OVERALL RATING		3.5
Presentation		3.5
Control		3.0
Gameplay		3.5
Fun factor		3.5
User Rating		3.5

Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At Worlds End continues the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow and his cohorts.  Last we left them, Captain Jack was taken by Davey Jones and Will Turner was mounting a rescue operation with their former nemesis, Barbossa.  This is where this title begins.

Without relying too much on the story, which undoubtedly follows much of the movie, the game first features Will Turner swashbuckling his way through ports and brigs in an attempt to reach Jack.  Once found, Jack takes the helm to do battle until getting his due with Davey Jones.  In all, there are 21 lengthy levels with different types of game play.

Most levels involve fighting enemies with your trusty sword and traversing by jumping obstacles or swinging from ropes.  Different enemies require different tactics and both Jack and Will are well equipped with a variety of moves.  Mini-boss encounters change the action into a one-on-one match where defense is as important as offense.  Still other types of play include a shooting gallery style naval battle, escaping as quickly as possible from impending doom, and surviving an onslaught of enemies.  These different playing styles can also be found outside the Story in their own modes, but need to be unlocked by collecting a certain percentage of coins in the game.

While the game is full of action to keep you busy, the controls could be better.  For instance, at one point you must stay ahead of explosions by running and jumping and using the D-pad for forward movement and jumping just doesn’t react well.  Sometimes you just jump straight in the air wasting valuable time.  You can try using the keypad, but then the closeness of the buttons doesn’t allow for precise button presses.  Even worse is trying to climb in a rush then having to swing from rope to rope and sticking a landing.  Also confusing is that the OK button is only used for a special attack when its gauge is full.  Other than that, you need to use the forward button to attack.  This just doesn’t feel natural for your most important action skill.

Despite the icky controls the game does a pretty good job of delivering a pirate adventure with plenty of action and variety of playing styles.  The looks are decent and the continuously looping music sounds great.  Again, the game is also quite lengthy and with unlockable modes, Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At Worlds End is a good title to go along with the movie.