Playing the game alone quickly becomes dull and doubles the amount of time it takes to complete the multistage puzzles. With the same old formula comes the same old problems. It positively abuses this function on stages that feature Jack too asking you to go through the process up to eight times per level.

The actual searching process consists of moving Jack ploddingly between waypoints a particularly irritating task across the larger areas of the game. While such an ability sounds interesting in theory and very appropriate given the source material the novelty soon wears off. The only significant new game play mechanic is Captain Jack Sparrow’s compass ability which allows him to hunt for buried treasure. It may even be a step back for series given the additions of space combat and real-time strategy elements in the last outing, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. Though I skipped out on the last couple of Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO games playing LEGO Pirates for the first time was like nothing had changed besides a fresh coat of paint. Of course, this time around the game is based on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series, spanning all four films including new entry On Stranger Tides. The game successfully captures Jack Sparrow's mannerisms.Īs such, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean is exactly what you’d expect, providing basic combat and platforming with a heavy emphasis on smashing and building things made from LEGO bricks. Outside of Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors franchise I can’t think of any other series that has stuck so closely to a single formula since initially gaining popularity.

Reviewing a Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO game is almost redundant at this point.

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