![]() ![]() It just feels "mushy" when beating up on the opposition. ![]() The combat also suffers from the same problem as last year: lack of "oomph" when attacking enemies. But they're few and far between, and sometimes you're not quick enough to trigger them properly. ![]() There are some contextual attacks that sprout up - use the "kick" button when sneaking up on an enemy, for example, and you'll take him out with a clever "tap on the shoulder" animation. The fighting engine's been improved with a few more things to do in combat, but it's still mostly about pounding down on the A button until you've hit the enemy enough to kill him. At World's End is very much an update to the gameplay established in last year's Dead Man's Chest: lots of running around and lots of beating up on enemies. It's a real treasure to hear that, especially after playing through a few hours of the game with an incredibly generic soundtrack accompanying the action. I will say, however, that the payoff when you finally unlock Jack Sparrow is pretty rewarding, what with the swelling, familiar Pirates of the Caribbean theme rising from the DS speakers. Not that we don't appreciate sticking to the script, or playing as Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightly, but let's face it - Johnny Depp is the series and the reason for its success, so waiting so long just to be able to control him is almost agonizing. On the upside, you're getting right into the At World's End scenario, but on the downside it takes nearly half the game to unlock the real draw of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise: Captain Jack Sparrow. While the console versions try to catch up with the Pirates of the Caribbean story by divvying out its gameplay across both last year's and this year's flicks, the Nintendo DS game - apart from a training level that's pulled from close to the end of the second movie just to kick things off - begins right with the front half of the third movie's plot. ![]()
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