Reviewing the boxed copy - I originally bought this when it came out, as I was a huge fan of the Pirates franchise, and spent many, many hours on playing the previous games. I found this one fun and spent many hours. The land battle is interesting and a little more chess than just moving like original Pirates. The dancing is odd and gets a little repetitive after a bit, and not as much fun in the game, as well as music gets old. The ability to get additional people to improve attacks, repair, food, etc. was a nice add as well. As a whole it is great, but it does lose some replay want with the dancing seeming to get in the way.