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#88 Sid Meier's Pirates! (Xbox, 2004)

This is a remake of an 80s game that added new features and significantly overhauled others thanks to substantial advancement in video game tech. There's a lot you can do: Engage in RTS naval battles, engage in TBS land battles, capture cities, become a trader, court women through dance, sword fight, search for treasure, and more. There is actually a plot to the game. Some Marquis enslaved your family, but you escaped capture, and you can go after the Marquis and his crew and rescue your family. However, I just got sucked into the gameplay loop of being whatever pirate I wanted. They actually punish you for taking so long to find your family by aging your character to where things like sword duels are more difficult, but it never hindered my enjoyment.

I don't think any of its individual activities specifically stand out, but the sum of its parts in such an accessible package makes it the definitive pirate experience for me. I have purchased other games in a similar vein like Windward, Pirates of Black Cove, and Age of Wind, but they just don't simply hold a candle to the OG.


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