Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony

2011 video game

Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony

Developer(s)| Final Form Games
Publisher(s)| Final Form Games
Composer(s)| Francisco Cerda
Platform(s)| Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Release| Windows
June 8, 2011[1]
Mac
December 13, 2011
Linux
December 22, 2011
Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot
November 10, 2011
PS4 (as Jamestown+)

* NA: March 17, 2015[2]
* PAL: March 18, 2015

Switch

* WW: December 12, 2019

Genre(s)| Scrolling shooter, bullet hell
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony, also known as simply Jamestown, is a vertically scrolling shooter developed and released by Final Form Games in 2011. The game takes place on Mars in an alternate history steampunk 17th century, where the planet is an English colony contested by the Spanish and the indigenous Martians.

## Plot

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## Gameplay

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Jamestown features mechanics similar to many other shooters. There are 4 types of ships available, each with a primary and secondary attack, and a "Vaunt Mode" which the player can trigger when enough gold from destroyed enemies has been collected. When this mode is engaged the ship gains a temporary shield, increased firepower and a score multiplier for a limited time, which can be prolonged and increased by collecting more gold.

The game is playable in both regular singleplayer mode and in a local multiplayer mode supporting up to 4 players.

## Development

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The game was developed in two years by the small indie developer Final Form Games, and financed by the three founders' own personal savings.[3] The developers present the Cave shooter Progear as being the closest thing to a direct influence, and say that the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki, in particular Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky influenced the artstyle.[3] The story's alternate history references Roanoke Colony, and includes associated figures like Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, John Smith, and Joachim Gans as characters.

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| (PS4) 83/100[4]
(PC) 81/100[5]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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1Up.com| A[6]
Destructoid| 8/10[7]
Eurogamer| 8/10[8]
GamePro| [9]
GameSpot| 8/10[10]
Giant Bomb| [11]
IGN| 8.5/10[12]
PC Gamer (UK)| 78%[13]
PC Gamer (US)| 90%[14]
PC PowerPlay| 7/10[15]
The A.V. Club| A[16]

Jamestown and Jamestown+ received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4][5] IGN called the PC version "an accessible, punchy shooter with some clever mechanics at play and a surprising level of depth hiding beneath the 16-bit surface".[12] 1UP.com praised its approachable, escalating difficulty, the 16-bit style graphics and its soundtrack.[6]

Jamestown was selected as one of the "PAX 10" (a selection of the years best indie games) for the PAX Prime 2011 convention.[17] The game was added to the Humble Indie Bundle 4 on December 13, 2011.

## References

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1. ^ "Jamestown". Steam Store. Valve. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
2. ^ Chen, Chieh (February 26, 2015). "Spring Fever 2015: 8 Weeks, 8 New PS4 Games, PS Plus Discounts". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
3. ^ a b Mann, Kyle (June 30, 2011). "Interview: Final Form Games Talks Jamestown, Hoagies". Press X or Die. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
4. ^ a b "Jamestown+ for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
5. ^ a b "Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
6. ^ a b Mackey, Bob (June 20, 2011). "Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony Review". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
7. ^ Pinsof, Allistair (July 6, 2011). "Review: Jamestown". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
8. ^ Reed, Kristan (July 15, 2011). "Download Games Roundup (Page 2)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
9. ^ Vazquez, Suriel (June 23, 2011). "Review: Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
10. ^ McGee, Maxwell (June 28, 2011). "Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
11. ^ Navarro, Alex (July 1, 2011). "Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony Review". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
12. ^ a b Meunier, Nathan (June 29, 2011). "Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
13. ^ Edwards, Tim (August 2, 2011). "Jamestown review". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
14. ^ "Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony". PC Gamer. Vol. 18, no. 10\. Future US. October 2011. p. 77.
15. ^ "Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony". PC PowerPlay. No. 193\. Next Media Pty Ltd. September 2011. p. 63.
16. ^ Heisler, Steve; Agnello, Anthony John; Nelson, Samantha; Kaiser, Rowan; VanDerWerff, Todd; Teti, John (July 18, 2011). "July 18, 2011 ("Jamestown")". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
17. ^ Conditt, Jessica (July 9, 2011). "PAX 10 says these are the best indie games". Engadget (Joystiq). Oath Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

## External links

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* Official website
* Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony at MobyGames
* Jamestown: Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot at MobyGames

* v
* t
* e

Roanoke Colony

Watts' West Indies and Virginia expedition

Places|

* Roanoke Island
* Hatteras Island (Croatoan) Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum
* Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Roanoke Island Festival Park)

Notable colonists (List)|

* 1585 colony
* Ralph Lane
* 1587 colony
* John White
* Eleanor Dare
* Ananias Dare
* Virginia Dare
* Manteo

Native associates|

* Roanoke people
* Croatan (Hatteras Indians)
* Lumbee
* Wanchese
* Wingina

Other notable people|

* Simon Fernandes
* Joachim Gans
* Thomas Harriot
* Bartholomew Gilbert
* John Lawson
* 1709 book

Notable researchers|

* David Beers Quinn
* Talcott Williams
* Ivor Noël Hume
* Andrew Lawler
* David Sutton Phelps Jr.

Notable cultural references|

* Dare Stones
* The Lost Colony
* Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island
* The Rising Shore — Roanoke
* American Horror Story: Roanoke
* The Briar King

* v
* t
* e

Jamestown, Virginia Colony (1607–1624)

Timeline of Jamestown, Virginia • History (1607–1699)

Events|

* Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
* First Virginia Charter
* Second Virginia Charter
* Virginia Company/London Company
* Jamestown supply missions
* Starving Time
* Anglo-Powhatan Wars
* 1619 Jamestown craftsmen strike
* Indian massacre of 1622

Geography|

* Belle Isle
* Cape Charles
* College Creek
* Glass House Point
* Hog Island
* James River
* Jamestown Island
* Mulberry Island
* Stingray Point
* Tsenacommacah
* Werowocomoco
* Powhatan's Chimney

Associated places
(list)|

* Blunt Poynt
* Kecoughtan
* Cape Henry
* First Landing State Park
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* Farrar's Island
* Henricus
* Beggars Bush (Jordan Point)
* Moysonec
* Old Point Comfort
* Fort Algernon
* Pagan River
* Passapatanzy
* Wolstenholme Towne

| 1619 incorporations|

* James City
* Charles City
* Elizabeth City
* City of Henrico

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Colonists
(list)|

| Original Virginia Governor's Council members|

* Edward Maria Wingfield (president)
* Bartholomew Gosnold
* Christopher Newport
* John Martin
* John Ratcliffe
* George Kendall
* John Smith

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Other notable original colonists|

* Gabriel Archer
* Robert Beheathland
* Samuel Collier
* Robert Hunt
* George Percy
* Thomas Wotton

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Notable colonists from
supply missions|

* First Supply
* Jonas Profit
* Thomas Savage
* Matthew Scrivener
* Michael Sicklemore
* William Spence
* Second Supply
* Anne Burras
* Raleigh Croshaw
* Thomas Dowse
* Mistress Forrest
* Thomas Forrest
* Thomas Graves
* Hugh Gwyn
* Ralph Hamor
* Daniel Tucker
* Francis West
* Jamestown Polish craftsmen
* Third Supply
* Richard Buck
* William Capps
* James Davis
* Temperance Flowerdew
* Thomas Gates
* Stephen Hopkins
* Samuel Jordan
* Silvester Jourdain
* William Peirce
* William Powell
* Robert Rich
* John Rolfe
* Samuel Sharpe
* William Sharpe
* George Somers
* Henry Spelman
* William Strachey
* George Yeardley
* Fourth Supply
* Samuel Argall
* Lawrence Bohun
* Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
* Fifth Supply
* Thomas Dale
* Cecily Jordan Farrar
* William Spencer
* Joan Wright

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Notable colonists
1611–1624|

* "Angela"
* Edward Bennett
* William Berkeley
* William Claiborne
* William Farrar
* Henry Fleete
* Anthony Johnson
* Christopher Lawne
* Samuel Matthews
* Richard Pace
* John Pollington
* John Pott
* Edmund Rossingham
* George Sandys
* Walter Shelley
* Richard Stephens
* George Thorpe
* William Tucker
* John West
* Alexander Whitaker
* Francis Wyatt

Natives and
native groups|

* Accomac people
* Appomattoc
* Opossunoquonuske
* "Chanco"
* Chickahominy people
* Pamunkey (tribe)
* Opechancanough
* Patawomeck
* Powhatan (people)
* Powhatan (leader)
* Pocahontas
* Tackonekintaco
* Tomocomo
* Nemattanew
* Rappahannock people

Other notables|

* Ancient planter
* Women of Colonial Virginia
* Tobacco brides
* John Ferrar
* Nicholas Ferrar
* Virginia Laydon
* John Pory
* Nathaniel Rich
* Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
* Edwin Sandys
* Thomas Smythe
* Robert Tyndall
* Pedro de Zúñiga y de la Cueva

Written accounts|

* "Dale's Code" (1612)
* A Description of New England (1616)
* The Historie of Travaile Into Virginia Britannia (1619)
* The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1619)
* True Reportory (1625)
* Pamiętnik handlowca (1625)

Cultural depictions|

* Po-ca-hon-tas, or The Gentle Savage (1855)
* Pocahontas (1910 film)
* The Wives of Jamestown (1913)
* Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (1938)
* Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
* Argall: The True Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith (2001)
* The New World (2005 film)
* Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony (2011)
* Jamestown (2017)

Associated ships|

* Susan Constant
* Godspeed
* Discovery
* Mary and John
* Sea Venture
* Virginia
* White Lion

Related|

* Jamestown Rediscovery
* General Court of Virginia (colonial)
* House of Burgesses
* Virginia General Assembly
* Virginia Governor's Council
* "He who does not work, neither shall he eat"
* List of James River plantations
* Preservation Virginia
* Roanoke Colony

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