Though all three versions of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest take a certain liberty with the borrowed narrative of the motion picture of the same name, the GBA version really makes the most of that liberty.
In practice, though, the gameplay is ham-fisted and often frustrating, and the whole experience is far too brief.ĭead Man's Chest lets you indulge any piratical tendencies you might have. Its blend of 2D action adventure elements, ship-to-ship combat, and some light RPG elements, all wrapped up with a linear mission design couched in an open world that you can explore as you please, is conceptually enticing. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest for the Game Boy Advance is an interesting game that's on the brink of actually being good.
