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Although the game is rated E 10+, we still recommend it for kids as young as 7 or 8. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a great cooperative experience, with a clear sense of humor. Many of the game's puzzles require teamwork, and the game utilizes a diagonal split-screen feature in order to let both players travel to different areas simultaneously. Although there really isn't a way to die in this type of game, players will respawn, and there is a fair amount of swordplay. But at the end of the day, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a great game for families with kids and tweens to play cooperatively together.
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Highlights:
- Graphics are greatly improved from previous Lego games.
- Split screen co-operative mode is great for letting both players explore.
- The game's cutscenes are very cool, and have a great sense of humor.
- Younger players will be helped out by arrows which help point you in the direction you need to go.
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Lowlights:
- Although the split screen cooperative mode is cool, sometimes the diagonal shape of it hides areas of the screen you'd like to see.
- Our 13- and 11- year old testers found the puzzles to be frustrating at times, although they eventually figured them out.
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Game Details:
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is an adventure game based on all four of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and is a great cooperative experience for kids.
We tested the PS3 version of Lego Pirates of the Caribbean with a 13-year-old and a 11-year-old, and both were extremely satisfied with the gameplay.
The 13-year-old particularly enjoyed the game's graphics and sense of humor, while the 11-year-old loved the "Lego-ey" aspects of the game.
The basic gameplay in Lego Pirates of the Caribbean consists of maneuvering around the screen, battling bad guys and collecting Lego pieces to build objects to help you or to solve puzzles to allow you to progress. It's perfect for two players, as the screen splits in half to allow for exploration by either character.
Scenes from all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies are featured in Lego Pirates of the Carribbean, meaning families will be able to relive moments from Dead Man's Chest, At World's End, Curse of the Black Pearl and On Stranger Tides.
Although the game is rated E 10+, we still recommend it for kids as young as 7 or 8 playing with someone older. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a great cooperative experience, with a sense of humor that will appeal to both kids and adults. Many of the game's puzzles require teamwork, and the game utilizes a diagonal split-screen feature in order to let both players travel to different areas simultaneously. Although there really isn't a way to die in this type of game, players will respawn, and there is a fair amount of swordplay. But at the end of the day, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean is a great game for families with kids and tweens to play cooperatively together.
INFORMATION FROM COMPANY FACT SHEET
Overview
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an action adventure game bringing to life the Pirates of the Caribbean world and all its colorful characters in LEGO brick form. Players will experience all the memorable scenes from the first three films, as well as those in the upcoming fourth film, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” in the humorous and quirky LEGO video games style.
Key Features
Exploration – Players will explore familiar locations filled with interactive LEGO objects and encounter more than 70 memorable and new characters while making their way through more than 20 levels
Combat – The LEGO Caribbean is full of danger! Intense sword fighting moves give the LEGO minifigure a brand new pirate flavor
Unforgettable Cut Scenes – Everyone’s favorite scenes from the Pirates of the Caribbean films are re-rendered with LEGO minifigures, in the humorous style synonymous with LEGO video games
Puzzles – Players will need all their pirate cunning to find the hidden LEGO treasures and discover the game’s many secrets
Two-Player Co-op – Players can join a friend or family member in the same room for two-player “drop-in/drop-out” cooperative action
Freeplay – Building a collection of characters throughout the game, players can then use their distinctive abilities to gain access to previously unavailable areas
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ESRB Rating Summary:
This is an action-adventure game in which players control small Lego figures modeled after characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. As players traverse castles, pirate ships, and tropical environments, they swing swords and use "cartoony" weapons (e.g., cannons, guns, explosive barrels) to shoot pellet-like projectiles at pirates, skeletons, hostile natives, and enemy soldiers. Gunshots and battle cries can be heard during the somewhat frenetic combat; enemies burst into Lego pieces when defeated. During some sequences, players use a targeting crosshair to fire cannonballs at enemy ships; in one level, players use this same first-person perspective to shoot cannonballs at a giant squid, resulting in brief explosions. Some cutscenes depict instances of slapstick humor: a pirate kicking a character in the crotch; two male pirates wearing women's clothing and slapping their buttocks (amid catcall whistles).
Source: http://www.esrb.org/
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