<s>
Overboard	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
Shipwreckers	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
gameplay	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
ship	O
catches	O
on	O
fire	O
the	O
pirates	O
jump	O
overboard	B-Application
until	O
the	O
lifebar	O
becomes	O
empty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
primarily	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overboard	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
also	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
(	O
requires	O
the	O
multitap	B-Device
adapter	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
opponents	O
compete	O
to	O
sink	O
other	O
players’	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overboard	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Ultimately	O
,	O
Shipwreckers	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
IGN	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Shipwreckers	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
overwhelmingly	O
praised	O
the	O
originality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
though	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
inferior	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
1993	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
nonetheless	O
deemed	O
it	O
solid	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
worth	O
buying	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
separate	O
review	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
negative	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
and	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
makes	O
it	O
grow	O
old	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
a	O
criticism	O
shared	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
