There is just that feeling of anticipation that I get whenever I download an adventure game, I may play quite a bit, but it's always interesting to see what the developers out there come up with. Which brings me to this title, Buccaneer is the name, an interesting short adventure game that really is quite the quick play if you don't have a lot of time to complete a full on adventure game. A good adventure interface was chosen for this game,there are good graphics and although there isn't much in terms of a deep story line, it's still an adventure game that should amuse you for awhile.

The game starts out simple enough you play as Richard. You wake up one morning to find yourself disoriented after a night of drinking, to discover something seems a little off about your room. Soon enough after some searching you discover that your manifests are missing! Oh no! Not the manifests! Anything but the manifests! All right, so now you must go forth and find out what happened to them, did someone steal them? Where are the manifests?

Seasoned adventure gamers will notice straight away the familiar interface when the game loads up. If you ever played any of the LucasArts titles like Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, this is the interface, a very effective one. Everything is set out nicely for the player and it just gives the game's presentation a more professional feeling. The graphic style also is reminiscent of the Monkey Island games, obviously not that impressive by today's standards. Still they are effective for the game, it's a nice style that conveys the atmosphere of the game.

Which brings me to the actual length of the game, it is short. I mean really short, even the author admits that this was done mostly to introduce the characters in the game, so that the next game, Buccaneer 2, would be much longer in length. That was a minor quip but was not that big of a deal. In terms of the actual story just trying to find a manifest, not that all exciting, still simple yet effective can be good.

However, if you're looking for a quick adventure game to keep you entertained for a bit of time, then this one does the trick nicely. Buccaneer is the name, go check it out.