Sid Meier's Pirates Computer Game

Pros: The classic gameplay of the all-time classic game with updated graphics and more tactics...

Cons: ... um... you got me, can't think of one.

The Bottom Line: Scurvy landlubbers only should avoid this game... shiver me timbers and all that...

Review: Pirates! by Sid Meiers was one of the defining computer games of the 8 / 16-bit era and is still one of my favourite games of all time. As the years went by, other pirate sims came and went – but none could match the deceptively simple yet ...

Pros: Long-lasting game with a lot of different options

Cons: Would be nice if voice-overs had real words and not mumbles

The Bottom Line: This is a fantastic game for guys and girls alike

Review: Ahoy, mates! Do ye think ye have what it takes to sail the high seas and become a swordfighting swashbuckler? Live the life of a pirate in Sid Meier’s Pirates!. Pirates! gives gamers so many choices that each game played can be ...

Pros: EVERYTHING!!

Cons: OTHER THAN SOME MINOR CONTROL ISSUSES: NOTHING!!

The Bottom Line: ANOTHER CLASSIC FROM SID MEIER!! A 5 OUT OF 5!!

Review: forget what has been said about the game it is not as bad as many would have you beileve. The gaming genius Sid Meier has been making wonderful games for many years all you need to do is play any of the Civilization games to know what I mean. The new ...

Pros: Superb graphics. Easy to play. Great adventure game.

Cons: Dancing mini-game is extremely difficult. Can get repetitive.

Review: A great update to an old game. The interface is easy to use. Graphics are superb. All the excellent role-playing and strategy elements of the original are retained. Unique items you can obtain are a nice touch. This is a well done game. The dancing part ...

Pros: EVERYTHING IS AWSOME

Cons: NOTHIN

Review: IT's cool when you take a city but what is up with that doin it twice. I mean it is like beating a game twice. Why save your family and not attack ship and stuff.It's so easy beatin EVERYONE it's like sitting on the couch watchin the tele.ITS SO AWSOME ...

Pros: History made fun...

Cons: Not multi-player

Review: This game is addictive. Wonderful sound and graphics, and it is suitable for all ages. I use the PC version, is IF there are, say, versions for PlayStation, those I have not ...

Pros: So many towns to sack, people to duel, and governors' daughters to seduce!

Cons: Sometimes it gets really repetitive and sometimes things just don't make sense.

The Bottom Line: Despite its shortcomings, an incredibly addictive game.

Review: Ahoy, matey! Arrrghhh, shiver me timbers! Okay, I'm done with the pirate talk now and the rest of this review will be in sensible English. With the success of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean and the popularity of pirates in general, it made a lot ...

Pros: Diverse gameplay, original concept

Cons: No multiplayer on the PC, repetitive gameplay

The Bottom Line: The original was considered one of the greatest games of all time.

Review: Sid Meier’s Pirates! for the Windows PC is a light action role playing game set on the high seas. It features naval combat, sword dueling, strategic military combat, land exploration, and much more. It is a remake of the classic PC game from 1987, ...

Pros: Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum

Cons: Walking the plank

The Bottom Line: If you like the taste of grog, have ever mutinied, or celebrate "Talk Like a Pirate" Day, this game's for you.

Review: So way back in '87, Sid Meier put out a game called Pirates! In that game, you could sail the Spanish Main, make deals with governors of various colonies while charming their daughters, buy and sell (and plunder) good and sugar and provisions and ...

Pros: Great vibe, good music and story

Cons: hate the restart forcing, no online play

The Bottom Line: A great game to wittle the hours away with if you're into pirates!

Review: There are not enough pirate games out there. The mystery and lure of the pirate's life has an allure that I find absolutely enthralling. To sail endless seas, the thrills of battle, the euphoric rush of gains or soul crushing crunch for a failure which ...