| Uncharted Waters Daikoukai Jidai | |
| Developer: | Koei |
| Publisher: | Koei |
| Composer: | Yoko Kanno |
| Released: | May 1990: PC-88 1990: MS-DOS 1991: Mac, MSX, NES 1992: Genesis |
| Genre: | Role-playing |
| Modes: | Single-player |
| Platforms: | PC-88, Macintosh, MS-DOS MSX, X68000, NES, Genesis, SNES |
Uncharted Waters is a 1990 video game published by Koei.
Uncharted Waters is a game in which player captains seek great trade wind routes and the major currents. The story is set in the early 16th century. It was released on the PC-88 in May 1990.[1]
Dave Arneson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "in the final analysis, Uncharted Waters is mildly interesting as it stands. When compared to what it could have been, it is more than mildly disappointing. Someone may yet design the "ultimate" game of 16th century exploration, but it isn't here yet".[2] In a 1993 survey of pre 20th-century strategy games the magazine gave the game two stars out of five, stating that while its geography was inaccurate and user interface "could bear improvement", "Game play can be interesting".[3]