Seven Cities of Gold: Commemorative Edition

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Seven Cities of Gold (7COG), Commemorative Edition, is a PC remake of the classic game designed by Dan and Bill Bunten for the Atari and Commodore 64 computers. You play an explorer commissioned by the King and Queen of Spain to voyage to a new world, claim land for the Crown, negotiate with (or conquer) the natives, and gain fame and fortune for yourself. Between voyages, you'll have to buy and outfit ships and hire men to crew them. As in the original 7COG, you can play at three different skill levels, and choose to explore either the historical map (consisting of the Americas at the time of Columbus' journeys) or a land form randomly generated by the game.

As befitting a "Commemorative Edition," the PC version of 7COG has been beefed up with hi-res graphics and digitized sound. 7COG is a rare example of a game being completely redeveloped for a specific platform instead of merely being ported over. (However, Seven Cities of Gold did in fact come out natively for the PC in the mid 1980s. --Ed.)

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Alternate Titles

• "7COG" -- Short Title
• "7 Cities of Gold" -- Informal Name

Part of the Following Groups

• Enhanced remakes
• Games with randomly generated environments
• Merchant / Trade-oriented games
• Seven Cities of Gold series
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System

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Critic Reviews

Génération 4	DOS	Oct, 1993	83 out of 100	83
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1993	77 out of 100	77
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Oct, 1993	75 out of 100	75
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Nov, 1993	9 out of 12	75
Power Play	DOS	Oct, 1993	63 out of 100	63
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Oct, 1993	53 out of 100	53
Tilt	DOS	Oct, 1993	49 out of 100	49
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Nov, 1993	Unscored	Unscored

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