Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm
Encyclopedia
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm is a simulation computer game for the Xbox 360
and Microsoft Windows
developed by Liquid Dragon Studios and published by Greenwave Games. The game was created by Northwestern Games.
. The game throws you into the boots of a Bering Sea
Captain, where you must carefully plan your fishing trip, maintain your boat, hire crew members and more.
, Cornelia Marie
and more, or create and customize your own boat. Recruit and lead your own crew from a roster of twenty real life crab fishermen. Selecting the wrong boat or recruiting the wrong crew member can mean the difference between landing a Bering Sea
jackpot or disaster. Lead your crew in the strategic search for King
and Opilio Crab
while battling to secure your catch and livelihood before other captains and crews get to the crab first.
, a poor 4.0 score from GameSpot
, and a 56 out of 100 score on Metacritic
.
and PC
in April 2008 but was eventually released for the Xbox 360 in North America on June 17, 2008, with the PC version later released on August 19, 2008. The release date for the PC version was pushed back several times due to glitches found within the Xbox 360 version.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
developed by Liquid Dragon Studios and published by Greenwave Games. The game was created by Northwestern Games.
Overview
Alaskan Storm is a game based on the television show Deadliest CatchDeadliest Catch
Deadliest Catch is a documentary/reality television series produced by Original Productions for the Discovery Channel. It portrays the real life events aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and C. opilio crab fishing seasons.The Aleutian Islands port of Dutch Harbor,...
. The game throws you into the boots of a Bering Sea
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....
Captain, where you must carefully plan your fishing trip, maintain your boat, hire crew members and more.
The Game
Alaskan Storm lets you captain your own boat in a search for the Red Gold of the Bering Sea. Select one of five real crab boats, including the NorthwesternFV Northwestern
F/V Northwestern is an Alaskan crab, Pacific cod, and salmon tendering fishing vessel notable for being featured in the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch...
, Cornelia Marie
FV Cornelia Marie
The F/V Cornelia Marie is one of the commercial crab fishing boats featured on the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch.The boat is owned by Cornelia Marie Devlin and prior to his death, Phil Harris . Two of Phil's sons, Jake and Josh Harris, work on the boat as well...
and more, or create and customize your own boat. Recruit and lead your own crew from a roster of twenty real life crab fishermen. Selecting the wrong boat or recruiting the wrong crew member can mean the difference between landing a Bering Sea
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....
jackpot or disaster. Lead your crew in the strategic search for King
King crab
King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a superfamily of crab-like decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus.King...
and Opilio Crab
Chionoecetes
Chionoecetes is a genus of crabs that live in the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.Other names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" and "spider crab" – they are known by different names in different areas of the world....
while battling to secure your catch and livelihood before other captains and crews get to the crab first.
Reception
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm has received mixed reviews, including a passable 6.4 rating from IGNIGN
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, a poor 4.0 score from GameSpot
GameSpot
GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
, and a 56 out of 100 score on Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
.
Releases
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm was originally due for release on both Xbox 360Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
in April 2008 but was eventually released for the Xbox 360 in North America on June 17, 2008, with the PC version later released on August 19, 2008. The release date for the PC version was pushed back several times due to glitches found within the Xbox 360 version.