Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 video game prequel to the film of the same name, developed by British company Pocket Studios.

Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl
Developer(s)Pocket Studios
Publisher(s)TDK Mediactive
Composer(s)Allister Brimble
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
ReleaseGame Boy Advance
  • NA: May 19, 2003
  • EU: May 28, 2003
  • JP: May 31, 2003
  • PAL: June 5, 2003
Genre(s)Fighting game
Mode(s)Single-player

Story line

Just like the film, Jack Sparrow fails to listen to Barbossa and walks the plank. He ends up in a jungle, later finding himself in Port Royal, fighting British soldiers and pirates along the way.

Gameplay

The player plays as Captain Jack Sparrow and cannot save their progress, instead the player must keep track of passwords that show up at the end of each level. At certain levels, Jack will control a ship and engage in battle with other ships at points.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic49/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Game Informer5.5/10[2]
GameSpot3.8/10[3]
IGN5.5/10[4]
Nintendo Power3.1/5[5]
Nintendo World Report4/10[6]

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[1] GameSpot concluded in their review, "Simply put, the bare minimum has been put into Pirates of the Caribbean."[3] IGN noted "the battle between pirate vs. pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean is a basic and tedious button-masher".[4]

References
  1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". Game Informer (125): 126. September 2003.
  3. Provo, Frank (August 6, 2003). "Pirates of the Caribbean Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  4. Harris, Craig (June 18, 2003). "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  5. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". Nintendo Power. 171: 137. September 2003.
  6. Metts, Jonathan (September 5, 2003). "Pirates of the Caribbean [The Curse of the Black Pearl]". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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