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Sid Meier's Pirates!

by Firaxis Games

  • Released Nov 22, 2004
  • $9.99
  • 10 h to beat
  • iOS
  • Mac
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Windows Phone

94%positive reviews

7,195 positive421 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Charming, varied pirate adventure

  • Great sailing and mini-games

Cons

  • Repetitive over time

  • EULA update made it spyware-like

Mixed

  • Some call it the best game ever, others say the EULA is unacceptable

Media

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System requirements

Minimum: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free HDD, 64 MB video card* with Hardware T&L support, Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher

* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.

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Based on Sid Meier's original masterpiece, Pirates!, Sid Meier's Pirates! has you facing countless dogged enemies, wooing fair maidens and raising the Jolly Roger on the high seas in pursuit of riches. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history! Firaxis'…

Ratings

  • 82IGDB players121 ratings
  • 83Critics3 reviews
  • 82Overall124 scores

Time to beat

  • 10 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 14 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 18 hCompletionist100%

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English

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