Family Pirate Party
{{Short description|2009 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title= Family Pirate Party
|image= Family Pirate Party Coverart.png
|caption =
|developer = Arc System Works
|publisher = Aksys Games
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|January 17, 2009|NA|May 11, 2009|PAL|July 30, 2010}}
|genre = Party
|modes = Single-player, Multiplayer
}}
Family Pirate Party (Okiraku Sugoroku Wii in Japan) is a pirate-themed party video game developed by Arc System Works for WiiWare. It was released in Japan on January 17, 2009, and later, released in North America on May 11, 2009, and the PAL region on July 30, 2010.
Gameplay
Players control a member of a family, which includes a mother, father, son (Billy), and daughter (Sarah), as they traverse around a group of islands, competing against each other to collect the most gold pieces. In addition to picking up random Help Cards that allows them to gain more gold or steal pieces from other players, players may also encounter brief minigames that require them to use the Wii Remote to fight off an angry octopus or shoot down cannonballs or asteroids heading towards them.
The game features additional downloadable content in the form of new maps and a swimsuit costume for each character.{{Cite web |url=http://gonintendo.com/?p=83759 |title=Family Pirate Party - DLC available |access-date=2009-05-26 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308165701/http://gonintendo.com/?p=83759 |url-status=live }}
Reception
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Family Pirate Party received negative reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 46/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/family-pirate-party/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Family Pirate Party for Wii Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=26 December 2017 |archive-date=22 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250522170358/https://www.metacritic.com/game/family-pirate-party/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |url-status=live }} On GameRankings, the game holds a score of 36.83% based on 6 reviews.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/960104-family-pirate-party/index.html |title=Family Pirate Party for Wii |publisher=GameRankings |accessdate=26 December 2017 |archive-date=26 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182216/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/960104-family-pirate-party/index.html |url-status=live }}
IGN criticized the game's lack of interaction, noting that the gameplay largely equates to "nothing more than the random, repetitive rolling of dice" by the computer.{{Cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/981/981447p1.html |title=IGN: Family Pirate Party Review |publisher=IGN |last=Thomas |first=Lucas M. |date=11 May 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515121346/http://wii.ign.com/articles/981/981447p1.html |archivedate=15 May 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=26 December 2017}} Nintendo Life called it "a poor man's Mario Party".{{Cite web |url=http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/05/family_pirate_party |title=Family Pirate Party Review - WiiWare |publisher=Nintendo Life |last=Delgrego |first=Kaes |date=13 May 2009 |accessdate=26 December 2017 |archive-date=1 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101202258/http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/05/family_pirate_party |url-status=live }} Both reviews criticized Family Pirate Party's few mini-games, which they felt should have been the focus of the game as in the Mario title.
References
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External links
- [http://arcsystemworks.jp/sugoroku/ Official Website] (Japanese)
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Category:Arc System Works games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games about pirates
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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