There are also various side quests that can be fun, frustrating, or confusing. A few involve dialogue trees that are just annoying because your choices feel arbitrary and involve either luck or memorization to win. You can play Pirate Dice, which is just as confusing as it was in the Dead Man’s Chest movie. The game doesn’t provide enough info on the rules, and you may need to consult the manual. There’s also Pirate Poker, which is some good fun if you like (and understand) poker.

The game looks decent and has smooth performance. It captures the dark, moody feel of the Pirates world in many moments. The sound is passable, if not really noticeable. The voice acting is great, though, and is amusing throughout. Jack Sparrow’s character is portrayed spot-on to his movie counterpart.

The controls have a few issues. Sometimes the remote is not responsive to your swings, and so your initial swing won’t register. At other times, your character will continue to attack for a few seconds after you’ve stopped swinging. Also the camera-relative movement gets messed up when you transition from one screen to the next—you’ll be running to the left, then the angle changes, then holding left on the stick will make you turn around and run back the way you came. You have to stop pressing the stick and ascertain what direction you’re facing, and then continue.