Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales

by Atari

Product Features

• Live the life of a Pirate
• Beautiful 3D Graphics
• True Role Playing
• Action Packed
• Strategic Elements

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000H3AV1S
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: September 12, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,767 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Age of Pirates: Caribbean tales is a completely fully featured pirate-based role playing adventure game. Offering a rich gaming experience with deep character development and extensive open ended quests,Age of Pirates is truly the most advanced and fully featured pirate game ever made. Age of Pirates takes full advantage of cutting edge PC graphicaltechnology and boasts a visually stunning 3D setting. The storyline offers players a passionate and involved plot without forcing linear play and player will find the game extremely open ended. In terms of action, the game offers both land and sea battles, from bloody sword fights on the Caribbean shores to epic naval battles with squadrons of warships blasting each other out of the water.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Irresponsible Game Publisher, September 30, 2006

By 

Skeeper (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales (DVD-ROM)

The game was originally named something else (forgot what it was), but changed to the current title to exploit a newly released movie (you know what it was) and other popular game titles such as Sid Meier's Pirates, Age of ___ (fill in the blank) series.

Since the game concept was not original, Age of Pirate: CT should be judged in other aspects, such as graphic finish, gameplay, storyline, etc. Yet, the game seemed to be released for quick profit without much testing or thoughts about the end-users of the game.

First, the bugs. There are numerous bugs in the game, from unknown crashes to mysterious missing/overflow of cargos. There are reports on the PlayLogic's official forum from players stating they must restart every 10 minutes or so to continue the game; other times, the saved game would become corrupt and must start from the beginning of the game.

Second, there are many "locked features," such as banks, governor mansions in some cities, etc. The game designers originally put them in but later decided not to further develop the features; and guess what, they didn't bother to take those icons/entrances out. So you will see lots of entrances and features that you will never be able to use.

Third, the multiplayer. Bugs and crashes also dominate in multiplayer mode, more discussions are in PlayLogic's official forum. The single player mode was frustrating enough, as for "multi-play," just multiply the problems you have in the single player mode and you get the sense of the multiplayer mode.

Conclusion: this game is a prime example of game publisher who doesn't care about its customers.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Requiring starforce is the least of its problems..., October 3, 2006

By 

Jeffrey Martin - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales (DVD-ROM)

You did need to install Starforce! I don't know how the one positive reviewer installed it without Starforce especially since he wrote the review a week or so before it was released!

I played it for 30 minutes and I'm returning it. Hard to play, controls are awkward, can't hit anything at point blank range in the ships, and got slaughtered by the French on the first mission my governeor (English) gave me which was to go to a french town and deliver a letter.

Other negatives: No overall map, unless you have a map of the carribean or have memorized one its difficult to navigate. No real rpg aspects, nothing new here. Its Pirates of the Carribean without being able to pick up anything or go in any houses, or fight successfully. Etc, etc.

This games is a joke, do not buy it!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Bad, It sounded promising, November 9, 2006

By 

Michael Hamlitsch - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales (DVD-ROM)

I have never played a game that crashed so often. Very frustrating. it was fun until it would crash the first time in a one hour session. But the second time in a one hour session is just Ridiculous. dont know if it is the programing or starforce but its frustrating. The game was fun for a while then became very repetitive .