More Pirates of the Caribbean

By Robert Purchese Published 20 March, 2007

New film, new games.

Shiver me timbers, it's more Pirates of the Caribbean from Disney - lining up on every conceivable platform to go hand-in-hand with the new film in May.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End will be cobbled together for PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PS2 and PSP by Eurocom, whilst Amaze will handle the DS version. They're all due out on 25th May, and are promised to unlock the salty seaman in all of us.

It's familiar turf again, as you reprise your role as Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, or Elizabeth Swann, embarking on a fantasy voyage to the ends of the earth, uncovering all sorts of nautical nasties along the way.

Disney promises that each platform will boast a individually tailored experience, as well as a dynamic duelling system you'll need to use to outwit your scurvy foes - replicating real action on Wii with swinging and thrusting motions.

"With the action, excitement, unforgettable characters and expansive locations from the blockbuster films, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End will be the definitive 'Pirates' videogame experience for fans," said Craig Relyea, vice president of marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. "Our games go beyond the films to introduce legendary pirates, new locations and unique endings that will satisfy the pirate in each of us."

Unfortunately the last two games in the series have been entirely forgettable, so we wouldn't advise you to hold your breath.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (17) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • BadBoyBonner #1 5 years ago

    The film is out on the 24th of may by the way.

  • Darren #2 5 years ago

    And is sure to be far, far more entertaining than the game for sure... even if it's crap! LOL

  • feinry #3 5 years ago

    haha i have the Sid Meier Pirates! adv next to the article
    dunno if it's a coincidence, but a very good one then.... hurray Pirates! for PSP

  • lambtron #4 5 years ago

    The second film was poo - everything that is bad about summer blockbuster. Hopefully this one will be a return to form.

  • Skooch #5 5 years ago

    Blurgh

  • Artemis_Matsas #6 5 years ago

    lambtron +1

    The game is more or less destined to be completely shite. I hope that the movie is better than the dodgy second one.

  • deepmenace #7 5 years ago

    "poo"? a little harsh.

    wasn't as good as the first but it had some good setpieces.

    the hamster wheel, the hanging globe prisons, the final monster assualt...

    kept me entertained.

  • lambtron #8 5 years ago

    Setpieces check.

    Charm of the original - negator.

  • ReNo #9 5 years ago

    I'm playing through the first PoTC game on the PC at the moment, and its a complete disaster. I'm actually enjoying it and think it has some redeeming qualities, but as a film tie-in its does absolutely nothing right. The sort of people who buy a PoTC game are probably looking for a fast paced, humorous, family-fun romp. Instead they get an RPG with some of the wierdest controls possible and no explanation as to what they should do in the game or how they should do it. Once your brief tutorial section is over you're dropped in the ocean on a boat you've not been taught how to sail, under constant threat of being sunk in the first few moments by a pirate ship, a passing storm, or the port you've just sailed up to's cannons because you get no indication it belongs to your new enemies the French. Oh and after that happens you have to redo the intro, because you hadn't though to save yet and there are no checkpoints. Glorious.

    I suppose thats what happens when you try and tack a movie name onto a random Russian-made pirate RPG sequel rather than develop it as a film license from the start. It's no wonder the developer's "sequel" Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales doesn't share the same name.
    Edited by 1 at 20/03/07 @ 12:10

  • Maldoror #10 5 years ago

    Trailer of the new movie just came online
    http://mo vies.yahoo.com/feature/pirateso...

  • trevd72 #11 5 years ago

    i was in at the post office and this pikee looking women was telling her friend how good the first one was....best game in ages she said. I then released that what I like it not always the same as the pikee and so there is money to be made from them.

  • reality_cheque #12 5 years ago

    @trevd72: They call that 'lowest common denominator' ;-)

  • ArcMonkey #13 5 years ago

    trevd72
    Pikeys have money? don't they live in trailers and wash once a year?

  • smelly #14 5 years ago

    Mainstream consumers like different games to hardcore gamers.. shocker.

  • chupachups #15 5 years ago

    Yay, more bargain bin material.

  • chupachups #16 5 years ago

    "poo"? a little harsh. wasn't as good as the first but it had some good setpieces. "

    I don't want setpieces, this isn't WWE.

    I want an entertaining story with interesting characters and a thrilling plot, which is what I got with the first film. POTC 2 was just aimless wandering about with action scenes and supposedly witty lines inserted at random. There wasn't anything coherent about it at all, it's like they wrote the script by drawing scenes out of a hat.

    And did they really have to do the kraken three times?

  • t0ejam #17 5 years ago

    One of the reasons the second movie sucked so much was it had to continue where the first one left off, with enough story that newcomers wouldn't be completely lost, and then it had to leave off where the third movie will begin... most 'middle of a trilogy' movies suck.