Sea Dogs

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

This is Great!!!! [Posted on 2004-01-25]
I just got this game a week ago, and I can't stop playing it. I had some trouble in the beggining because you start out with a really small ship. I learned that if a big ship attacks you, it will probably be slower, so just run away. Make sure to get a lot of money and talk to everyone in a town to get experience points.
This game is a lot of fun once you get a bigger ship, so work your way up and you'll love it!

Everything You Could Want in a Pirate Game [Posted on 2005-02-27]
Yes, this game is not easy - although there are plenty of walkthroughs available on the web. Thanks to those who have played for a long time and made the effort to share their knowledge, you almost don't mind that the manufacturer never bothered to issue a player's guide.

Yes, it does require you to pay attention - the suggestion to use a notebook is quite a good one! There is so much going on and you visit so many places, talk with so many people and with lots of story lines to keep track of, a notebook would be a great asset.

Yes, the graphics are amazing! Especially for those of us with older computers. The detail is awesome and if you take advantage of the first person perspective, you'll feel as if you really are on a ship in the middle of (pick one) a battle, heavy weather, open seas, etc.

No, you won't finish it in one sitting - unless you don't get up for several days running.

Sea Dogs is one fine piece of work and one fine game.

Addictive! [Posted on 2005-04-21]
This is a great game of piracy. It's extremely addictive to a modern-day gamer as well as the pirate-at-heart. The game was released in 1998, and the graphics are just amazing for that time era. I've seen games on Playstation 2 that didn't look as good. The locations and characters are entirely fictional, but have been developed around historical documents and evidence of piracy, so it feels very real. You can work as a privateer or a pirate, and you can change your mind as you wish to do so. The sailing interface is very nice, even though your entire crew is invisible. The boarding/fencing interface is a little less amazing, and your movements are very limited when compared to something you see in a movie. The only complaint is that there are a few loopholes; one of which is it can get repetitive going back and forth between islands to complete missions. All in all, though, this game is quite entertaining.

Good thing you found this, buy it before its too late.  [Posted on 2005-11-07]
Before you dismiss me as some pirate loving freak who has only played this game and therfore thinks its the best ever, hear me out.

I was givin this game as gift about 6 years ago and I play it to this day. Its quite simply the most fun I've ever had in an RPG, I've played all sorts of games and this is definitly the best overall.

There are several different factions you can join, English, French, Spanish, and Pirate. These mean different things obviously. You begin as English. English are at war with Spain so Spain is Hostile. French is neutral and Pirate is hostile to all. France is at war with spain though, but not allied with English. So turing to Spains Side would make you hostile to all.

Each faction has its own unique story as well. Four different games there, if thats what you want.

Sea Battles are amazing, want to slow the enemy down? Load your guns with Chain shot and aim for his sails, aim high thought, its range is less then solid shot or bombs. What to kill his crew? Load grapeshot and blast him! Now that he cant move and his crew is in ruin, board him! Attacked the ship and if you win, you gain control of his cargo and even his ship, only if you hired a first mate to captain it, of course.

Killing not for you? Start off buying coffee at highrock and sell it at dead island for twice the money. When the time is right, buy a tradeship and sail all over exploiting islands needs and whatnot.

The action, politics and quests availible on land I cant even begin to capture in words, so I wont try.

Want to stop Spainish harrasment of english ships? Attack a spanish fort and plunder their town, it will be weeks before its repaired.

Want to drive the cost of hard-wood down at Belfore? Raid a French Treasure fleet and make off with millions. Watch out though, they are guarded by 100 cannon floating monsters of ships called Man O' Wars.

Dont care about the story? Become and Pirate and do anything you want, I cant overstate how great this game is.

If you like RPGs and dont own this game, if you dont order it right now, you are either recovering from major trauma to the head or simply an idiot.

Very challenging, but fun when you get the hang of it.  [Posted on 2006-03-29]
When I bought this game, I was really hoping for it to be the "Morrowind" of the high seas. I was dissapointed.
Thats not to say the game isn't cool - it is. Being a pirate is always awesome. However, the plot isn't what I would call revolutionary or unpredictable. In addition, the contact with NPCs is not what I expected - you can't really develop any 'relationships'. Also, be aware that you can only play as a man and that the character is not customizable. On the positive side, the graphics are stellar. The ship to ship combat is awesome, once you get a hang of it. Which is also one of the biggest weaknesses of the game. There is no tutorial, no guide, and the manual is really insuficient when it comes to teaching you the game. In order to get the most out of Sea Dogs, you will need to go find an online guide or walkthrough. When you start off, you will find the game to be difficult (very challenging). Leveling up your character is quite hard and time consuming. Yet, once you get the hang of it all, the game is quite entertaining and fun.

Click here for more details and discount information...