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Modern War: Somalian Pirates

The player escorts a variety of civilian ships by either helicopter or by boat. The one and only objective is to use a Gatling gun to destroy small boats filled with Somali pirates armed with automatic rifles…

29 September 2009

Modern War: Somalian Pirates is a simulator developed by Studio 4, released 29 September 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Modern War: Somalian Pirates is

Modern War: Somalian Pirates is a simulator game developed by Studio 4 and released in 2009. It was published by Akella. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Off the coast of East Africa dangerous and heavily armed pirates prey on civilian freighters, tankers, and yachts. In order to not be left helpless at the mercy of the pirates, the owners are approaching you today.
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What it launched against

Modern War: Somalian Pirates launched on 29 September 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and Pokémon SoulSilver Version.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Pokémon SoulSilver Version.

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When did Modern War: Somalian Pirates come out?
Modern War: Somalian Pirates was released on 29 September 2009 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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