<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
Waters	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
,	O
"	O
Great	O
Age	O
of	O
Sailing	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
Koei	O
under	O
its	O
"	O
Rekoeition	O
"	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
up	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
captain	O
(	O
or	O
commodore	O
in	O
some	O
translations	O
)	O
and	O
manages	O
a	O
seagoing	O
fleet	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
trades	O
,	O
privateering	O
,	O
treasure	O
hunting	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
plain	O
piracy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
daikoukai	B-Application
jidai	I-Application
"	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
Age	O
of	O
Discovery	O
,	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
the	O
15th	O
century	O
and	O
the	O
17th	O
century	O
when	O
European	O
explorers	O
sailed	O
the	O
seas	O
to	O
open	O
new	O
alternative	O
ways	O
to	O
Asia	O
when	O
the	O
Ottoman	O
Empire	O
blocked	O
the	O
land	O
routes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
period	O
was	O
characterized	O
by	O
the	O
rivalry	O
between	O
Spain	O
and	O
Portugal	O
,	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
colonization	B-Application
,	O
and	O
general	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
series	O
makes	O
many	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
historical	O
background	O
,	O
although	O
much	O
like	O
Pirates	B-Application
!,	O
the	O
more	O
treacherous	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
are	O
idealized	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
adventurous	O
and	O
exciting	O
mood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
discovering	O
ports	O
and	O
defeating	O
other	O
merchants	O
and	O
pirates	B-Application
in	O
sea	O
battles	O
,	O
increases	O
Leon	O
's	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC-88	B-Device
in	O
May	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
;	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Super	O
Daikoukai	B-Application
Jidai	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
many	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
ports	O
of	O
Koei	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
16th	O
century	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-98	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
saw	O
releases	O
in	O
1996	O
on	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
João	O
Franco	O
:	O
Son	O
of	O
Leon	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
Portuguese	O
explorer	O
sent	O
by	O
his	O
father	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
family	O
's	O
footsteps	O
and	O
discover	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
the	O
lost	O
continent	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catalina	O
Erantzo	O
:	O
Former	O
Spanish	O
naval	O
officer	O
turned	O
pirate	B-Application
,	O
she	O
avenges	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
her	O
brother	O
and	O
her	O
fiancée	O
and	O
suspects	O
that	O
the	O
Franco	O
family	O
is	O
behind	O
this	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otto	O
Baynes	O
:	O
English	O
naval	O
officer	O
,	O
a	O
privateer	B-Application
sent	O
by	O
Henry	O
VIII	O
in	O
a	O
secret	O
mission	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Armada	O
and	O
prevent	O
Spanish	O
hegemony	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
noted	O
to	O
contain	O
superior	O
music	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
S-SMP	O
chip	O
and	O
used	O
high	O
quality	O
instrument	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
could	O
support	O
high	O
quality	O
samples	O
via	O
the	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
AWE32	I-Device
or	O
Gravis	B-Application
Ultrasound	I-Application
family	O
of	O
cards	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
those	O
advanced	O
solutions	O
,	O
instead	O
choosing	O
to	O
only	O
be	O
optimized	O
for	O
AdLib	O
music	O
cards	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
an	O
OPL2	O
chip	O
for	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
contained	O
enhanced	O
FMV	O
opening	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
deemed	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
acquired	O
taste	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
bare	O
bones	O
presentation	O
and	O
frequent	O
money-managing	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
four	O
masted	O
voyages	O
of	O
European	O
discovery	O
,	O
you	O
could	O
read	O
a	O
history	O
book	O
or	O
play	O
this	O
game	O
-	O
the	O
excitement	O
levels	O
are	O
about	O
the	O
same.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
Daikoukai	B-Application
Jidai	I-Application
II	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1996	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
this	O
title	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
depart	O
from	O
the	O
formula	O
and	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
fifteenth	O
century	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
historical	O
discoveries	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
or	O
a	O
route	O
to	O
India	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
conquer	O
civilizations	O
like	O
the	O
Aztec	B-Application
and	O
Inca	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
it	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
these	O
dramatic	O
changes	O
that	O
Daikoukai	B-Application
Jidai	I-Application
3	O
left	O
players	O
uncomfortable	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
much	O
popularity	O
even	O
within	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
consoles	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
working	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1997	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
two	O
characters	O
instead	O
,	O
further	O
expounding	O
upon	O
the	O
loose	O
plot	O
that	O
ties	O
the	O
series	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Salvador	O
Reis	O
:	O
Pirate	B-Application
and	O
adopted	O
son	O
of	O
Hayreddin	O
Reis	O
(	O
aka	O
Khayr	O
ad-Din	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
adventure	O
involves	O
rising	O
to	O
fame	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Algerian	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
compete	O
for	O
domination	O
with	O
enemy	O
pirate	B-Application
clans	O
and	O
also	O
struggle	O
for	O
power	O
within	O
his	O
own	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
under	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
evolves	O
on	O
the	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
Proof	O
of	O
the	O
Conqueror	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
seven	O
ancient	O
artifacts	O
,	O
in	O
seven	O
areas	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
(	O
Northern	O
Europe	O
,	O
Mediterranean	O
,	O
Africa	O
,	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
Indian	O
Ocean	O
,	O
South	O
Asia	O
and	O
East	O
Asia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
XP	B-Application
support	O
are	O
introduced	O
in	O
Koei	O
rerelease	O
and	O
Sourcenext	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sourcenext	O
version	O
,	O
native	O
Windows	O
2000/XP	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rota	O
Nova	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
KOEI	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
a	O
ship	O
race	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	O
and	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
Daikoukai	B-Application
Jidai	I-Application
IV	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncharted	B-Application
Waters	I-Application
Online	O
offers	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
series	O
will	O
be	O
well	O
aware	O
of	O
similar	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
Missions	O
,	O
Adjutants	O
,	O
Investment	O
,	O
and	O
National	O
&	O
Pirate	B-Application
NPC	O
fleets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
a	O
3D-environment	O
with	O
DirectX	B-Application
9.0c	I-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
fleet	O
operations	O
(	O
party-system	O
)	O
,	O
companies	O
(	O
guilds	O
)	O
,	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
,	O
trade	O
,	O
adventure	O
,	O
and	O
poker	O
,	O
and	O
large-scale	O
factional	O
warfare	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
storyline	O
and	O
player-vs-environment	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
web	O
browser	O
game	O
,	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Daikoukai	B-Application
Jidai	I-Application
IV	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
iOS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
iOS	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
numbered	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
both	O
Uncharted	B-Application
Waters	I-Application
and	O
New	O
Horizons	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Kanno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Uncharted	B-Application
Waters	I-Application
Online	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
part	O
on	O
those	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Arneson	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1992	O
criticized	O
the	O
first	O
Uncharted	B-Application
Waters	I-Application
inaccurate	O
history	O
and	O
geography	O
,	O
flawed	O
and	O
repetitive	O
game	O
play	O
(	O
"	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
variety	O
and	O
surprises	O
should	O
weigh	O
anchor	O
and	O
sail	O
for	O
another	O
game	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
one-dimensional	O
"	O
NPCs	O
unlike	O
those	O
in	O
other	O
Koei	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
