Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales

Well, I'm russian but I need to tell you straight: do NOT buy this game. It's very, very weak. I'll not going to explain all the struggle behind this game's development, sufices to say "it's complicated". And the product shows it. The design is very uneven, some parts of the game feels all right, some just demands unintall. When and If GOG releases Isle Of Lost Ships - oh, THAT's the game in Corsairs' series that everyone pirate-themed games fan really needs to buy. Untll then I recommend to play Sid Meier's Pirates. And let the Lady Fortune will be with you!

At last! I've waited Ages (get it?) to get this. Age of Pirates was a blast for me at the past. Pros - It's an open world pirate game! Just set sails and go crazy! GREAT sea battles, where you actually have to steer a SAILING ship, not a friggin motor-jet-brig. Thus, you need to employ some tactics, especially when fighting overwhelming rival. You get to take over bigger and bigger ships, recruit officers to add to your character skills. Aaaand that's pretty much it. Side quests are delivery/escort/transport missions, main quest is rather short and dull. Never finished it - at its last phase the game becomes more tycoon than action/adventure. For the record - land combat/movement is rather dull too. So, if you want to go nuts about sea battles and pillaging - it's a great game (4 stars solid!)! Just, don't expect anything else, really (in that case - hardly 1 star)! The music score is ENORMOUS!

This was sold as Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales. It is maybe the worst game I have ever played and the first time i wrote to a game company and asked for a full refund. Of course the reply was no. The game is full of bugs, some of them basically game-breaking, Then there are the cannon that explode; sometimes three or four at a time. After just a handful battle rounds, I have had my ship lose more than half its cannons to manufacturing defects. Fortunately, some of the game can be modded, so this stupidity can be modded to a realistic rate of failure. Stay as far away from this game as you can get unless you are willing to buy the expansion and to do some modding. The expansion does make the game a lot better.

As my title says, the game was actually never completed from the devs side. The game as it is is ok but nothing spectacular, however there's a 'supermod' out there that fixes everything. If you do buy the game, be sure to get that mod too, it takes it from being a plate of meh to being a truly fantastic pirate game!