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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 40
Date: February 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game doesent sound that cool but i might be proved wrong (probaly will) but the part i thought was cool about it is you battle with a sword and sail ships so we all will see how good this game is when it comes out!

I WISH I HAD A HOOK FOR A HAND

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 23
Date: February 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I PLAYED THIS GAME ON TURBO GRAFIX 16, THE JAPANESE VERISON WAS LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK ON A GLOOMY DAY. THIS GAME ROCKS, ITS LIKE PLAYING WITH A LITTLE PUPPY FOR HOURS. THIS GAME IS THE REASON WHY I BOUGHT XBOX...GAMECUBE IS FOR THE WEAK AND WEAKMINDED...THIS WILL BE XBOX'S ZELDA...IF YOUR DONT BUY THIS GAME THEN YOU SHOULD RETURN YOUR XBOX AND ASK OR FORGIVENESS.....THIS IS OUR TIME..OUR TIME DOWN HERE..IT IS TIME TO MOCK THOSE WHO FEEL I AM WRONG FOR GIVING THIS 5 STARS..ITS CLEAR THAT YOU ARE NOT A VIDEO JUNKIE AS I...I KNOW THIS GAME WILL KNOCK THE SOCKS OFF WHOM EVER THAT PLAYS IT...FOR I AM THE SUN GOD AND THIS GAME IS MY LIGHT

How about we wait until its out....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 36
Date: March 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am very against providing reviews of a game based on speculation or hope. How about we wait until it comes out before awarding it five stars. I submit this only to balance it out. I should say that I, too, am looking forward to this game.

Not the original Pirates! but a lot of fun...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: March 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is fantasy meets Pirates! A fun but not technically difficult game of exploring "other world" islands. The captain mode, where you walk around, can be a bit tedious and the sword play a bit elementary. The ship mode, however, is amazing. Try battling three rouge pirate ships while getting shelled by a fortress at dusk! The graphics are lush and amazing. The camera angles need improvement, and at times make it almost impossible to accomplish a task. Also, the quests can be a bit cheezy with their fantasy orientation, i.e. finding a voodoo doll to battle a voodoo master and his skeleton gaurds. If you liked the original Pirates! and don't mind the fantasy aspect of the game- buy it!

Save Your Money -- Unless Its for a Kid

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 13 / 21
Date: March 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I had hoped that this game would be a next gen version of Prince of Persia, but all I got was a cross between a Mario-style game and a wanna be Third-Person shooter.

The sea battles, though a cool idea, a less than spectacular -- its very difficult to manaveur the boats with speed and the action is very slow-paced.

The game itself is very simple -- you run around killing pirates and finding treasures, but its just not that fun. Perhaps kids will like this because of the cartoon style drawing and that there is not too much blood shown, but adults -- well stick with Max Payne or Gunvalkerie.

The graphics are very PS2ish and just does not seem on par with the XBOX's potential. My suggestion, rent it for your kids (if you have any) and then decide to buy it -- but if you don't have kids, stay away from this game.

Great 3rd Person Action / sailing vessel battle game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: April 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game mostly because it seemed somewhat similar to one of my favorite classic games from SSI for 8-bit 6502 based computers: Broadsides. The similarity between the two games ends with the sea battles between sailing warships. "Pirates" is definitely a faster paced action game with two distinct categories of action: on land and on the sea. The land portion is a rather typical 3rd person hack/slash jumper type fighting game featuring different land enemies with the occasional boss thrown in. The land portion involves searching for loot and navigation components in the form of treasure chests. A fairly simple puzzle type problem keeps you guessing a bit with chests hidden in difficult to access areas or buried. In the case of buried chests, an interesting use of the controller vibrator is used to indicate how close you are to the secret spot. I personally like the sea fighting portion much more. This portion features gorgous 3D graphics with lots of detail in the ships (yours and enemy), and the surrounding environment. In the water with you are schools of fish which you can see swimming just under the surface, dolphins jumping, sea gulls flying, etc. You can also make out much of the detail on enemy ships, as well as features on land. In the water, you fight against different enemy ships and land based fortresses. It's very satisfying to be able to upgrade your ship and install more cannons for truely great broadside shots! In all, I'm happy with this game. My only complaints: all enemies pretty much respawn automatically & predictably. They're not especially intelligent either. The character control in the land portion isn't perfect. Sometimes, the games "walks" the character instead of performing a "run" with the left analog stick pushed to diagonal limits.

Attack of the Glitches!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 13
Date: April 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game would be okay, if it weren't for an insane amount of glitching that plagues it. The xbox constantly says that the disk is dirty or damaged, causing you to loose what isn't saved of your quest. The game isn't unplayable, but it is VERY irritating. With nice graphics and decent gameplay you can almost overlook the fact that the jerk developers didn't take the time to debug it a little more. Almost. It's not a very challengeing game, and makes a good rental.

Pirates!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: April 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I purhcased this game hoping for it to be like the original Pirates! It is not like the original but very well done nonetheless. The first person mode is somewhat simple but fun and the ship battles are fantastic. THe graphics are good and the water looks amazing. You can see sea turtles or dolphins swimming by while you sail your ship. THis game is great for all ages! A definate buy if you ever wanted to be a pirate.

Decent Pirate Game....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Though this game was moderately hyped I was looking forward to it being a fan of the Pirate genre. The first person aspect of the game is okay, but takes a while to get good at the insane camera angles and there is considerable clipping. The sea battles are pretty good and the story is moderately entertaining. Most parts of the game are really easy which is good if you are 12 or just lousy at most video games like I am. But some parts are really fustrating and confusing. Overall it could have been a much better game...

Pirates

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is very enjoyable for people of all ages and I reccommend buying it.

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