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'''''Buccaneers''''' is a pirate beat em up released in 1989. The game was developed by [[Duintronic]], and it was their first and last game.
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'''''Buccaneers''''' is a pirate-themed beat-em-up released as an [[arcade]] game in 1989. The game was developed by [[Duintronic]], and it was their first and last game. It was never ported to any other platform.
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==Status==
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I do not own this game, I have not beaten it, and have no desire to ever play this game again.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
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* '''Overall:''' 1/10
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===Good===
 
===Good===
* Buccaneers has pretty nice graphics.
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* The game has pretty nice graphics.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
 
* The game is terribly monotonous, the enemies are very dull.
 
* The game is terribly monotonous, the enemies are very dull.
* You play on a 2-D platform without the ability to move up or down.
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* You play on a 2-D platform without the ability to move up or down despite the graphics making it look like you should.
 
* Jumping is very difficult to control.
 
* Jumping is very difficult to control.
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* The ending is the same as the title screen.
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* The bosses are defeated almost entirely by mashing the kick button.
  
 
===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
 
* Play control is so slow and sluggish that the game is practically unplayable.
 
* Play control is so slow and sluggish that the game is practically unplayable.
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* With only 4 stages, the game is really short. It can be finished in about 5 minutes.
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==Media==
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===Videos===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLVhMmMal-U youtube.com/watch?v=wLVhMmMal-U] - Longplay.
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==Links==
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/buccaneers mobygames.com/game/buccaneers] - MobyGames.
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* [https://www.gamefaqs.com/arcade/221577-buccaneers gamefaqs.com/arcade/221577-buccaneers] - GameFAQs.
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* [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13394 arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13394] - Arcade Museum.
  
  
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[[Category: Games]]
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[[Category: Video Games]]
[[Category:Beat Em Up]]
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[[Category: Arcade Games]]
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[[Category: Beat-Em-Up]]
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[[Category: Pirates]]

Revision as of 11:44, 3 August 2018

Buccaneers is a pirate-themed beat-em-up released as an arcade game in 1989. The game was developed by Duintronic, and it was their first and last game. It was never ported to any other platform.

Status

I do not own this game, I have not beaten it, and have no desire to ever play this game again.

Review

  • Overall: 1/10

Good

  • The game has pretty nice graphics.

Bad

  • The game is terribly monotonous, the enemies are very dull.
  • You play on a 2-D platform without the ability to move up or down despite the graphics making it look like you should.
  • Jumping is very difficult to control.
  • The ending is the same as the title screen.
  • The bosses are defeated almost entirely by mashing the kick button.

Ugly

  • Play control is so slow and sluggish that the game is practically unplayable.
  • With only 4 stages, the game is really short. It can be finished in about 5 minutes.

Media

Videos

Links