- December 15, 2011
- Virtual Programming
Pirates of Black Cove
Pirates of Black Cove gets a few things right, and definitely has a ton of potential, but sadly, it fails to deliver in most aspects, and what we get instead is a broken, glitchy, boring game.
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About
In "Pirates of Black Cove," become pirate king and conquer the Caribbean by uniting the Pirates, Corsairs, and Buccaneers factions. Complete faction and storyline missions, and visit the Alchemist for wacky potion ingredients. Sail the open world, engage in battles on land and sea, and defeat the Pirates of Black Cove to earn the title of King of All Pirates.











- Fun and casual gameplay that appeals to fans of pirate themes.
- Great atmosphere with colorful graphics and humorous dialogue.
- Offers a mix of sea and land battles, providing a light-hearted pirate adventure.
- Repetitive gameplay with limited depth and low replay value.
- Numerous bugs and glitches, including broken achievements and crashes.
- Poor AI and clunky controls, especially during land battles, detracting from the overall experience.
story
50 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe game's story is largely linear and repetitive, revolving around completing missions for various pirate factions, with a simplistic and cliché narrative that lacks engagement. Players can choose from three characters, but their storylines are essentially the same, leading to a lack of depth and replayability. While the graphics and gameplay mechanics are praised, the voice acting and overall storytelling quality are criticized as bland and poorly executed.
“The game substantially consists of accepting missions from different pirate factions, land battles, and naval battles, with storylines in between.”
“Pirates of Black Cove has a lengthy introductory story script and a well-implemented tutorial to ease players into the basics and gameplay mechanics.”
“I found it fun, about 8-10 hours of story missions.”
“The story is cliché on purpose but still not very engaging.”
“The missions and story lines are also bland and awfully voiced.”
“The storyline is too linear and short.”