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Introduction: Take on the role of a Pirate Captain to amass fortune and fame and seize your rightful place as one of the most revered and feared pirates in history. Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history! Originally released in 1987, Pirates! received unprecedented critical acclaim for crossing multiple game genres to offer unique, unrivaled gameplay options. Pirates! set the industry standard for innovative game design with its unique blend of open-ended role-playing, real-time adventures and thrilling action sequences. Now it’s time for Sid Meier and Firaxis Games to bring this pioneering action-adventure game into the 21st century. An entirely new game engine will deliver updated gameplay, stunning new features, spectacular 3D graphics and enhanced sound effects, so players can fully experience the intrigue, adventure and danger of life as a pirate on the Spanish Main. In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean amassing fortune and fame in an attempt to seize your rightful place as one of the most revered (and feared!) pirates in history. Test your skills as a sea captain exploring the high seas and exotic ports in a richly detailed 3D world. Overtake the enemy and seize valuable booty. Exchange plank-shattering broadsides in fierce naval battles, and engage in duels with worthy opposing captains. The new Pirates! carries on with the great gameplay and design simplicity tradition of the award-winning original, while adding more challenging and exciting battle options. It offers a deeper and more varied role-playing experience that includes multiple paths to a wealthy retirement. This and many other features and additions make this gaming classic one of the most highly anticipated releases of this century! |
Features: Take the helm of 27 upgradeable ship types. Visit ports to receive missions, build your crew, trade goods - even dance! Jump into arcade-style 4-player Versus ship battles. Upload scores and download sails, flags and content using Xbox Live. Streamlined gameplay keeps the action moving with new attack modes and resized worlds. The interface and gameplay screens are customized to take advantage of the Xbox controller. New cinematics and more swashbuckler moments. All-new minigames created exclusively for the Xbox version including: Even the Odds - segues between ship battle and dueling if you're attacking a ship and you're outnumbered. Town Sneak - overhauled for Xbox as a 3rd person stealth game with action elements, guards actively chase you. New gameplay features: Montalban Quest - New quests provide hints to players and serve as a tour of the game, while providing challenges to expert gamers. Unlockable bonus content - perform feats ranging from finding all 4 lost cities to sinking 100 enemy ships, and earn credits which can be used to unlock bonus content such as paintings, renders and behind the scenes videos of the team and the making of the game. Vs Multiplayer Ship Battles - up to four players (including any combination of human and AI players) can duke it out in an exciting, party-game styled game of ship battles. Players can ram each other, causing spectacular splintering collisions, or pick up power-ups and try to blast their opponents out of the water. |
Specifications: Publisher: 2K Games Developer: Firaxis Games Platform: Xbox Release Date: 11/07/2005 Genre: Action / Strategy Rated: Teen (13+) > Mild Violence Players: 1-4 |