Sid Meier's Pirates!: Live the Life

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Description

Sid Meier returns to his roots with this remake of Sid Meier's Pirates!, his 1987 game about sailing the high seas in search of treasure. As in the original, you will plunder cities, sink enemy ships, and more. A plethora of different styles of gameplay will have you sneaking out of prison, dancing with the governor's daughter, engaging in real-time strategic combat, and a slew of others.

Sid Meier's Pirates! features a new 3D engine, but its style of stringing several minigames together to make a congruent game remains true to the original.

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Promo Images

Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "大海盜" -- Taiwan spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Enhanced remakes
• Feral Legends label
• Games with nobility titles
• Game with Creator's name
• Merchant / Trade-oriented games
• Middleware: Gamebryo/Lightspeed/NetImmerse
• Pirates! series
• Sid Meier's licensees
• Theme: Sea Pirates

User Reviews

I for one look forward to more games like this...har...har...har	Windows	Indra was here (20928)
Excellent remake of a memorable classic	Windows	Cadorna (223)
Memorable, addictive, fun.. I love it	Windows	Arejarn (3990)
SET FULL SAIL!!	Windows	James Kirk (168)

Critic Reviews

IGN	Windows	Nov 19, 2004	9.2 out of 10	92
GamePro (US)	Windows	Dec 03, 2004	4.5 out of 5	90
Games4Mac	Macintosh	2008	87 out of 100	87
PC Gamer UK	Windows	Jan, 2005	86 out of 100	86
Netjak	Xbox	Sep 05, 2005	8.3 out of 10	83
Hooked Gamers	Wii	Oct 16, 2010	8 out of 10	80
Appletell	Macintosh	Oct 22, 2008		80
Diehard GameFan	Xbox	Jul 20, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Windows	Dec 06, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Xbox	Mar 19, 2006	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Sound

Some sound-effects/video in Sid Meier's Pirates were re-used from previous Civilization games., One example includes when your character swings on a rope aboard a ship. The yell he makes is actually the yell an Archer makes in Civ III when he gets promoted. Another example is one of the ballroom dancing pieces that's played. It happens to also be a track used in Civilization III: Conquests.

Awards

• Computer Games Magazine
  • March 2005 - #2 Game of the Year
• Computer Gaming World
  • March 2005 (Issue #249) – Arcade Classic of the Year
• GameSpy
  • 2004 – #10 PC Game of the Year
  • 2004 - Old Skool Award (PC)

Information also contributed by PCGamer77

Related Web Sites

• Addicted to Pirates! (A fansite containing various information about Sid Meier's Pirates!)
• Hooked on Pirates! (A fansite containing many mods for Sid Meier's Pirates!)
• Official Webpage (Mac) (The official product page for the Mac version of Pirates! on the publisher's website, which provides trailers, an overview of the various ships and skills within the game itself, desktop wallpapers, and purchasing information, among other such details.)
• Plunder the High Seas in Sid Meier's Pirates! (An Apple Games article about the Mac version of Sid Meier's Pirates!, with commentary provided by Executive Producer Barry Caudill (October, 2008).)
• Sid Meier's Pirates! (Official website)
• Sid Meier's Pirates! (Firaxis' Official Site)