GamePro: "Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a great example of how much the popular series is beholden to its source material. Or maybe it's an example of what happens when a game has to be developed on relatively short notice? In any case, while it's still a very solid game in its own right, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a step back for the Lego line of adorable action-adventure puzzlers.
That's strange, given that the Pirates franchise would seem like a perfect fit for the Lego series. The four movies means that it can easily be divided up into distinct episodes, and the numerous action sequences offer up plenty of fodder for the designers. And yet, the source material manages to both be underutilized and constrain the game's creativity."
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "There are few brands out there that have anything like the appeal and recognition of Disney. Thanks to decades of beautiful and critically acclaimed animated films, the company is a household name that has expanded beyond just movies to include a variety of other ventures, including videogames. Disney has also grown its lineup considerably in recent years by acquiring Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars (although for the purposes of this article, I’ll only be covering Disney/Pixar output).
Thanks to their broad audience, Disney games usually show up on every viable platform out there, meaning that despite the brand’s affinity with Nintendo’s younger-skewing audience, both the PSP and Vita received a number of titles throughout their lives. Some of this was through Disney's own developer/publisher (Disney Interactive Studios), but the firm also licensed out its IPs for other companies to try their hand at – with somewhat mixed results."
TechRaptor's pick for 6 underappreciated pirate games of various genres including point and click, management sim, hidden object and action adventure.
Pirates plunder for Windows 95. Wish someone would bring that game back, would be great for a. Cellphone game
James writes "Movie tie-ins aren’t always the best kind of games, but when it's a LEGO adaptation, you take notice, and now you can grab an old gem based on the Pirates of the Caribbean films, without parting with any pieces of eight. Shiver me timbers, it’s free!"
wha? played it, it's awesome (like all lego games lately)
Really GamePro? Have you even played this game outside of the demo? Just because it's another Lego game doesn't mean it deserves a bad review. It's amazing, been playing it for PS3 all day.
A 2.5 is average, not "bad". The review header even implies that it isn't a bad game. Disappointing, but still fun.
I should have the 3DS version tomorrow. Not sure why since I'm really tired of these LEGO games (Batman was the best one imo) but I just need a new game to play and I don't think I'll like Brink so I chose this.
@ Colon
2.5/5 is not average, 7/10 is average. GamePro needs to get their head out of their a$$e$ - they sucked back in the 90's, and they still suck today. Sure everyone is entitled to their own opinion, although they're just begging to be different when it's clearly a solid title based on all other reviews, not to mention my first day experience.