Plundered Hearts (DOS)

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Description

Plundered Hearts is a text adventure game set in the late 1600's. The player takes control of a young Englishwoman who finds out that her father is sick. In order to take care of him, she travels to the West Indies. But on the way her ship is attacked by pirates, and she is carried away by their captain. Though still determined to find and help her father, the young woman discovers that perhaps she may find romance where she least expected it.

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Alternate Titles

• "Ribbons and Rapiers" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Protagonist: Female
• Theme: Sea Pirates

User Reviews

An unusual game for Infocom, and a good introduction to interactive fiction.	Foopy (12)
A great story, though it ends a bit suddenly.	Mirrorshades2k (282)

Critic Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Jan, 1988	905 out of 1000	90
Happy Computer	Nov, 1987	81 out of 100	81
SPAG	Mar 02, 1995	7.4 out of 10	74
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Nov, 1987	8.5 out of 12	71
All Game Guide	1998		50

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Extras

(From the Infocom Home Page)

The game came packaged with an "elegant velvet reticule" (blue pouch) containing: a 50 guinea note and a letter from Jean Lafond.

Awards

• ACE
  • 1989/1 (issue #16): ACE Adventure Awards 1988: "Most innovative game of the year" (editorial choice)

Related Web Sites

• Infocom Home Page fan site (Excellent resource for all things Infocom.)
• The Commodore Zone (All about the game, with introduction, images, related links and comments area.)
• The Infocom Gallery (High-quality scans of the grey box package and manual of Plundered Hearts.)