I remember playing this game back in the day. When I bought and played it yesterday it surely started showing some age, but still it feels great to play the game, no matter its age. This is the kind of game that truly gives you the feeling of being a pirate! The combat system is still rock solid.

The game is a bit old and that might/can cause some problems on newer pc's due to the age of the game. However, the game is superb and deserves the praise. The game is open world Pirate simulator with many things to do. For example you can raid cities, plunder ships and cities,wage wars on countries, and even dance with the governors daughters which even can lead to marriage. The game puts great emphasis on giving the player freedom to do whatever they want in the game. You're not required to follow the story and even if you complete the story it doesn't end the game. meaning that you will have free will do play the game however you want. The gameplay mechanics can change a lot, when you play different sections of the game. (For example the controls for the ship battles will be different from the controls when you're dancing) For the most part you're using your mouse, wasd or arrow keys to control your ship around, but you can also change it to use your Numlock controls. the numlock controls are used in minigames, such as dancing and raids. those games have their entirely own gameplay aspect. As dancing is based upon quick time events, and raids are turn-based strategy battles. For an older game you're not expecting amazing graphics based upon todays standards. Some even have said that the graphics look a bit child friendly. But that's up to the player to decide. They are still decent enough for the game. If you love pirate themed game you should definitely get this game.

In this game you are very free, first you create a character, then you can do pretty much whatever you want. You can wipe out a whole nation by conquering all of their colonies, or you can follow the story and save your family from the some villain. I don't really know what it's about because i always start doing something else like marrying all the women. Or maybe conquering every ship you see. Well, the possibilities are endless. You can have lots of ships following you and have like 300 crew members or something. It's just really fun.

This may be a case of a game aging poorly, but I don't think this game is all that amazing. it's fun, the combat is ok, the humor is great, the story is pretty good and it's oozing with creativity. The navigation is terrible, the graphics have aged poorly (which I can forgive but it is worth mentioning), and it gets horribly tedious and repetitive. It's worthwhile but not amazing.

With a new look, Sid Meier's Pirates still manages to be as much fun as it was all those years ago. It's a great pirate game that let's you trade, battle, vie for governors daughters and take part siding with countries and take down other pirates to be No. 1. One of the best pirate games around and worth getting.