Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. Ironically, KoD sums itself up in its own lacklustre ‘Yar’ sound effect, which becomes annoying from the very start. That’s just what Pirates: KoD is; lacklustre.
  2. Games Master UK
    45
    Zack and Wiki remain the only pirates worth dealing with on Wii. [Oct 2008, p.84]
  3. 47
    The game looks good and holds promise, but that promise is never kept – single player just drags on and on with very little challenge, and multiplayer just doesn’t have enough to it to extend it beyond a short diversion. And that’s only if you have three buddies to play with you.
  4. Nintendo Gamer
    40
    Misfires with its repetitive gameplay and ships that handle like ice skaters. [Sept 2008, p.67]