Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir’s Fire

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir’s Fire

Posted 02/25/2008 at 10:23am | by Zack Stern

 

The latest iPod game, Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir’s Fire, runs aground immediately. Like nearly every other licensed videogame, this sailing adventure feels like a cash-in, looting unsuspecting iPod fans. While the first few ship battles are briefly fun, Aegir’s Fire is mostly tedious, repetitive, and frustrating.

 

Short missions usually ask gamers to run errands, like retrieving an object or sinking enemy vessels. Ships maneuver with almost no relation to the wind; you might slow down slightly, but it’s no problem to steer directly into gusts. We wanted a deeper challenge, forcing us to tack while attacking. As-is, you just drive the boat like it has a motor, positioning an enemy broadside before firing the canons with the center button. Players will be able to easily beat any enemy just after beginning, especially with powerful canon upgrades.

 

The bottom line.Tedious, minute-long routes and never-challenging ship battles make Aegir’s Fire ideal only for OCD Pirates collectors.

 

COMPANY: Disney Online Studios

CONTACT: http://disney.go.com/disneyinteractivestudios/

PRICE: $4.99

REQUIREMENTS: iPod Nano (3rd generation), iPod Classic, or iPod Video (5th generation)

Briefly fun before it grows repetitive. Weapon and boat upgrades gives sense of progress. Certain ships and tiny character photos true to movies.

Even wind direction has little affect on unrealistic sailing. Boring pacing between waypoints. Easily sinkable enemies pose little threat.

 

 

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September 29, 2008 at 2:51pm

I'd also give this a thumbs up for ipod games pirates of the caribbean was such a successful movie and brand i expected nothing less then a good game. I just got back from a trip on Royal Caribbean where we go to take a smaller replica ship around small island down near the Bahamas it was so much fun, during the down time i sat a played this game.

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Villager

May 23, 2008 at 3:37pm

Pirates of the Caribbean: Aegir’s Fire is definitely a good iPod game, and worthy of additional praise for making solid use of its license, but it’s not great—because the levels are samey and the gameplay is simple, it’s not a title you’ll want to play over and over again once you’ve finished, but Disney has done enough to make the first play through compelling. The graphics, music, and presence of familiar faces from the Pirates movies will win over most fans of the series, and the action won’t annoy either casual or experienced gamers.

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