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Pirates of the Burning Sea Hands-On - Naval Combat and More
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Posted by Donster on: 2007-12-07 17:07:23 464
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We finally get to sail the Spanish Main looking for trouble in this pirate-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
By Jason Ocampo, GameSpot
The age of sail is a popular story setting, thanks to its romantic aspects. It's an era when ships moved about by the power of the wind, rather than loud, ugly machinery, and heroes swashbuckled their way around using skill and charm. Or, at least, that's how popular culture likes to remember it. Still, there's something to be said for a pirate-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game when so many of its competitors veer toward the familiar fantasy route. That brings us to Pirates of the Burning Sea, a game that's been in development for a number of years now. But with the launch finally in sight next month, preparations are coming to a frenzied head, and developer Flying Lab Software has been busy conducting beta tests. We dived into the test recently ourselves, with some of the developers tagging along to show off some of the game's cool features, like naval combat.
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