Uncharted Waters: New Horizons Review

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(More customer reviews)This game was one of the most unique titles ever to appear on the old SNES.It was the sequel to an RPG called Uncharted Waters, and both of the games were based on sailing.Now, other games such as Pirates Gold attempted this sort of thing, but none of them did it this well.
As it starts, you have a choice of six characters to play, and each of them has his or her own unique storyline.Their stories will often intertwine with other characters' stories.For example, one of the characters has a grudge against Portugal, and if you choose the character who is from Portugal, you will eventually have to fight her.As a second example, one of the characters becomes a rich merchant, so another character who is in serious debt might appear and ask to borrow money.The different characters even have their own theme music when sailing.
The game is also very true-to-life as far as the layout of the world.If you have a real map or world atlas, you can also use it for this game--the game's map is that accurate.Its placement of cities, and even the latitude and longitude, are completely correct.
Another cool feature of this game is that you can control how your character develops.Fighting, for the most part, is optional, not mandatory.You can even avoid pirate attacks simply by keeping your fleet small.You can be an adventurer, a pirate, a merchant, a privateer...All sorts of things.You don't simply choose one of these occupations in the beginning, but you become one based on your actions in the game.If you sail around attacking merchant fleets, you become known as a pirate (you will also cause the countries that those ships come from to become angry, and they might send out battle fleets to sink you).If you become rich by selling and trading, your reputation as a merchant will spread.If you sail all around, finding artifacts and discovering hidden lands, you'll be known as an adventurer.
The game also has a huge selection of ships to choose from, and if you buy them new instead of used, the ships are completely customizable.You get to choose the model, the material the ship's made from, how much space there will be for cargo, guns, and bunks for the crew, and, of course, the name.You have to manage cargo to trade, food and water for your crew, gunpowder for your cannons, lumber for ship repairs on the fly, etc.You can also improve your relations with the different countries around you.For example, when you become rich, try investing money in a port owned by a particular country.The more you do this, the more that country will like you.Also, investing in a port's shops will allow that shop to produce higher quality merchandise.Investing in shipyards will help the shipyards build better ships, and you might be able to unlock the ultimate ships in the game by doing this.
The graphics are not very impressive because of this being an SNES game.They are about on par with Final Fantasy IV.But, graphics are not the issue with a game like this.The sheer uniqueness of it makes it stand out.Unfortunately, it was overshadowed because it came out in the days of Chrono Trigger and the like.If you can still find this game, though, get it.This is an excellent game that certainly deserves a look.

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