

The pirate’s name wasn’t given until late in the game’s development, with it originally being titled Sea Dogs II, a follow-up, you guessed right, to Sea Dogs I. Of these first two Pirates of the Caribbean video games, only the Gameboy Advance version tied-in with the release of the film by featuring Captain Jack Sparrow. The Xbox game had an original story about a pirate named Nathaniel Hawk. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Gameboy Advance, 2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean (Xbox, PC, 2003) We’ll be taking a look at some of the highlights, and a couple of low lights. Aside from five films, swathes of merchandise and boatloads of movie-themed elements added to the source-attraction, Pirates has also brought along a multitude of video game tie-ins. Much ado has been made recently about the alleged incoming reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise.
