Price: Under £10
PEGI Rating: 12+
Availability: Everywhere
First off, this game has very little in common with the recent film of the same name, except the appearance at seemingly random points of the "Black Pearl", which for those who haven't seen the film is a ship crewed by undead ... Read review
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Pirates of the Caribbean
Loosely based on the popular Disney theme park audio-animatronic ride, one might expect a
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modicum of good-natured "Yo-ho-ho-ing"--or maybe a little rousing Korngold/Errol Flynn/Captain Blood orchestral romanticism--here. Instead composer Klaus Badelt initially entices us with some sparing Celtic folk charm, then unleashes a furious broadside of symphonic and choral thunder to rival his ominous score for K-19. The composer's fellow German mentor is an obvious influence throughout (the album is credited with a wink as "Score overproduced by Hans 'Long John' Zimmer") but Badelt brings his own muscular instincts to bear throughout. Perhaps shrewdly realizing that genre cliches are nothing if not for reinventing, Badelt delivers his rhythmically nervous Eurocentric sensibilities--sort of Holst duels Shostakovich on the Spanish Main--with the subtlety of a scorching cannonball. It's seasoned with a little romantic respite in the final act, if a bit gingerly, and could no doubt profit by some of Korngold's sparkling melodic verve. But it's a loud, unabashed Summer Blockbuster score at heart; alert the neighbors. --Jerry McCulley
Pirates of the Caribbean
Loosely based on the popular Disney theme park audio-animatronic ride, one might expect a
... more
modicum of good-natured "Yo-ho-ho-ing"--or maybe a little rousing Korngold/Errol Flynn/Captain Blood orchestral romanticism--here. Instead composer Klaus Badelt initially entices us with some sparing Celtic folk charm, then unleashes a furious broadside of symphonic and choral thunder to rival his ominous score for K-19. The composer's fellow German mentor is an obvious influence throughout (the album is credited with a wink as "Score overproduced by Hans 'Long John' Zimmer") but Badelt brings his own muscular instincts to bear throughout. Perhaps shrewdly realizing that genre cliches are nothing if not for reinventing, Badelt delivers his rhythmically nervous Eurocentric sensibilities--sort of Holst duels Shostakovich on the Spanish Main--with the subtlety of a scorching cannonball. It's seasoned with a little romantic respite in the final act, if a bit gingerly, and could no doubt profit by some of Korngold's sparkling melodic verve. But it's a loud, unabashed Summer Blockbuster score at heart; alert the neighbors. --Jerry McCulley
Advantages: Long life and pretty good replay value, along with wonderful graphics Disadvantages: The control system can take a little getting used to and the sea battles are not for realism fanatics!
Price: Under £10
PEGI Rating: 12+
Availability: Everywhere
First off, this game has very little in common with the recent film of the same name, except the appearance at seemingly random points of the "Black Pearl", which for those who haven't seen the film is a ship crewed by undead skeletons who appear human until viewed in moonlight. It was obviously made as a film tie-in however, with the same logos and the aforementioned ghost-ship. the tie-in ... ...and the issues that raises will be explored...
The basic premise is as follows:
Your character, a suitably dashingingly attired (puffed sleeves, leather jerkin and breeches) seafaring fellow named Nathaniel Hawk finds himself on the English Island of Oxbay after being driven to seek shelter from a storm. In the seemingly necessary tutorial section, the game mechanics are explained by having to repair your ship's storm damage by visiting the local ...
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Advantages: Nice graphics and sound, lots of quests, large game world... Disadvantages: ... awful controls...
Loosely based on the first Pirates of the Caribbean film, this game puts you in the role of a young sea captain setting out from a little English port, off to make his fortune. This game though was designed not for the movie fan however, it’s very much a game in its own right without much in common with the film. In fact apart from the location and the fact that your character looks a little like Will Turner, there’s really not much similarity to ... ...and of course there be pirates in these waters. Argh, me hearties. And all that. It pretty much sounds like the perfect gaming experience for pirate sim and RPG fans, doesn’t it? Sadly, that’s not quite the case.
To me the big problem was the interface; I felt that it let the game down badly. (Possibly because I was using the keyboard & mouse – although that’s what I generally use in RPGs with no problem - or possibly because I didn’t have enough ...
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11.06.2007
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