
Nevertheless, the narration by Keira Knightley is worth mentioning. It?s a shame that Bethesda didn?t develop more actual dialogue between characters. All sound effects are well employed - the noises in towns, cannonballs hitting water, pistols shooting, etc.

Sound: The sound in Pirates of the Caribbean maintained a high standard, aside from a few disappointments. Generally, the graphics could have been slightly better, but are still well done. Personally, however, I found some of the design/modeling on characters to be flawed. The scale and detail of environments is noteworthy, not to mention the graphics out at sea. Graphics: Although the visuals of the game are not revolutionary in any way, I still found them to be breathtaking. The controls play well, but it took me a while to get used to them. For some reason, I didn?t get the ?thrill? out of this RPG as I did in games like Morrowind - or especially the Knights of the Old Republic games. It?s enjoyable, but gets pretty boring and repetitive after a while. Of course, a key element of gameplay is the battle - either in the sea (between ships) or on land (you and your pistol/sword against guards, thugs, and so on). You can complete different kinds of quests. You can purchase all sorts of stuff - particularly ships. The game lets you explore numerous islands, as well as the towns, jungles, and caves on them. Unfortunately, the game has no multiplayer, yet RPGs usually don?t. Gameplay: Gameplay in Pirates of the Caribbean is entirely single-player. If you liked the movie, you can try this out, but don?t expect to play a movie-based game. I recommend the game to RPG fans, especially fans of Morrowind. Upgrading skills, buying items, interacting with characters, and all that usual RPG content is included. You take control of a 1st rank Captain and, as could be expected in any pirate RPG, you have a ship, which you use to travel between islands and to battle pirates. Like Morrowind, the game has a storyline, but can also be played open-ended. Surprisingly, the game is not based on the movie of the same name, although Keira Knightley does do the narration and people like Jerry Bruckheimer were somewhat involved from Disney Interactive?s side of developing the game. It?s style of gameplay is quite similar to that of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Bethesda?s previous RPG for the Xbox. As far as I know, it was originally developed as the sequel to Sea Dogs. Overall: Pirates of the Caribbean is Bethesda?s second game for the Xbox.
