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Sid Meier's Pirates! - Nintendo Wii
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- Take the helm of 27 ships and customize them with assorted ammo, cannons and other upgrades
- The classic adventure by renowned creator Sid Meier, re-imagined for the Wii and take full advantage of the Wii Remote
- Use the Wii remote to parry, counter and effectively out duel your opponents into submission with lightning quick moves onboard ships, in taverns, and even in the exclusive Governor's mansion
- Plunder enemy ports with the Wii exclusive Bombardment mini-game and escape from challenging predicaments with via the equally exclusive Lock Picking game
- Challenge and pursue the most famous pirates in history, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan
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| ASIN | B003NEVVYO |
|---|---|
| Release date | September 28, 2010 |
| Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #72,023 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #1,199 in Wii Games |
| Pricing | The strikethrough price is the List Price. Savings represents a discount off the List Price. |
| Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches; 2.97 Ounces |
| Binding | Video Game |
| Rated | Everyone 10+ |
| Item model number | 34869 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | Yes |
| Item Weight | 2.97 ounces |
| Manufacturer | 2K |
| Date First Available | June 10, 2010 |
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All hands on deck! Exclusively for Wii, Sid Meier's Pirates is an exciting high-seas adventure that allows junior buccaneers to helm on for 27 fully customizable ships as they descend upon unsuspecting ports of call to amass a motley crew of seafaring bandits. Captains must collect hidden treasure maps, undertake daring missions and courageous rescues, and swiftly hand out pirate-style justice to local braggarts before hearing the wild call of the ocean and setting sail for mind-blowing open sea engagements unlike any other game before on the Wii.
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The swashbuckling adventure of Sid Meier's Pirates! finally comes to players on the Wii. Sid Meier's Pirates! is an action-adventure game that places players in the role of an up-and-coming privateer looking to get rich and make a name for himself in the pirate infested waters of the historical Spanish Maine. Features include a variety of pirate-themed actions including ship customization, mini-games ranging from Sword Fighting and Ship Combat to Dancing and Lock-picking, treasure hunting, ongoing relations with the ladies of the surrounding towns and conflicts with representations of some of the most famous real pirates of the era.
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All hands on deck! Exclusively for Wii, Sid Meier's Pirates! is an exciting high-seas adventure that allows junior buccaneers to helm one of 27 fully customizable ships as they descend upon unsuspecting ports of call to amass a motley crew of seafaring bandits. As a fearless pirate captain players will collect hidden treasure maps, undertake daring missions and courageous rescues and swiftly hand out pirate-style justice to local bragarts at every port. The wild call of the ocean will lure them back to sea where they'll encounter enemy pirates and engage in mind-blowing open sea battles unlike any other game before on Wii.
Live the pirate's life from the comfort of your living room.
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Gameplay
Overflowing with intense prate action, Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii features a treasure chest of gameplay riches, including the traditional mini-games from the classic original game such as Sword Fighting, Ship Combat and Dancing, but also includes two brand-new Wii exclusive mini-games: Bombardment and Lock Picking. In addition, the Wii version offers exclusive character and ship customization options unavailable in previous versions of the game.
Key Game Features
- Play classic Pirates! mini-game, plus two all-new Wii mini-games. These include: Dancing, Sword Fighting, Ship Combat, Bombardment (new), Lock Picking (new).
- Customize your ship and your pirate like never before. Options include: changing your hair or beard style, collecting clothes and accessories to enhance you appearance, tailoring your ship with a host of unique parts and features.
- Take the healm of 27 ships and customize them with assorted ammo, cannons and other upgrades.
- Amass a fortune as you dig up buried treasure, plunder enemy ports after bombarding them into submission, and sail the Caribbean selling the goods you've bought and plundered
- Win the hearts of the governors' daughters to earn gifts and valuable information.
- Challenge and pursue the most the most infamous pirates in history, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan. Beat them and take their place as the greatest pirate of all-time.
- Parry and slash your dueling opponents into submission with lightning quick moves onboard ships, in seedy taverns and even in the Governor's mansion.
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The Wii version is harder than the PC version. Differences noted below are in both the Wii and PC versions.
Make no mistake, this is not a remake/carbon copy of the original - it looks different, as expected.
The graphics have been enhanced/updated and are superb.
Game play is quite similar but different enough from the original that if you expect a clone of the original you WILL be disappointed.
A few noticeable differences from original, not a comprehensive list:
The sneak into town is a literal sneak into and walk through where you must evade guards and find the tavern/merchant/governor buildings.
There are now unarmed monasteries where you can visit/trade.
The governor requests to serve him (carry a letter) are much more clunky/harder to complete/refuse.
Attacking town with troops is almost like a modern strategy game where you must choose to commit this portion of your landing party, that way against enemy troop A or B - etc.
Visiting the governor and getting to know his daughter to any benefit REQUIRES that you dance with her (this is the most irksome difference, in my opinion).
Finding treasure from maps is much, much harder.
Sailing with a large fleet can be clunky/difficult. With or without damaged ships, it is possible to run aground and not be able to continue the game because you cannot get off the shore. You have to turn off the game and restart. If you have a saved point, you can go back to that too.
Unintended benefit is that my son is learning quite a bit of geography while playing, as well as elements of ship construction/enhancements and armaments of the period.
Pros
- Sailing, gun battles, and swordfighting controls are smooth and intuitive
- Cannon assaults by sea are more fun than in the original, but I wish there was more variety between battles
- The co-op play is an interesting addition, wish they could have figured out how to add more of it
- Enjoy the ability to customize your costume
- More and more fun options for customizing your ship
Cons
- No land operations in this game. Why was that removed? Assaulting a town by land was one of my favorite activities in the PC versions
- Dancing seems a lot harder to master with the Wii remote than with the keyboard in the Windows version
- Load times seem a lot longer between scenes and screens
- Talking to the bartender is usually a waste of time, his information is mostly useless or just wrong
- Lost the ability to manage your cannons, your ship is assumed to have a full complement of cannons at the start of each battle
- Earlier reviewer lamented the loss of the game book. He's right, the book was great. Most of the information is available in the Pirate-o-Pedia, but harder to find and read in-game like that. I pulled out my old books from the DOS game, and the kids read it while waiting for screen loads.
The product, well, anyone who has ever cracked-out on this game for days knows how fun and addictive it is. I can’t for the life of me figure out why there hasn't been a remake at this point.
Sea battles?-check
Voluptuous bar wenches?-check
Enemies screaming and drowning when you mercilessly sink their ship?-check
Fancy dance moves?-check
All-in-all, this is a great game if you still have a system that can run it. Nintendo should absolutely make this downloadable in the store. It’s a classic.







