Posted on: October 15, 2013

Dernagon
Verified ownerGames: 428 Reviews: 3
Better Options Are Out There
I have been a big fan of the pirate strategy genre for a long time. I purchased Corsairs back when it first came out because about every 5 years I'm looking for the next game in the genre. I personally thought that it was an okay game, but hardly added anything new from a gameplay or graphical perspective. Frankly I think Pirates! Gold is still the gold standard and is available on GOG. If that's too old of a game for you then the Port Royale series (also available on GOG) does a lot of the same things that Corsairs tried and is a better overall product. I would choose any Port Royale or Sid Meier Pirates game (including the "cartoonish" newer remake) over Corsairs. One lesser known pirates strategy game that I would like to see on GOG would be Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas. That game is what I would consider an advanced difficulty version (it is seriously a challenge) of the Sid Meier games, but doesn't get into the non-pirating gameplay modes of trying to manage ports or colonies, etc. Just straight pirating games are what I like; attack ships, attack colonies, sell the booty, rinse and repeat. However, if you want a pirate game with a little more substance than that, go with Port Royale 2. That's my best advice as a die-hard pirate fan.
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