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Uncharted Waters

Uncharted Waters
Daikoukai Jidai
Uncharted Waters Cover.jpg
Platform(s) MSX, NES, Sega Mega Drive, SNES
Release NES, MSX
1991
Sega Mega Drive, SNES
1992
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Daikoukai Jidai II
Uncharted Waters New Horizons Cover.jpg
Platform(s) NEC PC-98, SNES, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Virtual Console
Release PC-98, SNES, Sega Genesis
1994
PlayStation, Sega Saturn
1996
Wii Virtual Console
  • JP: March 17, 2009
  • NA: April 6, 2009
Wii U Virtual Console
  • JP: October 30, 2013
  • NA: November 14, 2013
  • PAL: November 28, 2013
Mobile 大航海時代2
Publisher(s) Koei (KOEI Co., Ltd.)
Series Uncharted Waters
Platform(s) i-mode, Yahoo Mobile, EZweb
Release
  • JP: 2007-06-04 (i-Mode)
  • JP: 2007-07-18 (Yahoo Mobile)
  • JP: 2007-10-25 (EZweb)
Daikoukai Jidai IV Porto Estado
Publisher(s)

JapanKoei (KOEI Co., Ltd.)

Sourcenext Corporation
Series Uncharted Waters
Platform(s) PlayStation, Windows 95, Windows 2000
Release
  • JP: 1999-02-26 (PS)
  • JP: 1999-12-02 (Win, Koei release)
  • JP: 2001-12-06 (PS rerelease)
  • JP: 2003-10-03 (Win, Koei rerelease)
  • JP: 2005-07-08 (Win, Sourcenext release)
大航海時代IV PORTO ESTADO パワーアップキット (Koei title)
大航海時代Ⅳ ~PORTO ESTADO~ with パワーアップキット (Sourcenext title)
Publisher(s)

JapanKoei (KOEI Co., Ltd.)

Sourcenext Corporation
Series Uncharted Waters
Platform(s) Windows 95, Windows 2000
Release
  • JP: 2000-03-31 (Win, Koei release)
  • JP: 2001-12-06 (Win, Sourcenext release, includes base game)
Daikoukai Jidai IV Rota Nova
Daikoukai Jidai IV Rota Nova Cover.jpg
Publisher(s) JapanKoei (KOEI Co., Ltd.)
Series Uncharted Waters
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Vita
Release
  • JP: 2006-03-02 (DS)
  • JP: 2006-03-23 (PSP)
  • JP: 2006-09-28 (DS rerelease)
  • JP: 2007-04-05 (PSP rerelease)
  • JP: 2009-03-23 (PSP download, PSV download)
  • JP: 2012-09-06 (PSP UMD rerelease)
Mobile 大航海時代4
Publisher(s) Koei Tecmo Games
Series Uncharted Waters
Platform(s) i-mode, Yahoo Mobile, EZweb
Release
  • JP: 2010-11-01 (i-Mode)
  • JP: 2010-12-15 (Yahoo Mobile)
  • JP: 2011-02-17 (EZweb)
Japan大航海時代Ⅴ Road To Zipang

South Korea대항해시대Ⅴ
Hong KongTaiwan大航海時代Ⅴ

China大航海时代5
Publisher(s)

Windows versions:
JapanGamecity (Koei Tecmo Games), DeNA Mobage, Niconico Appli (DWANGO Co., Ltd.), Hangame (NHN hangame Corp.)
South KoreaGandromedA (gandromeda inc.)
ChinaBLUE PANDA Network Technology Co.,Ltd
Hong KongTaiwanCayenne Tech (Cayenne Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd.)
Mobile versions:
JapanKoei Tecmo Games (Android, iOS)
Japanmobage by DeNA (DeNA Co.,Ltd.) (Android, iOS)
ChinaVGAME (China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Limited) (Android, iOS)
Hong KongCayenne Tech (Cayenne Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd.)

South KoreaGandromedA (gandromeda inc.)
Series Uncharted Waters
Platform(s) Windows Vista, iOS 6.0, Android 2.3
Release

Windows versions:

  • JP: 2014-03-18 (download version)
  • JP: 2014-03-26 (initial final release)

Taiwan2014-11-13-2014-11-19 (VIP test)
South Korea2015-01-15
Hong Kong2015-01-21
Taiwan2015-01-21 (closed test)
Taiwan2015-02-05 (open test)
Taiwan2015-02-05 (final version)
China2015-04-28-2015-05-10 (first beta)
China2015-06-16 (second beta)
Mobile versions:
Japan2014-07-01 (Android)
Japan2014-08-04 (iOS)
China2015-01-13-2015-01-20 (final closed test)
China2015-02-05 (first open test)
Hong Kong2015-04-16

South Korea2016-04-14
大航海時代Ⅴ スペシャルパック
Publisher(s)

Windows versions:

JapanSourcenext Corporation
Series Uncharted Waters
Platform(s) Windows Vista
Release
  • JP: 2015-04-25 (box version)
Uncharted Waters Online
Platform(s) Windows, PlayStation 3
Release Japan (Spring 2005)
Korea (July 2005)
Taiwan (January 2006)
China (January 7, 2007)
USA (Fall 2010) (Windows)
SEA (November 19, 2011)

Uncharted Waters, normally released as Daikoukai Jidai (大航海時代 Daikōkai Jidai?), is a popular Japanese video game series produced by Koei under its "Rekoeition" brand.

It is a simulation and role-playing video game series dealing with sailing and trading, themed around the Age of Discovery. In the games, the player takes up the role of a captain (or commodore in some translations) and manages a seagoing fleet to participate in trades, privateering, treasure hunting, exploration, and plain piracy. Even though the series is largely open-ended, there is still a loose plot which requires the player to follow certain paths, and deviating from these paths may stall the progress of the story.

In East Asia, the series has a large cult following, but it has not received much recognition outside the region. However, it has been compared to the earlier Sid Meier's Pirates! in gameplay and theme.

In Japan, the term "daikoukai jidai" refers to the Age of Discovery, the period between the 15th century and the 17th century when European explorers sailed the seas to open new alternative ways to Asia when the Ottoman Empire blocked the land routes.


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