Age of Booty, thoughts.

I waited to get this one, mainly because it seemed too expensive. But I thought why not skip the Whopper(S) and just get it.

• No trophies, I thought I would care, but eh... I don't mind it. A lot of other games have them.
• Simple gameplay, you have a big pointer and you move it with the left stick and order your ship to move with X (PS3) or A (XBOX360)
• I just bought it a couple of days ago, but it seems you only control one ship.
• You capture towns by destroying them, if there's an enemy ship close by you must destroy it first or that team gets the town.
• Towns give you resources, resources are used to upgrade your ship and towns.
•  "Merchant" ships, if destroyed, give you power ups.
• There's online multiplayer, a party system. If you wait a couple of minutes you'll find a game.

I waited to get this one, mainly because it seemed too expensive. But I thought why not skip the Whopper(S) and just get it.

• No trophies, I thought I would care, but eh... I don't mind it. A lot of other games have them.
• Simple gameplay, you have a big pointer and you move it with the left stick and order your ship to move with X (PS3) or A (XBOX360)
• I just bought it a couple of days ago, but it seems you only control one ship.
• You capture towns by destroying them, if there's an enemy ship close by you must destroy it first or that team gets the town.
• Towns give you resources, resources are used to upgrade your ship and towns.
•  "Merchant" ships, if destroyed, give you power ups.
• There's online multiplayer, a party system. If you wait a couple of minutes you'll find a game.

I was ranked number 30 in the world at this game for the first few weeks after release. There is a surprising amount of tactical depth and intense communication. To really enjoy it though you need a consistently smart team which is willing to combine resources for the greater goal. One of the main flaws of this game is how easily it can be ruined by one dickface who doesn't want to be a team player...

Yeah, that's definitely true, but I wouldn't say that's the game's fault. There are dickfaces everywhere independently of the game.

I need to go back and beat the last two challenges.  It's really fun with friends and I like the map editor.

This game is simple, yet very fun. It's especially good in MP, either split-screen or online with friends.

"If you wait a couple of minutes you'll find a game."

If only. My one real problem with this game is the MP game-finder interface. It's terrible (at least it is on PS3).

• It gives no indication of how many players are online
• It moves you in and out of potential games without explanation
• Sometimes the 'Change team' banner flickers for a few seconds as if it's being redrawn very rapidly - why?
• Why oh why am I not presented with a list of games so I can choose which to join, like, err, I don't know...  just about every other MP game I've ever played.
  

"I was ranked number 30 in the world at this game for the first few weeks after release. There is a surprising amount of tactical depth and intense communication. To really enjoy it though you need a consistently smart team which is willing to combine resources for the greater goal. One of the main flaws of this game is how easily it can be ruined by one dickface who doesn't want to be a team player..."