Age of Pirates: Captain Blood , due out in the first quarter of 2011, is an upcoming action adventure game. The game (based on Rafael Sabatini's novel) was initially meant to be released for the Xbox (the original one) in 2006, it instead ending up among Xbox 360 games due out this year. The game, not surprisingly, sees you cross land and sea fighting and collecting vast amounts of treasure as you go. So why have pirates suddenly become so popular in all forms of media lately (and what does it mean to be a pirate?)? Find out below, me hearties!
A pirate is an individual that commits acts of robbery or violence (or both) at sea. Piracy has been around for a long time, although it wasn't all bad; many crews exhibited precocious aspects of democracy as well as obeying a governing code. Important figures such as the captain and quartermaster were elected by the crew, and money was even set aside to compensate pirates injured in battle. Treasure was not always simply gold; it was often comprised of more mundane items as well, such as foods, clothes and even soap.
Today's most well known (and loved) pirate series is arguably the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The ride on which it is based was the last Walt Disney worked on personally before he died. Originally meant to be a walk through wax museum, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride instead turned out to be a series of humorous pirate-themed sketches acted out by audio-animatronic figures. Maybe one day it will be emulated as a 3DS game (which could potentially be both cool and terrifying)?
So if you're ever glancing over your PC games and find Sid Meier's Pirates! sitting lonely and unloved among your collection why not give it a whirl? Yarrrrrr, me hearties!
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