Zangor
12-05-2005, 11:20 PM
Ahoy, mates! I am here to tell you about a game, and that game is Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates. So sit back, and prepare to hear how untold tales of piracy can await ye!
Now, this game be an MMO. I know this sends shivvers down some of yer spines-- but I assure ye, just hear me out, mates, and ye may change yer minds. First of all, the game does away with the formula of click, miss, click, hit, click, hit, click, miss, click, hit, you are now level 23! Instead, ye play addicting puzzle games reminiscent of Tetris, Bejeweld, Dr. Mario, and other such time vacuums!
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9123/sailingawesome4fs.jpg
The sailing puzzle! The better ye do here, the faster yer vessel can move!
Aye, that means that the greenest mate could take on the most experienced players-- and if he was an old Super Puzzle Fighter Guru, he'd likely win, too!
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither are pirate empires! Though ye can eventually form crews, wich fly under player created flags, which can even fight over possesion of islands, ye must start small. Luckily, the game helps ye there. The navy will be willing to teach young pira-- ahem--- sailors how to play basic ship duties such as bilging the water out of the hold and fixin' the vessel with yer carpentry skills. They'll even pay ye a small pennance for the help ye provide, and they'll give ye nice clothes if ye help 'em enough! This pay, however, is nothing compared to what ye can earn whilst pillaging with other pirates; the most valuable thing ye get from it is the skills you need to pillage properly-- and trust me mate, the time you spend learning the puzzles pays for itself with intrest!
There are many things you can buy with yer hard earned gold, though most of them are either entirely or mostly for show. Swords, for example, give you a slight edge. But a great swordfighter with a stick will still win against a poor one with a scimitar.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4901/review6wp.jpg
Here be me home sweet home! Every mate is given a free place to call 'is own, though larger ones are available to the well-off pirate kings!
And now, I feel I may want to tell ye about the economy: 'tis entirely player run. Players run each and every shop and stall. That rum ye drink as ye sail? Another pirate brewed it. The sword ye lunge at those scurvy brigands ye fought yesterday? A pirate forged it. Amazingly, the economy is still stable.
In simpler words, the gameplay is superb. However, all the great gameplay means little if the community to support it be a bunch of backstabbing bilge rats. Fortuneately, even on the more depraved oceans of Viridian and Sage, ye'll find the community to be far better other games ye may have tried. While the occasional landlubber may beg for free coin, true pirates are only too glad to show him the ropes. Indeed, the pirates be very useful-- though any mate will lend ye a hand, some of them even volunteer their gaming time to be greeters (Players who are specially marked to help out greenies, that is, new players).
In addition, there be very little scamming on the high seas or in port. Those who do attempt to decieve other mates are swiftly struck down by the wrath of the Ocean Masters.
One last thing about our community-- instead of that rediculous "leet" dialect that many landlubbers use, we speak like true sea dogs!
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1993/shippic8sc.jpg
I am no landlubber; I am spoken like a real pirate!
Another important part of any MMO is the customer support. I am happy to report that the customer support is excellent. The Ocean Masters (Moderators) take active roles in the community, and they can often be seen on the docks, chatting with players as they take breaks from pillaging. They often run tournaments with huge prizes and no entry fees for the benefit of any mates who wish to test their skills against others for gold and glory.
Now, many may say that the game's graphics are poor. However, graphics are not fun. Fun is fun. Graphics are just nice. Anyway, the graphics work beautifully for the game, and I wouldn't trade them for the best that an Xbox could crank out. I mean, yer a leggo/playmobile pirate! What more could ye ask for?
All in all, I give this game a 9.5/10. It's great fun, and you can play the free trial for as long as you want! The basics are easy to pick up, but there's room for vast subtlety and skill! See you on the high seas!
Oh, and here's the link. www.puzzlepirates.com
Now, this game be an MMO. I know this sends shivvers down some of yer spines-- but I assure ye, just hear me out, mates, and ye may change yer minds. First of all, the game does away with the formula of click, miss, click, hit, click, hit, click, miss, click, hit, you are now level 23! Instead, ye play addicting puzzle games reminiscent of Tetris, Bejeweld, Dr. Mario, and other such time vacuums!
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9123/sailingawesome4fs.jpg
The sailing puzzle! The better ye do here, the faster yer vessel can move!
Aye, that means that the greenest mate could take on the most experienced players-- and if he was an old Super Puzzle Fighter Guru, he'd likely win, too!
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither are pirate empires! Though ye can eventually form crews, wich fly under player created flags, which can even fight over possesion of islands, ye must start small. Luckily, the game helps ye there. The navy will be willing to teach young pira-- ahem--- sailors how to play basic ship duties such as bilging the water out of the hold and fixin' the vessel with yer carpentry skills. They'll even pay ye a small pennance for the help ye provide, and they'll give ye nice clothes if ye help 'em enough! This pay, however, is nothing compared to what ye can earn whilst pillaging with other pirates; the most valuable thing ye get from it is the skills you need to pillage properly-- and trust me mate, the time you spend learning the puzzles pays for itself with intrest!
There are many things you can buy with yer hard earned gold, though most of them are either entirely or mostly for show. Swords, for example, give you a slight edge. But a great swordfighter with a stick will still win against a poor one with a scimitar.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4901/review6wp.jpg
Here be me home sweet home! Every mate is given a free place to call 'is own, though larger ones are available to the well-off pirate kings!
And now, I feel I may want to tell ye about the economy: 'tis entirely player run. Players run each and every shop and stall. That rum ye drink as ye sail? Another pirate brewed it. The sword ye lunge at those scurvy brigands ye fought yesterday? A pirate forged it. Amazingly, the economy is still stable.
In simpler words, the gameplay is superb. However, all the great gameplay means little if the community to support it be a bunch of backstabbing bilge rats. Fortuneately, even on the more depraved oceans of Viridian and Sage, ye'll find the community to be far better other games ye may have tried. While the occasional landlubber may beg for free coin, true pirates are only too glad to show him the ropes. Indeed, the pirates be very useful-- though any mate will lend ye a hand, some of them even volunteer their gaming time to be greeters (Players who are specially marked to help out greenies, that is, new players).
In addition, there be very little scamming on the high seas or in port. Those who do attempt to decieve other mates are swiftly struck down by the wrath of the Ocean Masters.
One last thing about our community-- instead of that rediculous "leet" dialect that many landlubbers use, we speak like true sea dogs!
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1993/shippic8sc.jpg
I am no landlubber; I am spoken like a real pirate!
Another important part of any MMO is the customer support. I am happy to report that the customer support is excellent. The Ocean Masters (Moderators) take active roles in the community, and they can often be seen on the docks, chatting with players as they take breaks from pillaging. They often run tournaments with huge prizes and no entry fees for the benefit of any mates who wish to test their skills against others for gold and glory.
Now, many may say that the game's graphics are poor. However, graphics are not fun. Fun is fun. Graphics are just nice. Anyway, the graphics work beautifully for the game, and I wouldn't trade them for the best that an Xbox could crank out. I mean, yer a leggo/playmobile pirate! What more could ye ask for?
All in all, I give this game a 9.5/10. It's great fun, and you can play the free trial for as long as you want! The basics are easy to pick up, but there's room for vast subtlety and skill! See you on the high seas!
Oh, and here's the link. www.puzzlepirates.com