The Pirates of Dark Water series
The Pirates of Dark Water
Based on the cartoon by the same name, The Pirates of Dark Water is a side scrolling hack'n slash platformer with a few adventure elements. You take control of either Ren, Ioz or Tula who can jump, climb…
The Pirates of Dark Water is a platform developed by Iguana Entertainment, released 1 May 1994 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
What The Pirates of Dark Water is
The Pirates of Dark Water is a platform game developed by Iguana Entertainment and released in 1994. It was published by SUNSOFT. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dark Water is slowly taking over the world of Mer. With his last words, King Primus tells his son, Prince Ren, that he has to find the lost Treasures of Rule to stop the Dark Water. Ren travels to the town of Janda where he meets the monkeybird Niddler, the female warrior Tula and the ex-pirate Ioz, who help him on his quest.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the The Pirates of Dark Water series
The Pirates of Dark Water is the second of 2 entries we hold in the The Pirates of Dark Water series. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
See all 2 The Pirates of Dark Water games in release order →
What it launched against
The Pirates of Dark Water launched on 1 May 1994, within three weeks of Sensible World of Soccer and Magic Carpet.
Released around the same time: Sensible World of Soccer, Magic Carpet.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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