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Ahoy Matey! Get ready for a fun game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is different each time you play it and it's fun. I have Pirate Hunter also which is similar but this game is easier to control than Pirate Hunter.

Great Game for Everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: November 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is alot of fun to play again and again. Every time it is different. We all had fun helping each other find treasures and lost relatives and laughed at each other doing the dancing. From the best gamer in the house to the novice gamer, we all enjoyed it.

The Bad Side

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: December 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game, produced by the creator of Civilization, Alpha Centauri, SimGolf, Gettysburg, and Antietam, has a few big bad sides to it! For example, some dances at the governor's mansion can get real confusing. I suggest that when you divide the plunder at the end of your voyage, you revert down levels as soon as you can, or you will suffer terrible difficulty conquering or sneaking in or out of cities. Other than that, this game is the best!

For once, I'm better then my dad!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: February 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. My dad, brother and I got it for X-mas and we loved making up different names. We always choose different skills and levels. And when you do ballroom dances, I can go to the end. But my dad can't. The most fun though, is when you fight the villans and get gold. The cut scenes are great (like when you a relative). This is my favorite computer game.

IMPORTANT INFO

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 17
Date: March 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

VERY IMPORTANT. I love this game, but I must warn you there are 2 versions. The Atari and the 2K one. I have the Atari, and love it. I don't no how good the 2K is. Thanks

Not just for kids!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Though it would be family friendly, I'm proof that it's highly addictive to adults too!
The different eras and levels of difficulty mean that the game can be played many times over. Various piratical activities offer the chance to use different skills - dancing needs some coordination, whereas for land battles you'll need to strategise.
It's great fun seeing your pirate become more and more famous and rise through the dastardly ranks as you defeat other notorious characters.
Highly recommended.

Fun For 10 Hours

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: July 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is amazingly addictive for a short while, until the mini games get repetitive. Since the mini-games are 70 % of the game, there's no real point in playing this game more than once. Also, at the game-age of 32, it's SUPER DUPER hard to beat the boss on swashbuckler difficulty, for me at least.

Game for the whole Family

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: July 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Dad, mom, and three kids all enjoy this game. It can be played on many levels and does not contain the sort of graphic images that would preclude the children in our household. The kids enjoy the adventurous nature of the game, while the adults like the strategic aspects. Plenty of fun, easy to learn, and the difficulty level accomodates a range of players. A game everyone can enjoy.

ARRGGHH!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: July 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is my favorite game. There are so many cities it's almost impossible to remember everything so it feels much like a new game each time you play. Sometimes the sea travel seems slow but they did speed up the ship battles in the last patch. There is no lewd behavior or language, no blood and guts, and no death so I think that this game is pretty family-friendly.

Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: July 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is undoubtedly one of Sid Meier's best. The game is easy to learn, fun to play, has GREAT graphics, and several different difficulty levels.

"Pirates" also has an interesting (if innaccurate) historical aspect. Nine famous pirates can be tracked down and defeated in the game, including Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, L'Ollonais, and Jean Lafitte. History buffs like myself will of course know that Lafitte and Blackbeard were about 115 years apart in history, but it certainly doesn't take any fun out of the game.

There are several different modes of play that keep the game interesting- sailing the seas, battling between ships, duels between you and various opponents (Ship Captains, Military Officers, Wanted Criminals, and other Pirates), tactical attacks on cities (my personal favourite), and dances with governors' daughters. Each mode of play features fast paced yet simple gameplay and excellent graphics.

When you aren't sailing around the world collecting loot, you can also play the storyline. This includes hunting down the evil Baron Raymondo to gather information about your family who was kidnapped when you were a child, followed by daring attempts to rescue them based on the info you gather. Even more important and dramatic is the search for the notorious Marquis Montalban, who had kidnapped your family in the first place due to a debt they owed. Another major game villain is Colonel Mendoza, who will kidnap any fair lady you are on the verge of marrying.

The scale of the game is also impressive. There are dozens of cities and settlements to visit, each one either allied to the French, English, Dutch, or Spanish. There are also Pirate Havens where you may be asked what city is most vulnerable to attack. You are also able to expand your character's abilities by purchasing or recieving as gifts everything from pistols to armor, to improved rudders, to telescopes, to dancing shoes, to shrunken heads, all of which improve the ability of your character.

The game has so many options, quests and possibilities that you can play for hours on end without anything seeming stale. Truly one of the best games I have ever played.

And yes, you can dig for buried treasure.

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