And so it was the case here with LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean giving us the chance to take control of Captain Jack for the first time. The first LEGO Batman and the first LEGO Star Wars, and all since then, have allowed the mannerisms of the movie stars to be brought to life in a small piece of plastic. Traveller’s Tales have always, since the very first LEGO games, been able to capture the spirit and the character of any of the protagonists with just subtle gestures, not even needing dialogue in the first few games. If there's any real flaw here, it's the inability to save mid-level, which is a perennial problem with the LEGO games.It was in May of 2011 when those pirate related dreams came true. And it feels like the developers have made it a bit easier to earn new characters here, having many more low-cost characters available (you buy characters with the LEGO coins you find during play). The LEGO games' typical sense of humor really shines here as well, with loads of visual gags that can make you laugh out loud. There are so many cool secrets to discover in the hub world alone that you can spend hours playing around there in between levels. Each level contains a number of buried treasures that Captain Jack will need to use his compass to track down some of the hidden items are necessary in order to move the story forward, while others are just to add more treasure-hunting fun.

While you get your fair share of combat here, the focus definitely feels like it has been put on exploration and puzzle-solving (which seems appropriate for pirates).

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean boasts all the best features of previous LEGO games: a whimsically satirical sense of humor, simple controls, vast environments to explore with tons of secrets to discover, and a huge cast of playable characters to collect and use in free-play levels.

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