<s>
Pirate101	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
2012	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
KingsIsle	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sister	O
game	O
to	O
Wizard101	B-Protocol
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
“	O
Spiral	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
complete	O
quests	O
,	O
sail	O
ships	O
,	O
recruit	O
companions	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
system	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
board	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
world	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Skull	O
Island	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
cluster	O
of	O
jungle	B-Device
islands	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
pirate	O
haven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirate101	B-Protocol
has	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
in-game	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
can	O
also	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
Pirate101	B-Protocol
message	O
board	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
multiple	O
benefits	O
throughout	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
young	O
core	O
audience	O
,	O
Pirate101	B-Protocol
restricts	O
player	O
interaction	O
more	O
than	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
KingsIsle	O
Entertainment	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
Pirate101	B-Protocol
had	O
five	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
matching	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
success	O
of	O
Wizard101	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Suzie	O
Ford	O
of	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bright	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
commended	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
strategic	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
she	O
considered	O
the	O
micromanagement	O
of	O
units	O
overwhelming	O
for	O
kids	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
too	O
complicated	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pirate101	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
from	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
with	O
27.8	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
vote	O
,	O
edging	O
out	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
by	O
just	O
0.5	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
votes	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
