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[Willco]

... I've been trying to track down a copy of World of Warcraft to no avail, and I might just wait until after Christmas when I get my inevitable flood of gift cards to buy it.

I have a gift card or two right now, and I could really go for a fun PC game and I see Best Buy has Pirates! for sale.

... Worth it?

 

[Azih]

Well the Spanish might take over your English town right before you can stop them causing your English lady friend to disappear forever.

 

[Willco]

Well the Spanish might take over your English town right before you can stop them causing your English lady friend to disappear forever.

Damn Mexicans.

 

[MrAngryFace]

I spent trade in credit on it, love it. Mike Works SEEMS to like it too.

 

[hobart]

Haven't played but I've read all the threads about the game and they have been glowing.

Knowing the taste of these boards... I'd consider the game strongly... especially for $40.

 

[Unison]

Yeah, it's awesome, though I haven't played it much since getting World of Warcraft.

 

[Willco]

I would prefer to buy World of Warcraft, but getting a copy at this point seems impossible.

If Mike and MAF like it, chances are I will too. What's the replay value like? Is it open ended? Etc.?

 

[Azih]

It's very much open ended, plus you can go up to another difficulty level if you want a challenge.

 

[Unison]

Yeah, it's as open-ended as just about anything. You can do the quests you hear about or you can just make money trading & plundering. Like any of Sid's games there are several yardsticks by which you can measure success.

I can't imagine you not having fun for at least one Pirate career. Longevity really depends on how much you get into the game, I suppose, but the game is strong enough to support as much replayability as you are willing to put into it.

You should buy Civ III or Alpha Centauri too.

 

[Willco]

You should buy Civ III or Alpha Centauri too.

Pass. I really just like pirates and games where you can fuck around. And be a pirate!

 

[Azih]

The fact that you are uh, acquiring the game through a... traditional method of software product delivery means that you've pretty much already failed the 'fuck around, be a pirate' test Willco.

 

[Gorey]

I really just like pirates and games where you can fuck around. And be a pirate!

Pirates! will be fulfill both these aspirations handily. It isn't super detailed or really all that complicated, but it definately satisfies the pirating itch.

 

[bishoptl]

Buy it. I recommend Pirates more than any other title ever produced in the history of interactive entertainment. It's THAT DAMN GOOD.

Sid Meier For Emperor

 

[WarPig]

Yeah. This game may as well be subtitled "Fuck Around And Be A Pirate."

DFS.

 

[CrimsonSkies]

Yep. I've loved it on the PC and enjoyed it enough to go ahead and put in a reserve for the Xbox version. It's a game that I'll never tire of and one I'd rather play on a TV on my couch. Hopefully the controls will be tolerable.

 

[Gorey]

Hopefully the controls will be tolerable.

The minigames seem like they'd be well suited to gamepad controls. Sailing and dueling, in particular. The whole game has a certain cinematic flair that'll look good on a big TV screen, I think.