Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

The low to mid 50s. Obviously, that’s not the temperature you’ll encounter on Jack Sparrow’s high seas. Unfortunately, that’s the average review score of the last couple Pirates of the Caribbean games. Ouch. Judge not, people! I doubt you’re used to ignoring millions on the table, so let’s not go and blame anybody for cashing in on one of the most profitable film series in all of history. Likewise, you can’t ignore that the Pirates universe is unbelievably well suited for a kickass game. Super-powered sword fighting, reanimated corpses, mutant sea monsters, and hull-splintering pirate ship collisions coming together in an Action RPG? Yeah… who’d want to play that? » Read Full Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned preview

The Pirates of the Caribbean movies raked in over a billion dollars worldwide. There’s no doubt that a big part of that success was down to the loveable sea dog Captain Jack Sparrow. So how will a licensed game without him fare? Batman: Arkham Asylum was a big influence on Armada of the Damned. That game took all the things that made the DC characters and the universe so awesome, and then did something fresh and unexpected with them. » Read Full Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned preview