Sid Meier's Pirates!

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $11.94

Features:

• Experience the dangerous life of a pirate in this action-adventure game
• Play a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean, amassing fortune and fame
• Engage in fierce naval battles; battle, overtake, and command 27 ship types
• Explore the high seas and exotic ports in a richly detailed 3-D world
• Multiple quests through non-linear, open life timeline; enhanced sound effects

Accessories:
Sid Meier's Pirates! (Prima Official Game Guide)	PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

Pirates Dissapointing [Posted on 2008-02-15]
I purchased Pirates after reading a few reviews and expected it to be an entertaining game. While the concept of the game is solid I found it to be very disappointing as a whole.
First of all, there is little possible customization within the game, as you can only choose from a set of ships and buy generic upgrades.
The character interaction is frustrating and quite boring as the voices can only say "blah" and "meh".
The controls are very hard without a number pad and I could not find any way to change them. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU SO NOT HAVE A NUMPAD. Dueling is nearly impossible on my laptop without a numpad.
I like the civilization series, but was disappointed byt Pirates. I would recommend saving your money to buy CIV 4 if you don't have it, and don't waste it on Pirates.

Good game for family [Posted on 2008-02-24]
I purchased this game to play with my kids. I admit that the repeat graphics and perdictability of the game tend to make it less exciting then other games I have played. But I contiue to play the game long after my kids have grown tired of playing. No gore or over the top violence. Not crazy about the overly busty bar wenches, for the kids. But beyond that I most enjoy raising an army of pirates and attacking the cities. FUN!

I own the game, but haven't played it for over a year. [Posted on 2008-03-18]
I was initially enthused by the elements of this game, and the fact that it's a Caribbean Pirates scenario. Several factors have positive merit, the sea battles being one, the other the ability to roam everywhere on the map. Navigation is fairly easy, and the printed map very useful. But one major facet of the game bugs me to no end, the dancing. Ugh! Why, oh why, is your character forced to dance with every single governor's daughter in order to gain additional items? Not only does it subtract from the gameplay, but it's deliberately prissy and a huge waste of time. I tried several games not even bothering with daughters, simply walking away from them. That felt great.

Then I went out, and as my pirate aged, attempted to sink and capture as much Spanish shipping as possible before I grew too old, ignoring the main objective of searching for missing relatives. Attacking the abundance of Spanish ships was fun and thoroughly satifying, unlike the awful dance scenarios. I wish there were an option to delete those sequences. That's why I haven't played in over a year. I can't get those sugar-coated dance scenarios out of my head. Good Gawd, Sid, what were you thinking?

good time killer [Posted on 2008-04-12]
If you are looking to kill 3 hours during the day it is very easy to get wrapped up in plundering the seas. Not overly difficult, but fun.

Great game [Posted on 2008-04-21]
I'm told this is a great update of an old Sid Meier's Classic. It's apparently gotten a lot easier in the new edition (as video games tend to do), but there's plenty of challenge if you play in Swashbuckler mode.

Good game with above-average (think B to B+) replay value.

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