i'm no good at strategy games. even Advance Wars. i don't expect this to come to Europe either and i really hope this doesn't appear in a solo game week for america.

I never heard of this game but it looks badass and I cant wait for it to be released

Wow, this would be awesome to have, but I guess us Europeans won't get it...

I'll keep an eye out for this one.

Also, maybe Koei are releasing the first game before this but a rating hasn't appeared.

Another great Koei game. I'm not surprised that they're releasing this one before the first one, given than they started the RTK series with the weakest game (IV) and haven't released the first three yet...

Great game! If I recall the menus are kind of clunky, but don't let that stop you from trying it.

As much as I like pirates, I could really care less about this, it just doesn't look all that interesting.

This looks quite fun. I just started playing strategy games, and I like them. This will probably be a good addition to my collection of Wii downloadables.

Looks alright, but I'm rubbish at strategies, so it's a no for me.

this made me think though, we need a pirate game to come on Wii, one where you just get to sail around, free roamingly, where you're able to shoot at anything you see. Searching for treasure.

Loved this game as a kid. Looking forward to it being released for the VC.

,,,actually, this does look sort of interesting. I don't like the look of the battles, but who knows, it might not be that bad.

Hmm. May be worth a look and since it'll be released in Japan this month, it's likely this will hit NA! Or at least, we can hope.

Looks like a mix between Civilization and Fire Emblem.
Kinda interesting actually, if it gets good reviews, I'll buy it.

Like KS8 said, Japan is getting it this month, so it'll probably hit the US, and I'll be getting it.

*high fives tatemon.

We need more games like these!

Not exactly Majora's Mask though is it?

Who cares. This is great news.

This game looks awesome. Never heard of it. To me, that's the beauty of the virtual console - you hopefully get (1) games that are full of nostalgia, or (2) games that you overlooked back in the day. A quick Google search on the game shows that it has an intense following. I'll be downloading this when I get home.

Looks complicated... Hopefully we get Majora's Mask next week.

on the one hand, im not fond of strategies, on the other hand this looks VERY interesting.

I don't remember this game being a 2 player game. This game is fun at first but it gets to be very repetitive. While, each character offers a different yet intertwined story, you basically follow the same pattern of making money, exploring the world, managing your fleet of ships and crew and finally battling other ships. There are numerous ways to make money in this game, i.e. trading goods, delivering messages, gambling at black jack, mapping the globe, travelling to certain locations and discovering various objects. But the quickest and most fun way to make money is battling other ships, the winner taking control over their fleet, crew and whatever valuable cargo they may be holding. Again this is all fun when you play your first character story, but when you rinse and repeat this process over the remaining character stories it does get tiresome. While completing each character's story is the final objective, you can just play out one character's role anyway you desire for over 100 years of in game time before the game ends on you. This game will offer lots of playing time, and is likely worth the 800 points. Hope this helps anyone thinking about making the purchase today.

Whats the difference between Uncharted Waters and New Horizons? The screenshots here show the title screen "New Horizons". I am not familar with this game - are they the same or not?

Looking them up on GameFAQs, Uncharted Waters came out in 1992 and New Horizons came out in 1994. But the New Horizons game on the SNES has no mention of "Uncharted Waters" on the title screen or packaging.

Looks like a kinda fun strategy game.

Oh boy. Another game I've never heard of. Wish they'd get back to the major series.
STEPS TO MAKE UP FOR THIS MONOTONY
1. Mega Man 4-6
2. Bomberman
3. Columns SMS
4. Ecco SMS
5. Sonic & Knuckles
6. Kirby Super Star
7. Super Mario All-Stars
8. Super Mario Kart
9. Mega Man 7
10. Yoshi's Island

Why don't you actually TRY games you've never heard of. <_<

@CuzinMike: Most strategy games are, for the most part, "repetitive". Looking forward to hearing more impressions from others.

Looks like Sid Meyers Pirates! on the SNES

This sounded really interesting at first, but now that I realize it's a strategy game, I'm gonna have to pass. I totally suck at strategy games.

This is a pretty fun game, but I would say it's an RPG kinda like Harvest Moon. It's mainly a simulator, and you start with a ship, and a couple crew members. You level up certain attributes and get better ships, and build a little fleet. Depending on what character you pick the game changes a bit. One character starts as a trader basically, with no cannons on your ship etc. Another character starts as a pirate and you can pillage merchant fleets right away.

It's pretty fun if you like Harvest Moon type games that are more about management than action. It's pretty flexible too as far as how you play it, you can make your way as an explorer, trader, pirate, or lead your fleet to defeat another country's fleet, or mix and match how you'll get your riches. Fun stuff, but not for everyone maybe.

This could really do with a direct remake to a modern console, or a port to DS.

Waiting for it to come out...

Apparently the fourth game in this series got ported onto both DS and PSP but only in Japan. I would love to play this on the DS because it is a perfect fit for the DS!

I missed this one on the SNES, but I really love some strategy games!
I'm thinking this one might be my very next download.
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