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Epic Pirate

Evil Pirate Skeletons have taken over the World ! Clear those Bad Dudes from several progressively challenging levels. * The game features PermaDeath, so, If You Die or Quit, You have to start over again from the beginning ! *

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March 25, 2022
4 years and 131 days ago
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Mixed15 reviews60.0%

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About the Game

Evil Pirate Skeletons have taken over the World !
Clear those Bad Dudes from several progressively challenging levels.
Use Your various sword combat skills in Combinations.

Some of the Game's features and content included are Collectathon, Brawler Style Sword Battles, Permadeath, across several amazing Levels.
Essentially, You can expect Seafaring and swashbuckling while engaging in daring adventures with bravado and flamboyance in gameplay.

Hints/Tips :
Try 'Locking On' to Enemies for better accuracy.
If You approach an Enemy from behind, sometimes You can get a 'Sneak Attack' Kill
Make sure to use Your Combat 'Skills' while fighting.
You can quickly switch between the Combat Skills while fighting this will give You an advantage.

* The game features PermaDeath, so, If You Die or Quit, You have to start over again from the beginning ! *


*** Challenges ***

"Easter Egg" Challenge - How many Archor Games Logos Appear in the Game ?
"Speed Run" Challenge - What is the Fastest Time You can Complete the Game ?
"Walk Don't Run" Challenge - Only Walk (No Sprinting) for the Entire Game and Post Your Full Video online.
"Gotta Catch 'Em All" Challenge - Kill every Bad Dude in the entire Game (Some are in the less traveled areas of the levels). - How Many Bad Dudes are there Total ?
Evan the Adventurer Challenge - Explore every inch of the entire map on each game level.
"Musically Challenged" Challenge - Some Levels have more than one Music Track, How Many Tracks Total are in the entire game ?
"No Skills to Pay the Bills" Challenge - Don't use any Combat Skills during the Entire Game. (This will be very, very hard)
"#KobayashiMaru" Challenge - Don't Jump, Don't Lock-on, Don't use Combat Skills, Walk Only, No Running, No Blocking, No Sneak Attacks.
(Basically You can only Move and use the 'Hit' Button and nothing else.)
** Warning : It will be really hard to play the game this way and may get frustrating at times. **
"Steamy Streamer" Challenge - Get ALL of the Archor Games products available on Steam and Stream ALL of them Beginning to End.