Common Sense Media Review
By Carolyn Koh
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Become a pirate and join Jack Sparrow in a MMORPG.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 10+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Play
Parent and Kid Reviews
Based on 3 parent reviews
Based on 36 kid reviews
Kids say the game is a nostalgic favorite for many, with its engaging MMORPG features and lively community, but it also raises concerns regarding its appropriateness for younger audiences due to occasional violence and content references like gambling and alcohol. While some players enjoy the camaraderie and cooperative gameplay elements, others express frustration over the need for paid memberships to access more content, and there are mixed opinions on the presence of certain themes that some find unsuitable for children.
- nostalgic favorite
- engaging community
- concerns about appropriateness
- need for membership
- mixed opinions on content
- cooperative gameplay
Summarized with AI
Summarized with AI
What's It About?
This game is based on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean movies; your ultimate aim is to assist Jack Sparrow in recovering the Black Pearl. Along the way, players create their own pirates, dress them, and advance their characters by acquiring reputation in various skills such as swordplay, voodoo magic, sailing, obtaining treasure, and acquiring larger ships.
Is It Any Good?
The game actually leads the player through the storyline with well crafted quests and directions. The in-game tutorial is friendly, and the game is simple enough to play that an in-depth instruction manual is not required. First time players will be amazed at the quality of the cut scenes, which actually place your created character in the "movie," where you interact with familiar characters like Jack Sparrow, Tia Dalma, Elizabeth Swann, and Will Turner. To keep to its family friendly motto, players are defeated, but do not die. Instead they fall unconscious and wake up in jail. Another aspect of this game is the Player versus Player gameplay: players can go head to head with another player in an "arena" but when this occurs, they are not human. They are "cursed" and transformed into skeletons.
Young fans of pirates in general and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean will be pleased with Disney's effort to craft an online game for the tween population who have outgrown ToonTown Online. The game is a fun romp and sailing on the high seas looking for enemy ships to lob cannon at with your kids can be a blast. Younger children may get frustrated at the more difficult quests or fights, but rest assured that in an MMORPG, there are many things to do. From playing cards to searching for treasure, from fighting with cutlass and pistol to using voodoo magic and naval battle.
A free version of the game supported by advertising in the form of a framed window is available for families to check out before committing to the full subscription membership.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how important cooperation is within this game. Do you think the naval battles were realistic of what pirates used to experience. Who is the most famous pirate you have heard of? What did Pirates really do? Does Voodoo really exist?
Game Details
- Platforms : Windows , Mac
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Disney Online
- Release date : October 31, 2007
- Genre : Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG)
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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