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Instruction booklet · May 1994

The Pirates of Dark Water

FightingPlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em up1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

Based on a cartoon series by the same name, The Pirates of Dark Water is a side scrolling fighting game similar to Final Fight or Streets of Rage. The player chooses a character, from among Prince Ren and his two companions Tula and Ioz, who differ in strength and agility, but who use the same basic attacks.

Specifications

Released
May 1994
Developer
Sunsoft
Publisher
Sunsoft
Players
2
Genre
Fighting · Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
The Pirates of Dark Water
Themes
Action
View
Side view
Multiplayer
Co-op

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
79/100 (12 ratings)
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