About Pirate’s Dream:
If this game was released in 1989 it would end up on some ‘game of the year’ lists, but a lot of things have changed since then. I really like some things about this game. The music is great. The nostalgic look is perfect and is clearly a labor of love. And I adore that the description of the product brags about the flexibility of the controls. I wish more games would target all control configurations, and not just one type of joystick or strictly mouse and keyboard. All of these things need to be more common in the game industry, and this sort of behavior needs our support. But unfortunately this game doesn’t have enough meat for a recommendation. Although it may have fit in well in the past, it’s completely bare-bones by modern standards. It’s the sort of game that would fit in well on newgrounds or a mobile app store for free. Maybe you could squeeze enough fun out of this to make it worth a purchase. One thing I can definitely say is that the content of the trailer is exactly what you can expect to get when you play the game, which is a precious thing in the industry today, so take a look at that, and trust your gut on whether to make this purchase, and you shouldn’t be disappointed.
