- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Release Date: Jun 28, 2006
- Also On: PC
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75The actual gameplay doesn't deviate much from your typical beat-em-up, which becomes monotonous and repetitive at the end of the game's nine or so hours.
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65Johnny Depp adds a good deal of credibility to his role in the game (and the movies, for that matter), but as far as late-generation PS2 titles go, this one should walk the plank.
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62A pretty standard hack-and-slash action game that doesn't deliver on much of the stumblingly bombastic charm of its title character.
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For a game that was inspired by a movie that was inspired by a theme park ride that was originally inspired by a book, The Legend of Jack Sparrow is less than inspired.
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60It is incredibly shallow and repetitive, offering up a fair amount of wasted potential and providing the gamer with little or nothing to really go on, but manages to still be fun.
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59One of the nicest things about the game is the fact that players will be able to play co-op with another individual.
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The only thing this game does right is not inflict an ancient curse on the player. [Aug 2006, p.85]
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It may be stupid fun - and it certainly gets monotonous - but at least it is fun. Apologetic kids should be thrilled. [Aug 2006, p.89]
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We love Jack Sparrow, but we're disappointed he's not in a better game. [Sept 2006, p.69]
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55Has all the right parts, but none of them gel together well. The swordplay never truly excites, while the puzzles and enemies never rise above mediocrity.
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55The combat needed to be tons better to be really enjoyable.
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54The Legend of Jack Sparrow was very disappointing as a game and hurt the franchise's appeal as a consequence.
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52Disney may have a massive hit in the theaters but they have one heck of a dud for the PS2. This almost recalls the fabled "ET" in terms of rushing something, ANYTHING, out the door to cash-in on a popular movie only with better voice work.
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50Bogged down by a host of flaws, but in the end, it's still a passably entertaining sword-brawler. Its relatively short run-time, clever script and Johnny Depp voice-over are enough to justify a rental for fans of the film.
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A lightweight grog and cutlass battler that only just scrapes average thanks to Depp's turn as Sparrow. "Prince of Persia" does the swashbuckling action so much better. [Sept 2006, p.94]
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50It's still passably entertaining for Pirates fans, but Jack Sparrow's legend deserves a better game. [Sep 2006, p.86]
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It's a very rudimentary action game with some fairly sloppy gameplay mechanics and AI that's so bad it might as well have been programmed by some sort of weasel-like creature. [Sept 2006, p.81]
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50Jack's narrative is amusing, and pirates are just deliciously cult and cool. But the game walks the plank when you realize that it's a bland, buccaneer version of God of War.
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50Legend has some charm, thanks mostly to Depp, but gets repetitious very quickly.
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50All that saves Pirates on PS2 from completely walking the plank is Johnny Depp's boisterous performance, the rare drop in co-op gameplay, and the fact that it's always fun to be a pirate for a while. But as far as everything else goes...you've been warned.
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50Plays like hundreds of other action fighting games, and looks worse than half of them.
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It's just relentless button mashing with no variation. [Oct 2006, p.86]
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If you loved the movies, you'll enjoy the game. The game itself won't do much to endear itself to people looking for solid gameplay.
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43Pirates was a children's movie that appealed to adults, whereas this will appeal to no-one. [Issue 143, p.93]
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The backdrops match the film's hazy, eerie tone, and the story-a "tall tale" retelling of the events of the first film-is clever, although Johnny Depp never sounds that excited about telling it.
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42If you strip away the license and the voice acting what's left is a short, uninspired, linear action adventure game that has awkward execution.
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40The exact opposite of the film series. While the movies feature lavish visual effects, the game does not thanks to a poor frame rate and second-rate animations. Although the movies have impressive action and swashbuckling swordplay, the game is burdened with a clunky fighting system that rarely delivers thrills.
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Mundane battle exercises. [Aug 2006, p.64]
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40More open-ended environments, greater character customization, trickier puzzles, and smarter enemies would have all made for a memorable trip.
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40The game has most of the necessary ingredients for success, but Bethesda and 7 Studios managed to produce a lackluster hack-and-slash adventure title that features woefully linear level design, mediocre voice acting, and tired swashbuckling.
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At least you won't have to play this weak game for very long because it's short, linear, and has no multiplayer. Even a drunken sailor knows what to do when faced with this kind of fool's gold. Anybody got a plank?
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30Unfortunately, while the movie's version of piracy is a picturesque mixture of high-adventuring, quick-witted, swashbuckling derring-do, The Legend of Jack Sparrow is a weak mixture of low-brow, quick cash-in, button-bashing doggy-do.
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User score distribution:
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Negative: 1 out of 5
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Alisha10Great graphics, fun gameplay, and AMAZING story! Very enjoyable. Worth buying.
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Idea2Bad graphics, dull gameplay, and boring story
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JadedS.9