Sid Meier's Pirates!
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Good I guess..
Written by TS from Canton
Aug 26, 2009
This is a very addicting game, but too bad that it is entirely too easy and can be beat in only a few days. Perfect for the average gamer who likes to play every now and again but not for someone who takes their games seriously.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
All of the good that I remembered and so much more
Written by WM from SMYRNA
Jun 20, 2009
Okay, I can't speak to what the 'younger crowd' are playing these days. I'm in my ... ahem ... mid 40's and I played one of the original PC versions of this game (a while back).
That game got it all right.
This new version keeps all of that good stuff and upgrades everything I hoped for in the 21st century ... the graphics, sound, and ease of use are all up to date (nearly). It does take over the entire screen, and I can't multitask; but when I'm playing, I don't really want to.25 of 30 people found this useful
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Like the original C64 game
Written by CJ from San Diego
Mar 15, 2009
Great game! It's based on the original for the Commodore 64 and it's only been improved. You can plunder the Spanish Main or become a trader. The only hard part is dancing to gain the favor of women. Max graphics can be sluggish on a Macbook Pro but run fine on an iMac.
Definitely addictive.31 of 39 people found this useful
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Great
Written by PG
Feb 27, 2009
WWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Great game!
Written by BH from RENTON
Jan 23, 2009
This is a great game. It is easy to learn, but complex enough to be challenging. There are user selected levels to increase difficulty and challenge.
16 of 19 people found this useful
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
An Old Salt says ARRRR Mateys
Written by CR from WILLIAMSVILLE
Jan 7, 2009
I am 70 years old. I have a play station2, a nintendo 64, and a Wii system all with 8 or 10 games each. So where do I spend all my game time? On my iMac with Sid Meyer's "Pirates." I am addicted to it. No glitches. Great graphics. Great fun. Lots to do. Battle all kinds of ships. Keep them. Blow them up. Sell them. Take all their cargo. One of the ports, say Havana or Tortuga, won't trade with you because you're s scurvy pirate, then raid his town, name your own governor and trade all you want. You must find and rescue family members, find buried treasures, lost cities, and much, much more. Get other pirates and/or indians to raid towns before you get there just to make your job a little easier. Bring immigrants and/or missionaries in to help a town prosper.Keep your crew fed and happy. Buy it, NOW!
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Improved from earlier versions
Written by RS from Oklahoma City
Nov 5, 2008
I spent hours playing the original Pirates! and the Pirates! Gold games. Overall, many things have been improved over those older versions. You're able to have much longer careers and the crew does not become as mutinous as quickly. The engine for invading a city is much better.
You can now see ships on the water, so there is no more sailing aimlessly looking for someone to attack.
Downsides:
Except for on rare cases, fencing is laughably easy and the size of your crew seems to have little bearing. In the old games if you crashed a sloop with 64 sailors into a War Galleon with over 200, your opponent would have a distinct advantage when the fight begins. No longer.
Sneaking into town is cool at first, but it gets increasingly tedious once you have to do it to get into every Spanish town.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Commodor 64 Flash Back
Written by MJ from Bothell
Oct 25, 2008
Overall this was a big improvement over the original. The graphics and game play was improved; however, I reached the highest retierment level my first game. I remeber playing for hours as a kid (even marying the "hottie") and only reaching colonel. That is my only complaint. Overall great game and flashback.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
If you loved the original...
Written by PM from Brentwood
Sep 25, 2008
This is it with some good enhancements and great graphics updates. I lost hours to this game when I was younger and now I have lost hours to it with my Mac. A welcome addition IMHO. It has a simple learning curve and is a great deal of fun. If you are looking for ship handling realism and complex gaming systems this isn't for you. Thank you for bringing this to the Mac, and thank you Sid for updating one of my favorite games from my youth.
My one complaint with it: I can't remap the keys so you have to deal with the placement. It is awkward at times.74 of 89 people found this useful
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Plunder Away! (It's a Great Game)
Written by MN
Sep 24, 2008
When I first played Sid Meier's Pirates! 4 Years Ago At my friends house, and immediately thought "I wish this was for mac" Well It's 4 years later and Pirates! Is Back To Plunder Mac's Everywhere, and i must say a 4 year wait for a port is bearable enough for either a really good game or a really tolerant fan-base. Luckily Pirates! is a really good game,and doesn't sink fans hopes. It delivers exactly what the PC version did only now on Macs. For all who haven't played the PC version this game is about a young boy who's family falls into debt. The local tax collector (The Marquis) crashes a free-of-debt party thrown by the family and tosses everyone to each corner of the Pirates! map. (You'll understand that phrase in a minute.) Only our young pirate escapes and swears vengeance. 10 Years later (Our pirate-to-be is now 20) Signs up with 1 of 4 nations and starts plundering away. During the never ending game play you can sink ships, engage in sea battles,sword fights,attack ports,dance with the governors daughter,sneak into enemy ports, upgrade your ship and, (gasp!) much more. The game is part sandbox, Part campaign so you can also go on quest to find more gold or free your family who have been suspiciously flung to every point on the map for recovery except where you are. So expect a lot of sailing (don't worry it isn't that monotonous). So thats my review. A truly great game for the price(and by the way i've only scratched the surface on game play so I highly recommend this EXCELLENT Pirate Game. Plunder Away Lads!
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