However, levels do feel more barren than those experienced within the console version, and lighting, particularly, doesn’t seem especially varied. Visuals are notably crisp making the game one of the best looking titles on the handheld. Animals, including Dogs and Parrots, also make an appearance during the occasional section – able to pass through small openings to collect items. Captain Jack is also able to make use of his compass that directs him, via the use of an on-screen pointer, towards nearby buried treasure whose discovery aids level progression. Sword-wielding characters are able to activate levers, those with hammers can repair items, and those with dual swords can climb certain walls. Once again, characters each have specific skills that must be utilised to overcome certain obstacles during your continual adventure.
A series of cutscenes serve to bridge the story arc between each level, yet these are regrettably shorter than their console counterparts although employs terrific use of the Nintendo 3DS’ glasses-free stereoscopic 3D capabilities.Īlong the way, you’ll encounter a blend of the familiar and not-so-familiar characters within the Pirates of the Caribbean universe, yet Johnny Depp’s masterful performance as Captain Jack Sparrow is faithfully recreated in LEGO form, complete with a humorous drunken swagger – too much rum again, clearly! You’ll blast your way through four levels for each of the four films, and, as always, a sound knowledge of the source material is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. It’s the turn of Walt Disney Pictures’ swashbuckling smash-hit Pirates of the Caribbean to be parodied brick by brick, inviting fans to relive the most memorable moments from the original trilogy ‘The Curse of the Black Pearl,’ ‘Dead Man’s Chest,’ and ‘At World’s End,’ as well as the recently released fourth film, ‘On Stranger Tides.’įor those with previous experience of Traveller’s Tales’ ever popular LEGO formula, the core set-up will air a degree of familiarity. They have been recreated for the small screen with the 3D effect in place and it truly adds to the experience.Hot on the heels of Nintendo 3DS launch title LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, TT Fusion return to deliver a second LEGO outing for the handheld. It’s an impressive effect even moreso in the cut scenes. Structures fly out of the screen and sink into the background with every shift of the camera. Of all of the releases for the system so far, this is genuinely demonstrates the potential benefit of the 3D screen in bringing players into the game world.
The most outstanding feature of the 3DS game is in the title of the system: the 3D effect in LEGO Pirates is fantastic. The game is easy to finish in under five hours, however like LEGO games of the past, the amount of collectables and unlockables will keep gamers coming back again and again to replay each stage and leave no structure intact. Even the hub is smaller in comparison to the Wii release. 16 stages doesn’t exactly seem all that impressive, especially when you realize that these handheld versions of the stages are shorter than the console games.
LEGO Pirates covers all four of the existing Pirates films with four stages based on each movie.