What is Sid Meiers Pirates!?
The 2004 remake of Pirates! is a modern version of the 1987 classic. It retains the features that made the game such a hit in the 80s and 90s while giving the game a graphical and technical overhaul. If you’ve never played Pirates! before, the game is essentially broken down into several mini-games that all mesh together to create a action/strategy/role playing hybrid game. Sailing The majority of your time will be spent sailing in the Caribbean as a privateer. You can sail faster with the wind than against it, and navigate to major ports owned by the colonial powers, minor settlements and pirate havens, or drop anchor and row ashore for some treasure hunting. Ship Battles You encounter other ships on a variety of missions from transporting (or smuggling) cargo, to pirate or colonial raiders intent on sacking enemy ports, to Spanish treasure ships heading back east with a belly full of plunder. You can initiate combat with these ships in which case you choose a flagship and enter a 1v1
