<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
:	O
Live	O
the	O
Life	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
strategy	B-Application
,	O
action	B-Application
and	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
's	O
earlier	O
1987	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Interactive	O
but	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
2K	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
from	O
Atari	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Infogrames	O
and	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
publish	O
console	O
and	O
handheld	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Pirates	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
online	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
service	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
some	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Original	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
list	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
this	O
new	O
version	O
features	O
some	O
modified	O
gameplay	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Full	O
Fat	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
was	O
released	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
platform	O
in	O
early	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailing	O
technique	O
,	O
evasion	O
(	O
running	O
from	O
guards	O
)	O
,	O
naval	O
gunnery	O
,	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
,	O
dancing	O
with	O
the	O
governor	O
's	O
daughter	O
,	O
fencing	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
strategic	O
planning	O
are	O
all	O
skills	O
needed	O
to	O
succeed	O
in	O
Pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
on-screen	O
keypad	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
clicked	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
performing	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
as	O
the	O
keyboard	O
key	O
would	O
have	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
various	O
commands	O
,	O
the	O
keypad	O
is	O
the	O
preferred	O
input	O
mechanism	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mouse	B-Device
navigation	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
,	O
where	O
clicking	O
anywhere	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
will	O
send	O
the	O
ship	O
sailing	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smaller	O
ships	O
are	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
strategy	B-Application
(	O
quick	O
boarding	O
,	O
with	O
little	O
cannon	O
fire	O
exchanged	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
are	O
nimble	O
enough	O
to	O
evade	O
enemy	O
fire	O
and	O
win	O
by	O
wearing	O
down	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
warships	O
,	O
whose	O
large	O
crew	O
makes	O
early	O
boarding	O
impractical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
trigger	O
a	O
sword	B-Operating_System
fighting	I-Operating_System
mini-game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
fences	O
an	O
opponent	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
often	O
,	O
sword	B-Operating_System
fighting	I-Operating_System
duels	O
occur	O
when	O
two	O
ships	O
collide	O
during	O
naval	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
selecting	O
the	O
"	O
fencing	B-Operating_System
"	O
skill	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
faster	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
character	O
ages	O
,	O
his	O
sword	B-Operating_System
fighting	I-Operating_System
capabilities	O
will	O
gradually	O
decrease	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
slower	O
(	O
less	O
so	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
selected	O
the	O
fencing	B-Operating_System
skill	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
also	O
has	O
land	O
battles	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
battles	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	O
system	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
map	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
in	O
Civilization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
port	O
also	O
was	O
received	O
favorably	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
release	O
scored	O
82/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
second-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
behind	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
their	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
their	O
2004	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Classic	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
their	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
