Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Developer(s)	Eurocom (Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows); Amaze Entertainment (Nintendo DS)
Publisher(s)	Buena Vista Games
Engine	Proprietary (no Havok)
Platform(s)	Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PSP, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)	NA May 22, 2007 AUS May 24, 2007 EU May 25, 2007
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T) PEGI: 12+ (Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP and Wii), 16+ (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360)
Media/distribution	DVD, DVD-DL, Wii Optical Disc, Blu-ray Disc, Nintendo DS Game Card, UMD
System requirements Microsoft Windows: Windows XP/Vista Pentium IV class or AMD Athlon processor, 1.5 GHz or higher 256MB RAM 1.4 GB free hard drive space 128MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible, 3D video card (NVIDIA GeForce, ATI Radeon) with Hardware Transform and Lighting capability DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card DVD-ROM drive DirectX 9.0 (included)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a video game published by Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, PSP, Nintendo DS and the Wii.

Plot

The game follows the events of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, and also features additional missions and characters. Also this game has place to place visits to locales such as the Black Pearl, the Flying Dutchman, Tortuga, Davy Jones Locker, Shipwreck Cove, Port Royal and also a prison. As Captain Jack Sparrow you have to go to different locations to find the pirate lords and tell them of the meeting at Shipwreck Cove (this involves battling them, their guards, or doing a mission for them). In one part you actually have to rescue one (Gentelman Jocard) from Davy Jones Locker while trapped there. The missions can be both difficult and easy and small clues are given to help out. Sometimes the player is forced to control more than one character at once during a battle and has to split their focus which can be dangerous if the player does not master that skill. Some missions have little mini-puzzles that need to be solved in order to accomplish the bigger mission. Some are optional and do not need to be completed such as finding a rum bottle for a prisoner on the Dutchman and some are mandatory like finding the music for Davy Jones' organ and playing it. This happens twice: once to release the key to the Dead Man's Chest and the second to open the brig door. Both times are mandatory to complete the level. In order to win the game you must defeat Davy Jones as both Jack and Will and in the cutscene that follows Will kills Davy. You must then defend the Black Pearl against the Endeavour until the Flying Dutchman resurfaces under Will's command and destroys the Endeavour, killing Lord Cutler Beckett. After the battle Barbossa has another mutiny against Jack. Jack later runs into Black Bart along with Scarlett and Giselle.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
Publication	Score
Game Informer	6/10
IGN	6.5/10
Official Xbox Magazine	5.5/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was rated average by critics for all the platforms it was released for. The highest average score was 64% for the Nintendo DS version and lowest 52% for the PS2 version on the video game review aggregation site Game Rankings. On GameSpot, despite various scoring in each version, the Wii is criticised for overusing the Wii remote as a sword but reading the movements perfectly..

DS Download Play

For a short while, Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom are giving away "unlimited health, unlimited 'savvy' and unlocked costumes for single player and an unlock of all locations, characters and weapons for multiplayer duel mode" on the Nintendo DS. To obtain the cheats, you have to bring your Nintendo DS system and your Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End video game (the first checkpoint must be reached and saved) to either resort. Anywhere you find a small silver X in New Orleans Square/Adventureland, you can download the extras. You do not need to visit each location to get all of the cheats.

References

• IGN: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Review
• GameSpot: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Update
• 1up.com Previews: Pirates of Caribbean 3

External links

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End at Eurocom
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End official site