Sid Meier's Pirates: A worthwile remake of a classic game.
buzlighthair
100% score
Having played many a late night with the original Pirates! on my old Tandy1000 PC waaay back when , I was totally thrilled to hear it was being remade & updated. The new version is very much a graphically updated version of the original, with a few, mostly minor changes. The most notable changes are the addition of the dancing mini-game, which I actually like more than I expected, being that I am not into DDR or similar games. The other change is the exclusion of the sea-to-land battles, which is a bit disappointing. I do like the changes made to the land battles, however. They are a lot more strategy-based than they were in the original. The overall experience is very reminiscent of the original. It felt like a new paint job on a classic car. Still fun to drive, and looks good too. I would highly recommend the game to any fans of the original, and anybody that likes a good mix of strategy, role-playing and action games. I foresee many more sleepless nights ahead.
