If you’re a gamer over a certain age, you probably remember Sid Meier’s Pirates!, an incredible game that was released on the Commodore 64, Apple II, PC booter, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, and the Nintendo Entertainment System between 1986 and 1991. Yeah, it was so good that it got ported to every platform on the planet, as was common in those days. 2004 saw the title remade for modern consoles and now seven years later, it’s been ported to iPad!
Available for just $3.99, you can buckle your swash across the Caribbean, seduce the Governer’s daughter, dance, fight, bury treasure, pillage ships, and generally live out all your childhood pirating fantasies.
Full app description after the jump:
All hands on Deck! Sid Meier’s Pirates! is an exciting high-seas adventure that allows buccaneers to helm one of 27 fully customizable ships as they descend upon unsuspecting ports of call to amass a motley crew of seafaring bandits. As a fearless Pirate Captain you will collect hidden treasure maps, undertake daring missions and courageous rescues, and swiftly hand out pirate-style justice to local braggarts at every port. The wild call of the ocean will lure you back to sea where they’ll encounter enemy pirates and engage in mind-blowing open sea battles unlike any other game before on the iPad.
Overflowing with intense pirate action, Sid Meier’s Pirates! features a treasure chest of gameplay riches including traditional minigames, such as Sword Fighting, Ship Combat and Dancing.
• Take the helm of 27 ships and customize them with assorted ammo, cannons and other upgrades
• The classic adventure by renowned creator Sid Meier, re-imagined for the iPad to take full advantage of touch controls
• Use the iPad’s touch contorls to parry, counter and effectively out duel your opponents into submission with lightning quick moves onboard ships, in taverns, and even in the exclusive Governor’s mansion
• Challenge and pursue the most famous pirates in history, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan
*Features specific to iPad 2
- Piratize your own picture using the iPad 2′s camera
- Improved graphics
- Additional visual effects
[via Cult of Mac]
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