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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates!
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From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games

List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $7.88
You Save: $7.11 (47%)
Buy New/Used from $7.88

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars(25 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6576

Platform: Xbox
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: 100728
Model: 10425
UPC: 710425298011
EAN: 0710425298011
ASIN: B0009R1TAO

Release Date: November 9, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • 17th Century Caribbean
  • Discover
  • Leading role

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
In Sid Meier's Pirates! You'll become take the leading role ofa Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean. Amass fortune and fame in an attempt to seize your rightful place as one of the most revered (and feared!) pirates in history.


Customer Reviews:   Read 20 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Hardy Har Har   July 17, 2008
  2 out of 2 found this review helpful

So a little time has passed and now not only can you run the X-box version of this game on the 360, but you can download it from X-box Live! Is it still worth playing today? Oh yes! First of all, I like the console version better than the PC version. It just feels more pick-up-and-play on the Xbox, the controls work beautifully (I vastly prefer pressing buttons to hitting number keys on a keyboard), and with the high-resolution rendering on the 360 the game looks wonderful. In fact, I only have one complaint. You can't skip the intro movie on the 360 for some reason.

If you like the PC version you may want to change over to this version for sheer ease-of-use. If you've never played the game before you ought to give it a try just to find out how a series of minigames can make for a full-blown game, and why Sid Meyer's games are as popular as they are. I don't play it every day. When I do play it I stop when I beat it and leave it alone for a while. But when I do start playing, I get hooked deep until I beat the game again and hopefully best my high score once again (the real replay value comes from trying to end the game with a super-high score). Give it a try and hopefully the game will do the same for you. Have fun!



4 out of 5 stars fun and addictive -- another excellent Sid Meier game   March 10, 2008
This game does have some faults -- the gameplay is shamelessly repetitive at points. But it just doesn't matter, because the world the game creates is so much fun to play around in, and the freedom to move among the various activities available (ship battles, sword fights, land battles, dancing minigame) is complete. It definitely has that "just five more minutes" quality that Sid Meier seems to achieve so regularly.

The Xbox port is great and controls very nicely. Works well on the Xbox 360 as well. Just make sure to update the game through the in-game interface (not just through Xbox 360) as you'll get extra content that way and be able to upload your scores to Xbox Live.



5 out of 5 stars Excellent game, changes everytime you play it   December 26, 2007
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I think this game is endless. You can play it different every time! This is one of the few games that I have consistently played over the years. Yes I said years, my son and I have gotten countless amounts of hours and enjoyment from this game. I highly recommend it.


4 out of 5 stars great fun   October 22, 2007
great game, but there is a glich where your ship can run aground (really it just gets stuck) in map mode and you cannot get it back in the water. Fun if you can avoid this.


5 out of 5 stars One of the best   July 24, 2007
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is one of the most addicting video games I've ever played. Fun and interesting, easy to pick up and play, good graphics and variety of play styles.

If they were to make on online pirate game, consult Sid Meier's Pirates.


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