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Pirates of the Caribbean Online
Developer(s)	Disney Interactive Alberto Campo (Lead), Schell Games, SilverTree Media
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive Studios
Series	Pirates of the Caribbean
Engine	Panda3D
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Genre(s)	Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Gameplay

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In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, players were able to create a customizable pirate, captain a ship, assemble a crew, and play the role of a pirate in the 18th century Caribbean. Player interaction took place in and around Port Royal, Tortuga, Cuba and Padres del Fuego with characters from the film series (including Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann) as major non-player characters. Gameplay also involved encounters with new characters and enemies unique to the game, such as Jolly Roger and his undead horde. In order to become a notorious pirate (the game's experience system), player's were required to forge alliances, complete quests for reputation and gold coins, hunt for buried treasures, battle evil forces and outsmart enemies.

Expansions

There have been many expansions and updates to the game since it was introduced and officially launched. They have gone from minimal graphic updates to complete island overhauls, as Port Royal, Tortuga and Padres del Fuego did in 2009. Next came Privateering, where players could join French or Spanish Navies for player Ship vs Ship combat. One of the most feared ships to ever have sailed Ship vs Ship combat daily was a War Frigate named "The Cutthroat King" led by Cutthroat Mc Rage. In 2010, Pirates Online underwent a massive weapons expansion, allowing players to have dozens of items at hand at the same time, and hundreds available to them in loot, and at stores. On May 17, 2011, the Queen Anne's Revenge was launched as a flagship to coincide in with the latest movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which was released in theaters three days later. The most recent, and one of the most major expansions in the game, is Ship Customization. It added the ability to change your pirate's ship's hull style, rigging, sail color, and add an emblem to the sails. Additionally, the expansion added a new ship, the Brig, to the purchasable ship type roster.

Quests

Set Sail

The game began on the island of Rambleshack, where the character has been jailed for some unsaid reason. They are in luck, however, as they share the cell with Jack Sparrow, who helps free them as Jolly Roger is laying siege to the island. Before they leave, they meet Will Turner, who gives them their first weapon (a Cutlass) and Sea Chest. As the player readies to leave, skeletons appear and attack William. The player escapes the warehouse through the back door, but must fight Skeletons that block their escape. At the dock, a ship (The Grim Reaper) captained by Bo Beck is waiting. After confronting an unidentified Undead warship, the game's main villain Jolly Roger appears. It is revealed that Beck was to bring Jack to Roger, but Jack paid a higher bribe and offered the player as a substitute. Jolly Roger then turns Beck into a skeleton, but lets the player live as a warning to Sparrow. Arriving in Port Royal, voodoo mistress Tia Dalma warns of dark forces of the EITC and Jolly Roger rising in the Caribbean, and that the Black Pearl is needed; but unfortunately the Pearl has been captured by the Royal Navy. As Elizabeth Swann is approached for help, she tells the player that the release of the Pearl would not be easy, but instead gives the player a ship (Light Sloop). Later, Captain Hector Barbossa then hands the player a Pistol. Finally, the player catches up with Jack in the Faithful Bride tavern on Tortuga.

Chapter 1

The Black Pearl Crew

Jack asks the player to help gather the Pearl's old crew so they can free her and they must perform a number of quests for each crewman before they will join. The first chapter of the story ends with the Black Pearl Boss Battle, in which players have to team up to sail the Black Pearl out of the fort it's kept in on a secret island by blowing up enemy forts and the main boss ship the HMS Goliath.

Raven's Cove

After obtaining much notoriety, Jack asks for the player's help once again. Jolly Roger has set up a rum blockade to drive Jack out into the open. The Player must find one of the Cursed Blades of El Patron and use it against Jolly. The Blades are located at Raven's Cove, a haunted and desolate isle that was turned into ruins by Jolly Roger and the EITC. The player meets Crazy Ned, the only living inhabitant of Raven's Cove. In order to get into the mines, the player must gain the trust of Ned by helping the friendly ghosts of Raven's Cove. After doing so, the player will obtain a key to an elevator to the mining area of Raven's Cove. This ends the first part of the quest and starts the second in which the player finds 2 ghosts in El Patron's Mine named Dr. Bellrog and his bodyguard, Kudgel. The doors that lead to El Patron's Ship, where the Cursed Blades are is sealed, so the player must do a series of quests given by Bellrog to unlock the doors. Once the player does so, the third and final part of the quest begins, the El Patron Boss Battle. Dr. Bellrog no longer has any need for the player and orders Kudgel to kill the player. After defeating Kudgel, the player must leave the cave and Battle El Patron himself. Afterwards, the player is able to choose 1 of the 3 Cursed Blades El Patron used himself. By doing so, the player receives an Evil Curse of Doom, whose use was not specified even until the closure of the game - though it was to be the basis of a future story quest.

As with any MMORPG there were several quests which players could undertake from various NPCs that involved retrieving an item by searching for it from game objects or by attacking enemies. PvP quests from the "privateering" islands were also a part of the game.

Development

The game was developed by the VR Studio, a group of technologists and artists that are part of the Walt Disney Internet Group. It was the second MMORPG developed by the VR Studio, the first being Toontown Online, which launched in 2003. An early demo of the game was shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in May 2006. The game's official website was also redesigned at that time to include a trailer, some screenshots and some concept art.

On January 8, 2007, Paul Yanover of Disney Online showed video footage of the upcoming game during Disney CEO Robert Iger's keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show. He also announced that "we’re going to let you play this massively multiplayer online game for free for as long as you want." Several press accounts of the event stated that the game would debut during the second quarter of 2007. The game went through two beta testing phases during 2007 and was officially launched on October 31, 2007

Closure

On August 20, 2013, all members received notification that the game would shut down on September 19, 2013. Between August 20 and September 19, all members were automatically upgraded to a paid "Unlimited" account for free. During the game's final month, all members received double gold and double plunder.

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame
GameRevolution	C+
GameZone	7.0
PC Gamer (US)	60 out of 100
X-Play
Game Chronicles	7.5
Gamers' Temple	70%
Game industry News

Pirates of the Caribbean Online received moderate reviews. Reviewers generally noted the game's family-friendly atmosphere, rather simple graphics, and easy yet tactical ship combat. The game was also voted for the Beckett Massive Online Game Survey, under the category for best online game for family friendly atmosphere, in which it won runner-up.

Awards

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External links

• Pirates of the Caribbean Online at MobyGames

• 2007 video games
• 2007 MMORPGs
• Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
• Multiplayer vehicle operation games
• Naval video games
• Nautical MMORPGs
• Pirates of the Caribbean video games
• Windows games
• 2013 disestablishments