Yet another Pirate game from Atari, but this time it’s from the well renownd Sid Meier’s, who is well known for his self named games for the PC, such as Meier’s Civilization III -Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play The World, Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests, Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier's Antietam!. Here’s a snippet for you and the link to the complete article.
Source: Firaxis.com - http://www.firaxis.com/]
• Author: Firaxis Press Release
• Posted: 13 – August - 2004
• Read Article in full here: - http://www.firaxis.com/company_showrelease.cfm?releasenum=56/
Atari and Firaxis Games Announce Sid Meier's Pirates For Xbox.
Snippet:
” In Sid Meier's Pirates! for Windows and Xbox, players take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean - amassing fortune and fame in an attempt to seize a rightful place as one of the most revered and feared pirates in history. Players test their skills as a sea captain exploring the high seas and exotic ports in a richly detailed 3-D world. As your reputation and skills grow, so will the size and quality of your crew, your ability to take on larger enemy ships, raid and plunder heavily fortified ports, and locate ancient treasure.
Sid Meier's Pirates! for Xbox will include a Vs mode and will take advantage of many Xbox Live! capabilities, high fidelity 5.1 Dolby Digital surround and will support HDTV. ”
Game information:
• Developer: Firaxis
• Publisher: Atari
• Genre: Action/Adventure
• Region: PAL
• Release Date: Xbox = TBC – PC = 16th November 2004
• Single or Multiplayer: Online
So it looks like a great addition to the very popular series of Sid Meier’s Adventure games. However this time, yet another PC game isspecifically built for the Xbox. Which only shows that they (developers) are more than willing to spend the extra time on reaching an ever expanding audience via the Xbox platform.
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