Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat

• Platform:   PlayStation2
• Media: Video Game

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat is one of those games which, while it fails to knock your socks off, is thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end. Playing as the anatomically improbable Katarina, you roam the sea in a variety of boats, and travel by foot over islands filled with forts, monkeys, and pirates. There's a story about a secret birthright, a one-eyed bad guy, and some handsome dude we chose to call Marquis de la Moustache. You can fill in the blanks. All you really need to know is that you have to wander around collecting stuff and killing giant crabs; this turns out to be surprisingly pleasant, in no small part because of the heroic soundtrack. Dispatching enemies to swelling strings and resounding brass, you're guaranteed to feel spiffy. It's like starring in an expertly crafted B-movie. Pirates is in fact surprisingly fun given that none of its component parts are all that impressive. The graphics are nothing to write home about, the combat system is ordinary, the characters generic. But everything about the game, even its standard-issue story, has an earnest, irresistible charm. Though there are plenty of battles, the vibe of the game is gentle; after all the bloody, "edgy" games we have seen lately (and believe us, the deluge of blood and edginess has barely begun), there is something refreshingly old-fashioned about a game whose vanquished characters disappear with a discreet poof. With a straight face, the game asks you to collect magic seashells, travel through magic portals, and talk to birdies. We almost found ourselves looking around for My Little Pony. The only really annoying thing is Katarina's inability to walk uphill. Here's a woman who can dispatch three pirates simultaneously while doing a back-flip, but cannot walk up the gentlest grassy incline. Ascend more than a few feet, and she slides down like a snow boarder. She looks darn sporty doing it, but when you're trying to investigate a burning mansion or some other interesting feature, it's very frustrating. Nevertheless, Pirates will show you a good time, even if your socks are still on when you finish.--David Stoesz

Product Description
In Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat, you will take to the high seas as fearless pirate Katarina de Leon, and master a dozen pirate ships from a simple gunboat to a massive Man o' War. There are 12 vessels in all, drawn from history and legend. You will discover and explore increasingly dangerous and fantastic island worlds, and develop swordplay skills to defeat evil pirate bands and loot their treasures. There are witch doctors, mermaids, mythical beasts, skull apes and other beings to befriend or battle. The hand-to-hand battle system allows you to swordfight with two-handed combo moves, while ship-to-ship combat lets you to go head-to-head against the computer or another player.

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8 Reviews 5 star:  (2) 4 star:  (4) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:  (1) 1 star:  (1)           Average Customer Review 3.6 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and deliciously themed!, 13 Mar 2003 By A Customer This game is really fun to play and the pirate theme very well carried off. I'd like to see more pirate games out there! Kat's voice gets annoying at times, but that was the only real drawback. Fighting is very easy and sea battles are great fun :-) Plus no end of random quests to keep you occupied on those cold, er, summer's days. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, 20 Jul 2004 By  "qb2004" - See all my reviews I bought this game because pirates are cool. After the travesty that was the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' game I was hoping for something a bit more piratey and I got it. It throws in all the classic pirate clichés mixing real and fantasy pirate life. You follow quests and hunt for hidden treasure on land, liberate town forts and sink enemy ships on sea. The only problem I had with this game was that it was sometimes difficult to remember where you hadn't been in the endless similar looking landscapes. An annoying feature of games of this genre. However all other aspects of the game made up for that. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Slow to start, but highly addictive, 27 Nov 2003 By  The Jolly Juggler "thejollyjuggler" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews I bought this game with some uncertainty - bright colours, swashbuckling pictures on the cover, sail the seas and find treasure chests ... not my usual type of game. I usually prefer the slightly darker or more sophistocated role play games, but you have to be up for something new now and again eh? The game has two elements - Firstly, travel on the open seas, fighting other ships, upgrading your own ship, buying extra weapons, cannons and repair stocks. Secondly, exploration of the many and varied islands, collecting treasure, completing quests and fighting the inevitable baddies! You may find the game slow to pick up, in terms of its ability to entertain. You will find yourself wondering what the item is that you have just picked up, and to this end the manual is not particularly helpful either. However, an hour or two into the game and you will have much of the initial confusion straightened out. I recommend that you play a few sea battles before starting the game in order to familiarise yourself with the control of the sailing portion of the game. Overall, very enjoyable and quite addictive. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 8 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars how rubbish i bought this game thinking it would be good but it is a major let down. all you do is sail to an island battle a monstor get a map go to the next island. Read more Published on 3 Oct 2005 by Mrs. C. B. F. Wells 4.0 out of 5 stars All the other reviews are true!! This game takes a while to get into but is highly addictive once you do. I like anything pirate related (Pirates of the Carribbean, Escape from Monkey Island etc) so I was lucky... Read more Published on 20 Jan 2004 5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN NORMAL SHOOT EM UPS It's different and a great surprise. Mixing sea battles with the most basic vessels to huge 3 masted multi-gunned ship to normal slash, attack and defend action of Kat (the... Read more Published on 5 Oct 2003 by osullivanpjdlc 4.0 out of 5 stars Pirates - love it! I quite simply love this game, and so do my kids. It's good to look at, the colour is delicious, the sound is great, the game exciting & having challenge without being impossibly... Read more Published on 12 Mar 2003 by J. Dunlop 2.0 out of 5 stars Not very good This game has a very incomplete feel to it. The graphics don't seem to fit together very well, the plot seems very cobbled together, the sound is a bit muffled, everything about... Read more Published on 25 Mar 2002 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 8 customer reviews...

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