could attack bigger cities. You could even make a living trading goods from one place to another. There was so much to do and it was very non-linear, and hard too. It may seem like a good idea to have a big crew, but unless you kept fighting and winning bigger battles deserters would run off with all your money. And of course the other pirates and countries are always hunting you. It's such a fun and addictive game!
In Pirates, you could explore the entire Carribean as a Pirate. you were technically on the side of a country, but you didn't have to be loyal. You basically did whatever pirates did: attacking and taking over ships, raiding towns, searching for treasure. When you attacked you first did a sea battle thing with your ships, and if you were able to get close enough to board the other ship you began a swordfight. You had to do actual fighting, but your attacks were more powerful if you had more men than the other guy, and if you were doing well in the fight momentum would shift and your men would fight better. Then you take over the ship and it joins your fleet, so you can carry more gold, goods, and men.
You could enter friendly towns and talk to the mayor, who might give you a treasure map or charge you to destroy wage war against another country. The more tasks you performed the better ranking and missions you got, and as you become more famous more men would join your crew and you could attack bigger cities. You could even make a living trading goods from one place to another. There was so much to do and it was very non-linear, and hard too. It may seem like a good idea to have a big crew, but unless you kept fighting and winning bigger battles deserters would run off with all your money. And of course the other pirates and countries are always hunting you. It's such a fun and addictive game!