
It may even be a step back for series given the additions of space combat and real-time strategy elements in the last outing, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. Though I skipped out on the last couple of Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO games playing LEGO Pirates for the first time was like nothing had changed besides a fresh coat of paint. Of course, this time around the game is based on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series, spanning all four films including new entry On Stranger Tides. The game successfully captures Jack Sparrow's mannerisms.Īs such, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean is exactly what you’d expect, providing basic combat and platforming with a heavy emphasis on smashing and building things made from LEGO bricks. Outside of Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors franchise I can’t think of any other series that has stuck so closely to a single formula since initially gaining popularity. Lego followed up Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game with Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7.Reviewing a Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO game is almost redundant at this point. It will be interesting what the game will do if plans continue for a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film…maybe the game will have an add-on since there isn’t any other material to draw from like Star Wars.

If you don’t like Lego games, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is more of the same. If you are a fan of the Lego games, you’ll like Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game. A word to the wise, however, if you haven’t seen all the films, it does make the game more difficult.

The cinematics are quite entertaining and the Lego humor is always there.

I actually liked Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game a little more than some of the other titles (and definitely better than the worst Lego title in Lego Indiana Jones.
