Seafight
Seafight is a high seas pirate browser game developed and published by Bigpoint. Bigpoint describes Seafight as a free to play game, but in fact certain features are only available on payment. The game revolves around ship warfare on the open seas as player fight against monsters and against each other in search of treasure and gold. As of May 2011, there are over 32 million registered users of the game, available in 30 different languages.
Much of this pirate based PvP game takes place on the open seas. On the seas, players will engage in combat with NPCs and other players. Once players form Guilds, they will be able to attack and/or Defend special Guild Islands scattered throughout the game.
Flash banner advertisement
The company drew a lot of criticism for its flash banner advertisement with cannon sound effects loudly surprising unsuspecting website visitors in 2011.
Gameplay
Seafight is a browser game that functions within most standard internet browsers and only requires Flash Player to play the game. A top-down view is used to navigate through a majority of the game and the controls do not require too much memorization as the majority of navigation is done by the mouse and a few hotkeys. Much of the in-game art style has been created to give a rustic pirate era atmosphere.
- Monsters
- Players will have a variety of monsters to fight against. As players gain experience and levels, they will be introduced to new and stronger monster that will present more of a challenge.
- Combat
- The combat in Seafight revolves around the player’s ship. Cannons are the primary weapon used in Seafight with a various types of ammo that help differentiate and diversity the high seas combat. There are also a few weapons that can be used by the pirate which influence the boarding of enemy ships.
- Economy
- The economy in Seafight revolves around two currencies, Gold and Pearls. Gold is the more common of the two currencies as it is found by defeating monsters and other players. Pearls are a bit rarer as they are found in small volumes within the game. However, Pearls can be purchased using real currencies. These two currencies are used in the game as there are a variety of items and upgrades that are available for purchase.
- Guilds
- Guilds are very similar to what other games would call clans. A Guild can be formed once a player has reached Level 6. Once a Guild has been formed, people can be invited to join and there will be updated lists of those players in your Guild that are currently on. Also, it can be noted that Guilds have the ability to fortify Guild Islands and set them up as a base of operations.
- The Cauldron of Aruba
- With the Cauldron of Aruba you can fight in exciting battles on special sea charts, rake in great rewards and receive pearl items for a lower price than in the bazaar. Mojo Flasks are used to collect scroll parts which lead you to an exciting bonus map. For every Mojo Flask used, you receive a scroll part, valuable pearl items or other surprises.
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