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Sid Meier's Pirates! allows would-be buccaneers to serve as captain as they raid and plunder the 17th century Caribbean, successfully navigate pirate ship battles, triumphantly dispatch opponents in clanging sword fights and woo fair maidens with the streamlined controls of the Wii Remote in a quest to save their family from the evil Marquis de la Montalban.

Sid Meier's Pirates! is an adventure-driven entertainment experience where swashbucklers can helm one of 27 fully customizable ships as they descend upon unsuspecting ports of call to assemble a motley crew of seafaring bandits. Captains will collect secret treasure maps, undertake daring missions, play havoc with local townspeople and swiftly hand out pirate-style justice to local braggarts before setting sail for breathtaking open sea.


Features:

• Play classic Pirates mini-games plus two all new Wii mini-games.
  - Dancing
  - Sword Fighting
  - Ship Combat
  - Bombardment (new)
  - Lock Picking (new)
  
• Customise your ship and your pirate like never before.
  - Change your hair or beard style.
  - Collect clothes and accessories to enhance your appearance.
  - Tailor your ship with a host of unique parts and features.
  
• Build a fleet.
  - Take the helm of 27 ships and customise them with assorted ammo, cannons and other upgrades.
  
• Amass a fortune!
  - Dig up buried treasure, plunder enemy ports after bombarding them into submission, and sail the Caribbean selling the goods you’ve bought and plundered.
  
• Woo beautiful women.
  - Win the hearts of the governors’ daughters to earn gifts and valuable information.
  
• Become the top pirate in history.
  - Challenge and pursue the most infamous pirates in history, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and Henry Morgan. Beat them and take their place as the greatest pirate of all time.
  
• Exciting sword combat.
  - Parry and slash your dueling opponents into submission with lighting quick moves onboard ships, in seedy taverns and even in the Governor’s mansion.