[Video Games] Sid Meier's Pirates

An Xbox review:

Sid Meier's Pirates -- Firaxis

( Detailed Review of Pirates )

Grade: D

Summation: Unfortunately I can't recommend this game. Not even as a fun, party, knockabout sort of game. And not as a quickie game either. The first time through, the game is quite compelling. After all, it did keep me up for an ungodly number of hours (this was all before class started...so my recent late nights have been all prepping for class not goofing off on video games). But the second time I played it, I just got more and more annoyed. I found it all so repetitive and I got no closer to finishing the overall mission. I think one's ability to finish that final mission has a lot more to do with luck (if one is lucky enough to get easy/conveniant lead-up missions) than skill. If one is interested in Pirates, rent it...but certainly don't buy it. I did find fun in it. I did find compelling parts, but I also really found it frustrating. And that frustration wasn't a good frustration.

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