As well designed as these puzzles may be, they still suffer from the aforementioned lack of polish. Since most require you to explore a given environment and use a variety of objects, such as ropes for swinging or ladders for climbing, there's always this underlying sense of sloppiness. You'll notice some of the context sensitive actions won't respond right away, either. Sparrow won't latch on to ropes, for instance, or he won't pull levers and switches as fast as he should. As far as multiplayer goes, Dead Man's Chest includes a naval warfare game.
In essence, you sail around the seas and blast other ships by firing your port or starboard cannons. It's surprisingly fun and even slightly addictive, especially when played against live opponents. You control one of five different class ships, including the Brigantine and Frigate in three different modes, including plunder the Flag, Last Man Standing and Deathmatch. Ship selection is pretty important since each has different speed and power attributes, and you can upgrade each in a number of different ways.
You can also collect power ups that upgrade your cannon shots, repair your sails, etc. Obviously, this isn't a strict simulation. It's very fast paced and action-oriented. This also means you don't have to worry about weight or wind conditions. Ironically, sailing the high seas feels more natural than controlling Sparrow. In summary, it's a definite plus that it's included in the game. Pirates of the Caribbean 2. A pirate adventure in desperate need of a life preserver.
By Juan Castro Updated: 17 May pm. In addition to tan lines and heat stroke, the summer months trigger an annual war at the movies. This year, noble superheroes will do battle against rascally pirates. On the smaller screen, there's another brawl during summer. It takes place in living rooms across the country, where blockbuster-inspired games fight for supremacy.
Verdict Dead Man's Chest had the makings of a good, maybe even great, portable pirate adventure. Unfortunately, poor execution and shoddy control sabotages much of the experience. Character animation and environmental detail do impress, but it's not enough to keep the adventure from sinking. Was this article informative? YES NO. In This Article. Play Sound. Please enter your birth date to watch this video:. January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Enter.
Critic Reviews. Score distribution:. Positive: 0 out of 5. Mixed: 5 out of 5. Negative: 0 out of 5. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK. Good-looking, good-natured and entertaining but simplistic and shallow too.
All this publication's reviews. Pirates of the Caribbean may not be the most original or fine-tuned title out there for PSP, but as a licensed pairing with the third movie the game still serves its purpose, as the design combines the age-old art of action titles with the music, presentation, and characters of Pirates of the Caribbean.
Yet, your forces will gain experience each time you "sack" your own city. This requires a character with positive reputation and medium to high commerce level. Go to the first tavern you find and hire an officer. When the dialogue text comes up choose Isn't that to much? Keep selecting this choice until the amount you will spend for the officer is a negative number.
Repeat this process until you have the desired amount. You can lower this amount by a max of at a time with a commerce of Each point of commerce equals gold. If you run into a pack of unsavory characters, and don't think you can best them in battle, flee from them and go past the last point where the game loads. They will not follow. If you get yourself into a bad position in a sea battle, and know you're going to be blasted with serious cannon fire, there is a way to avoid it.
When you see the smoke from the guns, quickly Sail To a different part of the ship and you should completely avoid the blast.
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