<s>
Cutthroats	B-Application
:	I-Application
Terror	I-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
High	I-Application
Seas	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
Cutthroats	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hothouse	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
17th	O
century	O
in	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
and	O
unlike	O
most	O
pirate	B-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
mostly	O
historically	O
accurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
this	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
ship	O
unit	O
upon	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Main	O
and	O
can	O
plot	O
courses	O
to	O
pins	O
which	O
represent	O
towns	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
if	O
an	O
NPC	O
ship	O
is	O
close	O
enough	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
these	O
ships	O
spawn	O
at	O
the	O
settlements	O
with	O
goals	O
such	O
as	O
trade	O
between	O
towns	O
or	O
to	O
find	O
pirates	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
alerted	O
and	O
go	O
into	O
a	O
smaller	O
bird's-eye	O
map	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
raise	O
flags	O
to	O
either	O
enter	O
diplomacy	O
with	O
the	O
ship	O
such	O
as	O
asking	O
for	O
information	O
,	O
raise	O
nation	O
flags	O
to	O
avoid	O
them	O
,	O
or	O
obviously	O
raise	O
the	O
Jolly	B-Application
Roger	I-Application
to	O
attack	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequences	O
with	O
the	O
governor	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gain	O
fame	O
with	O
a	O
nation	O
and	O
ultimately	O
become	O
a	O
privateer	B-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
receive	O
missions	O
and	O
treasure	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutthroats	B-Application
goal	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
amass	O
enough	O
loot	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
split	O
it	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
retire	O
wealthy	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
after	O
this	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
take	O
other	O
voyages	O
with	O
his	O
infamy	O
or	O
fame	O
intact	O
,	O
which	O
go	O
up	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
acts	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
killing	O
all	O
the	O
civilians	O
of	O
a	O
captured	O
town	O
gets	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
infamy	O
where	O
winning	O
battles	O
gets	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamy	O
tends	O
to	O
attract	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
pirate	B-Application
hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
into	O
micromanagement	O
and	O
can	O
stand	O
simplified	O
combat	O
and	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
Cutthroats	B-Application
should	O
provide	O
you	O
with	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
happy	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
other	O
than	O
that	O
,	O
Cutthroats	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
rewarding	O
take	O
on	O
buccaneering.	O
"	O
</s>
