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Sid Meier’s Pirates (PSP)

For this review I’ve decided to set myself a challenge, it will be difficult, quite demanding and require reviewing skills I’ve never had to call upon before. With God as my witness I shall not use any piraty words or sayings. Such phrases as, “yar scurvey dogs”, and, “swash buckling”, have now been sent to "Davy Jones' Locker", mainly because I have no sodding idea what they mean anyway and don’t pretend you do either. Right let’s get started. As you probably know Sid Meier’s Pirates is by that guy most famous for Sid Meier’s Civilization, what’s his name, Bob Dyer…..? Anywoo games like Sid Meier’s Civilization and many similar strategy type creations, are either pure digital crack or they are cut with a little bit too much talc and powdered glass to really keep you hooked into the small hours. For me at least, Sim City 2000, Transport Tycoon, Syndicate and Sid Meier's Civilization, were all the finest high grade yayo but pirates doesn’t seem to be 100% pure Colombia...