European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 c f n f s june 2007 co i Ca cd Disney interactive studios photos Elizabeth Swann fends off some barnacle encrusted knaves in a scene from pirates of the Caribbean at worlds a pirates life for gamers r the Jack Sparrow of the Silver screen often prefers a Quick Tongue and Fleet feet to a Swift the pirate Captain of the video screen is full of gamers who crave swordplay will be pleased that theres rarely a Lull in the action in pirates of the Caribbean at worlds the game by Disney interactive studios follows the exploits of Elizabeth Swann and will along with the scruffy assortment of Friend and enemies who populate the films inspired by Disney pirates of the Caribbean theme Park it follows the Basic Story lines of the Sec Ond and third films in the the pirates stumble through a series of encounters with British authorities and the Slimy Davy Jones in the first half of the which is based on dead mans the Crew then gathers the pirate lords to face threats posed by both Davy Jones and the East India trading As told in at worlds the game int a strict retelling of the its More of a blend of the two with a few extra titbits that dont appear in the this is actually the first game to follow the plot of any of the the first pot from Bethesda carried the films name but didst try to recreate the last pirates of the Caribbean the legend of Jack also by tried to fill the Gap Between the first and second this time Disney decided to create its own set of with different versions designed to take advantage of the processing Power of the Box 360 and playstation 3 and the motion sensitive controller of Nintendo there Are gamers can play As Captain Jack and will also versions for older consoles and hand held As could be expected in the Wii ver waving and jerking the Remote and nunchuck transmit slashes and punches to and in the Box 360 such actions Are handled by pressing a few of the graphics Are far Superior on the Box for sparrows Odd mannerisms come across very Well and the Mist and Moonlight effects give the game a spooky feel in some whats unexpected is the fact that Virtu ally every detail differs Between the ver Sion for the Box 360 and playstation 3 and the version for the which is similar to the version for the current Gen while the Overall plot is the each level is built around different different different Power ups and different the next Gen version delivers More action and offers More interesting ways to confront an opponent igniting barrels of hurling wine bottles and launching multiple Coconut As for the Wii version offers its own set to extras including an entire level that focuses on Isla de where Jack almost ended up As a Cannibal feast in the second it also offers additional such As pirate Dice and in this version tries to be a bit More family Friendly at least for families who hang out in bars and Gam ble with the bodies of slain enemies quickly evaporate and its a Little less obvious that Many of the women Are both versions also offer multiplayer modes where gamers can fight or com Pete in various challenges As different characters from the although they dont break any new both versions Are a Cut above the typical movie based fans of the flicks  be afraid to grab a Cutlass and take a on the web news bytes ps3 Potpourri Sony is hoping to Blunt the Impact of the upcoming Halo 3 fori Box 360 with an assortment of playstation 3 at a Media event in san the company showed off More than 30 games for the struggling most were titles wed already seen but invitees got to Check out the Progress that been made on potential hits like Ratchet Clank fun heavenly sword and there were a few Surpris players were impressed by the japanese role playing game and the treasure Hunting adventure uncharted Drakes for tune from Daxter Developer naughty dog generated some Sony also demonstrated a few online Only projects the War game Sodom 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