Few would disagree that Disney has a hit on its hands with ToonTown Online. It took a few years of learning and tweaking but they captured the youngest of audiences and brought them into the MMO market in a way most parents felt safe and confident with. With Pirates of the Caribbean Online Disney is ready to reach for the next step up – the E10+ crowd. The little we saw looks as if they’ve got off to a good start.

The first thing to understand is this is not an adult game and is not drawn in an adult style. Neither is it in a wholly cartoon-style as ToonTown is – it lies somewhere pleasantly in the middle. You will be playing in the world of Pirates of the Caribbean but not as the characters from the movie (or the ride). It’s a rather fun, caricatured presentation of Spanish, English and “Shanty” style pirate worlds.