8.2 /10 1 Votes
3.3/5 Abandonware DOS Mode(s) Single-player Developer Infocom Publisher Infocom | 4.9/5 My Abandonware Engine ZIL Initial release date 1987 Designer Amy Briggs Genre Interactive fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms Commodore 64, Macintosh operating systems, DOS Similar Infocom games, Interactive fiction games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plundered Hearts is an interactive fiction computer game created by Amy Briggs and published by Infocom in 1987. It was released simultaneously for several popular computer platforms of the time, such as the PC and Commodore 64. Plundered Hearts was Infocom's first (and only) game in the "romance" genre. It is Infocom's twenty-eighth game.
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- Infocom interactive fiction 26 plundered hearts 1987infocom oric 1 atmos pravetz 8d stratosc tang
- Plundered hearts release 26 amiga ocs 1987 infocom serial 870730 adf
- Plot
- Feelies
- Tagline
- Reception
- References
Plundered hearts release 26 amiga ocs 1987 infocom serial 870730 adf
Plot
In a move that was formerly unusual for Infocom but increasingly common after its acquisition by Activision, Plundered Hearts casts the player in a well-defined role. The lead character is a young woman in the late 17th century who has received a letter. Jean Lafond, the governor of the small West Indies island of St. Sinistra, says that the player's father has contracted a "wasting tropical disease". Lafond suggests that his recovery would be greatly helped by the loving presence of his daughter, and sends his ship (the Lafond Deux) to transport her.
As the game begins, the ship is attacked by pirates and the player's character is kidnapped. Eventually the player's character finds that two men are striving for her affections: dashing pirate Nicholas Jamison, and the conniving Jean Lafond. As the intrigue plays out, the lady does not sit idly by and watch the men duel over her; she must help Jamison overcome the evil plans of Lafond so they have a chance to live happily ever after.
Feelies
Infocom had a reputation for not only creating involving stories, but also for feelies, which were extra items included with each game. The Plundered Hearts package held:
Tagline
Spine-tingling peril, romance and adventure on the high seas!
Reception
Game reviewers Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser complimented the game in their "The Role of Computers" column in Dragon #128 (1987), citing its "gripping prose, challenging predicaments, and scenes of derring-do". Compute! praised Plundered Hearts' writing and said that the game was suitable for both men and women. ANALOG Computing approved of the game's "intrigue, adventure and, yes, romance" but regretted that "most of Infocom's regular audience (presumably male) are likely to forsake this bold new endeavor" because of its genre.