Uncharted Waters Series

Daikoukai Jidai

Uncharted Waters

Excerpt from Genesis Game Guide by The Scribe

NAME:             Uncharted Waters series (2 titles)
AUTHOR/VENDOR:    Koei
RELEASED:         various
TYPE:             RPG
LANGUAGE:         English and Japanese

PREMISE:          Eighty years ago, your great-grandfather was lost at sea
                  on a mission for King John I of Portugal while questing
                  for the legendary kingdom of Prester John.  Since then,
                  the Alcobaca family has become the subject of public
                  scorn and ridicule, and you have bitter memories of a
                  poor and difficult childhood.  You are an adult now, and
                  have managed to rebuild the family resources to the point
                  where you no longer live in poverty.  The time has come
                  for you, Lord Alcobaca, to follow in your sire's wake and
                  sail the high seas in an effort to restore your family's
                  honor and status to its former glory.

IMPRESSIONS:      An original series of historical simulations from the
                  acknowledged masters of the genre.  The first one is only
                  mildly interesting, but the second one is fantastic and
                  makes a great counterpoint to MicroProse's Pirates! Gold.

VARIATIONS:       This series was originally released in Japan under the
                  name Daikoukai Jidai.

                  Uncharted Waters (1993, aka The Sea Prince, mediocre in
                    everything but the plot - you might want to skip unless
                    you want the "historical depth" behind the second game)
                  Uncharted Waters - New Horizons (1994, aka New Horizons,
                    well thought out and executed, with six different ship
                    captains representing six different countries from
                    which to choose, including one female - this is the
                    keeper of the series)

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