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This Game Is Like My Second Life

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If I had to choose a second life to live I would choose the life of one of the pirates in this game. Everything from the thrilling battle scenes to the great soundtrack is amazing. after i beat it once i just fooled around in the pirate world wich is just as fun as following a story line. the only difference is your creating your own story line. if u liked the movie, BUY THE GAME!!!!

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Graphics rock and game play is cool, once you get the hang of the controls, which is not so easy.

Well worth the price. A game could go on for weeks from what I can tell and replay should be pretty good since there is so much to explore.

Walking around can sometimes be tedious as you will find that he doesn't go very fast, even when you run. There are quick keys for points around the city but not when your outside. So, if your ship is moored on the other side of the island, you have to hike to get there!

Aside from that flaw, I think the game is the perfect combo of first person shooter, and adventure role playing.

I have gotten tire of just killing in my FPS's and gave this game a chance. Now that I have it, it is my second favorite to 1942.

I do wish there was some multi-player ability in it...that would make this a classic. All Pirate's robbing eachother and getting into huge ship battles, cool!

slightly better than bad pizza

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, I have to admit that it's a very pretty game, but I was largely disappointed in it. I actually bought it because I'm a huge fan of Morrowind, and I planned on getting it back when it was going to be Sea Dogs II, but it wasn't anything like I expected.

One problem is with the characters' HP and health items--the first being nonexistent and the second working far too slowly and being far too clunky--and too expensive!--to use. About half the enemies you run into on the very first island can kill you in one blow, and you'll only rarely run into single enemies. And even with a good sword and the "professional fencer" ability, you're weak. Like a little girl.

Also, the dungeons are truly pathetic when it comes to items, and killing enemies gives you nothing but minor experience. They won't even let you loot the bodies! On many, many levels, this game makes no sense, and if I didn't know it was originally designed by Bethesda, I'd never have guessed. It makes me wonder if this was the game they were going to put out before Disney bought up the rights or if Disney changed a lot at the last minute to result in such total suckitude. Maybe Bethesda didn't want it to look too much like their Elder Scrolls games and changed stuff themselves but didn't have much time to actually work the bugs out of the changes. Either way, it's terribly simplistic and at times downright frustrating. For instance, you can't even move sideways. There's only forward, back, and jump back. No lateral movement whatsoever.

Eventually, I realized part of the reason for the HP issues--if you weren't getting killed every three minutes and waiting to reload, you'd realize that you can play the entire game in three days, start to finish, including sidequests. You can probably do it in two, in fact, if you don't stop to chase pirates every few minutes. The sea battles are practically the only good thing about the game and saved it from being a complete disappointment. It truly helps that I got it on sale for less than I'd waste on pizza I won't eat because I'm too tired to cook.

Three days' worth of entertainment versus a mediocre pizza...well, it wasn't a complete loss....

Belongs in Davy Jones locker!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok here is my beef, I own "Sea Dogs" and I also own "Morrowind" both which I thoroughly enjoyed. But after beating this "Non-Linear" game in only 4 days I can say this game is a huge bust. I must admit im not a huge rpg game fan but if it has something to do with leveling up in order to get bigger and better things such as ships I have got to have it. I find it hard to believe the creators of morrowind made this game, it looks great but underneath is a hideously awful game. It seems like every other person you run into for a job proposal is named Rooper, and the ending which I wont give away, is extremely disappointing. I will however say that to call this game "Non-linear" is an extreme hoax because once you've gotten so far there is no turning back, and right at the point where your thinking the fun is just beginning, the ending will be in its place, and all the time you've spent leveling up to finally capture the ship of your dreams will end up in an extremely watery grave leaving you with no since of fulfillment or enjoyment at all! Because once you get it you will lose it and there is nothing you can do about it but watch with horror from starboard as the credits role and the game ends. My biggest problem with this game is the ending, maybe I just ran into a streak of luck which allowed me to level up fast (I did not cheat) but even so to be forced to end the game after capturing a ship which cannot be bought and not even getting to take it for a test drive or anything is pretty awful. One of the things I loved about The original "Sea Dogs" and "Morrowind"(which I still haven't finished yet) was that you decided when the game would end, and it did not force it upon you. I seriously doubt I had even finished leveling my character up to a level anywhere near his maximum potential which dualy upsets me, But alas, this was a disney production so I guess it was only to be expected.

In short save your money if you like rpg's of an exploratory nature get into the morrowind series or if you have a ship upgrading addiction and need a game to satisfy this urge Buy the original "Sea Dogs" or if you already own that get "Freelancer" from Microsoft, just don't buy this game because you will end up with a huge disappointment. ...

Just not fun.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: August 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

For starters, you can't easily control your character or your ships. There are times you'd like to save, but can't. The instructions are non-existant. The combat engine is a joke. Combat is supposed to be an important part of the game, but the action is the worst I've seen in years. Please don't buy this game. If we keep buying [weak] games like this, there will be no real incentive for developers to make decent products!

What a waste of time and money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: January 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is my first review - ever. But I felt a sense of duty to let everyone know if you didn't buy this game yet, DON'T. This game is a complete waste of time. Don't buy it. It's nothing at all like Seadogs. A lot of reviewers rave about the great graphics, and they are great when you can see them. But forget about doing anything at night or when it's raining, it's virtually impossible to see anything. All you do is walk around in almost total blackness bumping into everything. If it starts getting dark at all, you have to go to a tavern, if you can, and wait until morning. At least in Seadogs, the lanterns were lit. If you're in the jungle, or anywhere outside of town, you may as well reload the game from where you left off. And what the *$!) is with the storms at sea? You can't control the ship, you can't see, and you just sit there until you reload the game or your ship sinks. I loved Seadogs, and couldn't wait until this game came out, then finally got it this past Christmas. I spent over half the game time so far wandering around in the dark. What a letdown.

It's not Morrowind, but it will fulfill pirate expectations

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game yesterday and was so excited to have a pirate game created by the makers of Morrowind. I knew this game was open ended plot-wise, so I had high hopes that Pirates of the Caribbean (POTC) would be Morrowind on the open seas of the Atlantic.
I was wrong.
In the game you cannot interact with everything on the screen. Enter a room, and you can open a chest or cabinet if it's there, but don't think you can pick up some silverware off of a dining room table and sell it at the pawn shop.
You don't have a first person perspective in this game (except for when sailing).
I have a gripe about not being able to adjust all the keys on my keyboard to the arrangement I want in order to play this game. For instance, the space bar is a fixed action button.
The campy music for this game is terrible. I ended up muting it.
Lastly, the instruction booklet is nearly worthless, so pay close attention to the online tutorials. Skip them and you will be lost later.
However, the graphics are incredible! The plot possibilities are endless. And you get to perform ship to ship battles.
All in all, this is the most in-depth pirate game on the market, so if you are a pirate fan this game is for you (mostly because you will likely forgive any misgivings this game has currently). If you are looking for something like Morrowind... stick with Morrowind.

In response to others reviews

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I just had to respond to some of the criticisms.

The combat isn't very realistic, but in an RPG, it doesn't need to be. If you want realistic combat, look for a good FPS. One person said there should have been more of a movie tie-in, but the Disney buy out wasn't even official before the game was mostly complete, just a month or two before release. Besides, movie-games usually are bad, and game-movies fare about as well.

Bethesda's Folly

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game thinking that perhaps it was just a name change, that maybe it was still going to be sea dogs 2... but alas, the gameplay is horrible.. the AI is lacking.. and the speech trees are annoying.. My only hope is that perhaps by selling out with this game, bethesda will have made enough to make another great game in the elder scrolls series.... Don't purchase this title thinking it will be Morrowindesque, it's just not even close. Disney put the big stink on it.

This is a cool game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played in first version of this game wich called Sea Dogs.
It was the greatest game about pirates and ships.
I think Sea Dogs 2 (or Pirates of the Carribean if you wish) will be the best game of this summer.
I advice it to all people who likes pirates, slaves and the sail age. It will be fun!!!

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