<s>
Pirates	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Caribbean	I-Device
:	I-Device
Armada	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Propaganda	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
film	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
before	O
events	O
of	O
The	O
Curse	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
follow	O
James	O
Sterling	O
,	O
a	O
pirate	O
captain	O
whose	O
main	O
mission	O
was	O
to	O
travel	O
across	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
Sea	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
reputation	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
from	O
IGN	O
thought	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
promising	O
action	O
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GamesRadar	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
later	O
released	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
called	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Sterling	O
's	O
features	O
could	O
be	O
directly	O
customized	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
although	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
was	O
centered	O
on	O
a	O
choice	O
system	O
that	O
would	O
affect	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
appearance	O
,	O
personality	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
attacks	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
was	O
split	O
between	O
land	O
and	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sterling	O
could	O
also	O
curse	B-Application
his	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
curse	B-Application
was	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
that	O
weakened	O
all	O
surrounding	O
enemies	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
finishing	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	O
information	O
was	O
revealed	O
about	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Propaganda	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
,	O
developed	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Propaganda	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Turok	B-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
became	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Turok	B-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
included	O
an	O
interactive	O
choice	O
system	O
to	O
shape	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
choices	O
an	O
important	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
director	O
Alex	O
Peters	O
,	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
characters	O
were	O
developed	O
unattached	O
from	O
those	O
that	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
music	O
score	O
was	O
written	O
for	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
musical	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
were	O
"	O
treated	O
tastefully	O
and	O
only	O
used	O
on	O
occasion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cancellation	O
,	O
the	O
score	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
development	O
,	O
Propaganda	O
Games	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Tron	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
development	O
team	O
would	O
be	O
laid	O
off	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
restructuring	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Propaganda	O
would	O
finish	O
development	O
of	O
Tron	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
and	O
its	O
post-launch	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
restructuring	O
reduced	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
staff	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
people	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
development	O
team	O
worked	O
to	O
finish	O
Tron	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
team	O
was	O
also	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
lay	O
offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
announcement	O
at	O
2009	O
's	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reactions	O
from	O
most	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
from	O
IGNnamed	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
promising	O
action	O
RPG	O
,	O
"	O
elaborating	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
Armada	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Damned	I-Device
uses	O
the	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
license	O
...	O
 [ it ] 	O
is	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
adventure	O
that	O
lets	O
players	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
pirate	O
and	O
wander	O
the	O
seas	O
of	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
seeking	O
fame	O
and	O
fortune.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Antista	O
from	O
GamesRadar	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
editor	O
from	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
speculated	O
that	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
film	O
was	O
"	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
progressive	O
descent	O
into	O
mediocrity	O
and	O
Krakens	O
with	O
twirly	O
tentacles	O
in	O
the	O
sequels	O
,	O
any	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
movie	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
amazing.	O
"	O
</s>
