![]() Fortunately, players can also buy cheats in the form of red pirate hats that can make the hidden items easier to find. Such a task is often repetitive and daunting in other games but it's usually enjoyable in the Lego titles because it involves solving clever puzzles, which sometimes involve the use of several characters' special abilities. The idea is to find and gather all the hidden items and work toward 100 per cent completion of the game. The real enjoyment of Lego games comes from replaying the stories in "free play" mode, where players can switch between unlocked characters. ![]() New characters are unlocked as the story progresses, while others can be bought using accumulated Lego studs back at the central "port" hub, where Jack and the rest can be found milling about between missions. Some can throw bombs that blow up shiny metallic Lego objects while female characters such as Captain Elizabeth can jump higher than males and thereby get to hard-to-reach ledges. In the main story mode, one or two players romp their way through the plots of all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies, with everything - from Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow to the Flying Dutchman ship - made out of Lego's iconic plastic building blocks.Įach character has special abilities. The game will be familiar to anyone who has played U.K.-based Traveller's Tales' previous Lego releases, including Star Wars, Batman and Harry Potter. However, while many games with only one level of licensing often fall flat, Lego Pirates is well-constructed and thoroughly amusing despite its convoluted origin. ![]() What's next? A book based on the game? A soundtrack based on the book? It is, after all, a video game based on a toy based on a movie based on an amusement park ride. It's tough to imagine squeezing another level of product licensing into Lego Pirates of the Caribbean.
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