Cutthroat Island (1996)

Software Creations

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Super Nintendo Entertainment System

1.95 from 21 ratings

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Based on the feature film of the same name. The game casts players in the role of renegade treasure hunters. The player is able to choose between two characters: Morgan Adams, a female character who wields a rapier; or William Shaw, a buccaneer who is armed with a sword. The game features single player and two player action mode. During … Read more
Based on the feature film of the same name. The game casts players in the role of renegade treasure hunters. The player is able to choose between two characters: Morgan Adams, a female character who wields a rapier; or William Shaw, a buccaneer who is armed with a sword. The game features single player and two player action mode. During single player mode, the player's character must battle through 10 levels, encountering various foes such as pirates, redcoats and harbor masters. The game features two different gameplay styles to choose from: Swordplay and Brawling. In addition to all the swordplay, level two requires players to flee from prison guards in a quarry cart, and level five puts player atop a runaway horse-drawn carriage. As the player progresses through the game several items such as knives, bombs, bottles, torches, hammers, pistols, and other weapons are collectable. Read less
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Developers
Software Creations
Publishers
Acclaim Entertainment, LJN, Playtronic, Tec Toy
Genres
Adventure, Platform
Themes
Action
Franchises
Cutthroat Island

Release dates

  • Mar 1996 (Full Release) (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Mar 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Oct 1996 (Full Release) (Brazil) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • 1996 (Full Release) (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

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Rating distribution

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4 stars
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3 stars
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1 star
8
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Chovus

Status Chovus Jan 4, 2021

Beat as Morgan. The combat was decent with a good block for a change. I liked to duck down and lunge for a cheap ranged hit, but it seemed to only work when there was only a single plane. The offhand weapon system was pretty cool but I found there were far too few pick ups. The final 2 bosses …

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Beat as Morgan. The combat was decent with a good block for a change. I liked to duck down and lunge for a cheap ranged hit, but it seemed to only work when there was only a single plane. The offhand weapon system was pretty cool but I found there were far too few pick ups. The final 2 bosses were hard and I ended up giving up trying to fight sensibly, giving up lives to just attack. I had to slow down to 20 frames per second to beat the cart and carriage levels. The entire cart level was stupid; I just want to stab guys not ride a cart. The carriage was not so bad but still annoying with times jumps. I got lost in the jungle and had to check a walkthrough. The platforming sucked, with no direction changing mid air and finicky climbing. I hated those bats that can't be killed.

It is better than some other similar games but could really have used better level design with more fighting and direction, and better platforming (if any at all).
5.5/10

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