Pirates of the Caribbean Review  Even with its problems, Pirates
of the Caribbean is an enjoyable game that's recommendable to
those intrigued by the subject matter.  Pirates of the Caribbean
from Bethesda Softworks and Russian developer Akella actually
has little to do with either the upcoming feature film or the
popular Disney amusement park ride of the same name. But
considering the spotty track record of both movie-licensed and
Disney-licensed games, maybe that's a good thing. Pirates is
actually very similar to Akella's previous effort, Sea Dogs, a
3-year-old PC game that featured open-ended role-playing
elements, ship-to-ship combat, swashbuckling, trading, and more.
Pirates has all these same elements, giving it a free-form sort
of feel that's reminiscent in some ways of Bethesda's own The
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Some technical issues and a
somewhat steep learning curve may unfortunately get in the way
of your enjoyment of either the Xbox or PC version of the game,
and despite the generally impre