PotC: At World's End Rev X360

The summer blockbuster movie (and movie game) season is in full swing now, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End is the latest movie licensed game to hit store shelves. The graphics are surprisingly good, but the gameplay is too simple and repetitive to really hold you for too long. It isn’t bad, it isn’t good, it is merely average. It makes for a decent rental, but not a purchase unless you are a huge Pirates fan.Quick Hits Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Platform:Xbox 360 Publisher: Disney Interactive Developer: Eurocom ESRB Rating: “T” For Teen Genre: Action/swordfighting Pros: Impressive graphics; decent sound; 1-on-1 duels are fun Cons: Gameplay is limited and gets repetitive after a while; all of the characters play the same way; AI is moronic

Features and Modes

At World’s End doesn’t just cover the latest Pirates movie, but Dead Man’s Chest as well. The first half of the game covers the events in Dead Man’s Chest, right up to the fight with the Kraken, and the second half of the game follows the events in At World’s End. The main game will take you 5-6 hours to play through, but each level holds hidden items and chests you can hunt down for achievements. You get to play as Jack, Elizabeth, Will, and a handful of other characters to live out all of your swordfighting and pirating fantasies. There is also a multiplayer mode where you can play co-op or competitively against enemies in timed challenges, but it isn’t all that fun since the gameplay is so limited (more on that below). You can do one-on-one duels in multiplayer, which is interesting for a while. There is no online play, but there are online leaderboards that compare your progress through the single player game against others around the world.

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