Pirate Games

[Weslebear]

On topic, I don't think I have ever played a game where you get to be a pirate unfortunately, a damn lot of killing them though.

If you want an RPG instead and not a full on pirate experience then Skies Of Arcadia Legends, which involves a piratey crew and flying ships, is quite simply fantastic.

 

[pspman45]

this is really coincidental, as I just purchased Gangplank in League of Legends
he's a pirate

 

[SuperNova221]

EVE Online if you hate yourself, have lots of free time, hate yourself and space piracy is acceptable.

 

[Kiefer13]

Definitely the Monkey Island games. I can't really think of any other specifically Pirate-themed games I've played though.

 

[The Lawn]

Skies of Arcadia is one of the best Pirate related RPGs and one of the best RPGs ever made in forever.
It's on the good ol Dreamcast if you have or can find one of those.
But it's also on the Gamecube so if you have a Wii it wouldn't be a problem.

 

[kyogen]

Risen (pc, 2009) is good (very good for a budget production), but the pirates are all stuck on an island, so it plays a lot like other land-based fantasy rpgs. You should only play the pc version, though. Piranha Bytes outsourced the 360 version and that didn't go so well. There are reviews all over the place, including Youtube. Check out a few. I picked up my copy from Steam and am having fun with it.

Risen 2 should be coming early next year. Keep an eye out. Should be decent on all platforms since PB is doing all of the development in-house.

--Piranha Bytes could be called a niche developer: they started the Gothic franchise but had a falling out with publisher JoWooD and lost the rights to the Gothic name. When they went forward with their next project, they changed from "fantasy-with-a-twist" to a full-blown "pirate" theme. They're really interesting, but you have to remember that they're not giants like Bethesda or Bioware.