Unfortunately the only curse this game suffers from is not that of the Black Pearl, but of being a movie tie in. Had this game been left in development time for even just a month more I’m sure a lot of the rough edges could have been smoothed out. Especially the frame rate which is a huge hang up. What good is a great looking game if it doesn’t run smoothly? Dismal controls and an uninteresting story toss this game in to the rental bin. But give it a shot just to see how nice it looks and perhaps if you fancy yourself as the next Jack Sparrow you may be able to forgive his unfortunate absence.