- Publisher: cdv Software
- Release Date: Mar 12, 2007
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This is a game where the sum of the parts make a fairly satisfying whole.
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Tortuga has only one shining stone in the chest: sea battles. Unfortunately the rest of the game pulls it down.
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PC GamerIt's just that not enough of the missions stand out, and the majority feel like sleepwalks through pirate lore that would bore a pre-teen. [June 2007, p.60]
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It's really difficult to recommend this game to anyone since Sid Meier's Pirates! has everything that Tortuga does, and even manages to do it better.
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The game is slow to entrust you with special moves (your only sign of character progression), and plot holes in an otherwise adventurous storyline keep the film reel in shoddy shape.
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There are just a few things wrong with this game, like repetitive land battles, horrible AI and no save options that lead me to the conclusions that no one should get this game. There are plenty of great pirate games out there, if you want a good one look elsewhere.
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Steer a wide berth around Tortuga—Two Treasures if you’re a seasoned gamer who demands either the latest technology or a serious—and lasting—challenge.
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BoomtownIt's generic Pirate fare with caricature characters and plots derived from any Pirate film you care to mention.
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My advice is to sail these rough waters with caution, because if you’re not careful you could very well end up depressed and out thirty doubloons.
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Ship-to-ship combat is somewhat exciting due to some fresh options to set and trim sails, but everything else is tedious, poorly designed, or both.
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Despite its reliance on clichés the game starts off well, with a great atmosphere and some sublime visuals (water effects and sunsets are particularly nice) but once you delve a little deeper the limitations of the hugely linear missions and combat really drag you down and suck most of the enjoyment out of the game.
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A poor man’s version of Sid Meier’s Pirates, and seeing as the other game is probably on a budget label by now, or at least in a bargain bin somewhere, then it’s clear that this won’t even appeal to those who want some story with their pirating.
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PC Gamer UKIf only it had set its sights on capturing the same sense of fun. [May 2007, p.80]
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More problematic is the game's land-based combat. While I understand the difficulty in creating a decent sword-fighting system, the, Tortuga is button-mashing at its worst -- and not even multiple buttons!
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The clichéd storyline is accompanied by plenty of hammily acted cut-scenes, and the whole package is ultimately pretty forgettable. There's some nautical mileage in the sea battles, but that's not nearly enough.
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Since the game’s storyline and restricted gameplay keeps you from ever just branching off and doing your own thing, what you’re left with here is basically a sub-par pirate-themed adventure game that offers some fun sea-based combat and some boring sword-to-sword stuff.
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It’s a broken game, unfinished, derivative and sloppily produced, filled with uninteresting environments and levels. A pirate’s life is supposedly full of action and adventure, but you’ll find none of it here.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 6 out of 7
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LokiSep 1, 2007
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GuybrushT.Mar 16, 2007