Pirates of the Caribbean
Developer(s)	Akella
Publisher(s)	Bethesda Softworks
Release date(s)	NA PC June 30, 2003 EU PC June 30, 2003 NA XBOX July 1, 2003 EU XBOX September 5, 2003 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Akella is a leading Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing, and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media Company, is a developer and publisher of computer and video games. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Genre(s)	Action RPG
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T) PEGI: 12+
Platform(s)	Xbox, Windows, Mobile Phone
Media	CD/DVD
System requirements	Windows: 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Equivalent CPU 128 MB RAM 8x CD/DVD-ROM drive 1.5 GB hard disk space 32 MB DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card Windows
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Pirates of the Caribbean is a 2003 video game for Xbox and Windows, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks. A Sony PlayStation 2 version was also originally in development, but was later cancelled. A contemporary computer mouse, with the most common standard features — two buttons and a scroll-wheel. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... Akella is a leading Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing, and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. ... Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media Company, is a developer and publisher of computer and video games. ... The two versions of the PS2 with an Eye Toy camera The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ...

An unrelated game by the same name was also released for mobile phones, as was a Game Boy Advance game. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Xbox/PC version

Pirates of the Caribbean is a action role-playing game in which the player, as Captain Nathaniel Hawk, goes on a series of quests for any one of the countries that control the islands of the Caribbean in the 17th Century. The player can buy new ships, recruit a crew and hire officers who will follow Hawk on his quest and help him in battle. The game features gameplay that takes place both on land and at sea, and allows the player to upgrade their character by earning skill points and gain new abilities. An Action-RPG, or action role-playing game is a type of computer and console role-playing game which requires quick action or reflexes from the player. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

The game was originally developed under the name Sea Dogs II, and was to be the sequel to Sea Dogs, which was released in the year 2000. Apart from the pirate theme, the setting and the presence of the Black Pearl, the game otherwise has few connections to the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl film, which was released around the same time as the game. Sea Dogs is a 2000 computer role-playing game (CRPG) for Windows developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Black Pearl, originally HMS Wicked Wench, is a fictional ship in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. ... Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a movie of adventure and romance set in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. ...

The PC version of this game is one of the first video games with multi-threaded code that is optimized for the Intel's Hyper-Threading technology. Hyper-Threading (HTT = Hyper Threading Technology) is Intels trademark for their implementation of the simultaneous multithreading technology on the Pentium 4 microarchitecture. ...

Actress Keira Knightley, who played Elizabeth Swann in the film series, voiced the narrator in the game. Keira Christina Knightley (pronounced ;[1] born 26 March 1985) is an English[2] film and television actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Plot

After a fierce storm, Captain Nathaniel Hawk arrives on the island of Oxbay. His first mate is retiring and he needs to spice things up a little. As he leaves Oxbay the French attack the colony and capture it. He manages to slip away and warn the English Governor on Redmond Island that Oxbay is attacked. He sends you to run several quests until you meet an old inventor who helps you find a treasure that could defeat the evil ghost ship, the Black Pearl. There are also many side quests, for example, you help the Dutch colonist find several lost children.

The Black Pearl

The Black Pearl is in this game but it is unknown if Barbossa is the captain (although when one looks at the code for the game, Barbossa is set as the ship's default captain). It cannot be destroyed. At night you see the Black Pearl's crew as skeletons. It can only be seen during the middle of the game and the end of the game. Hector Barbossa, more widely known as Captain Barbossa, is a captain in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, being the primary antagonist in the first film of the series Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. ...

POTC Build Modification

The PC version of this game was later modified by the PiratesAhoy http://www.piratesahoy.com community. This project eventually became the POTC Build Mod. At present this project is in its 14th Version. Visit http://www.potc.moddb.com for further information.

Game Boy Advance version

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 video game for Game Boy Advance. Video games are generally categorized into genres. ... An Action-RPG is a type of computer role-playing game which requires quick action or reflexes from the player. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Plot

The game doesn't share storyline with the Bethesda game for Windows and Xbox, instead it tells the story of a younger Jack Sparrow and how he escaped from the island after being betrayed by his crew. 1. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Jack Sparrow is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. ...

Reception

The reception for this game was pretty mediocre. IGN gave the game a 5.5 claiming: "Though the game looks and sounds like a quality game design, the focus on graphics and sound just can't help along the fact that Pirates of the Caribbean on the Game Boy Advance just isn't that much fun to play" IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ...

The press average score is 4.9 out of 10.

Mobile phone version

The mobile phone version was developed by Flying Tiger Development and published through Walt Disney Internet Group on July 25, 2003, in the United States. This article needs to be wikified. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Pirates of the Caribbean at MobyGames ‹The template Moby game has been proposed for deletion.› 
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl at MobyGames ‹The template Moby game has been proposed for deletion.›