Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
Developer(s)	Propaganda Games
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive Studios
Series	Pirates of the Caribbean
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Release	Cancelled
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned is a cancelled action-adventure role-playing video game that was being developed by Propaganda Games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms. Originally set to be published by Disney Interactive Studios, it was the first attempt to create an open world game based on the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. The project was cancelled in October 2010, soon before the closure of Propaganda Games.

Set roughly ten^[1] or fifteen years^[2] before events of The Curse of the Black Pearl,^[3] the game was to follow James Sterling, a pirate captain whose main mission was to travel across the Caribbean Sea to make a reputation for himself. Although little was unveiled about the story, it was intended to be independent from the films' main arc and include new characters. Gameplay was to have emphasized role-playing elements, including real-time combat and weapon customization.^[4][5][6]

After its announcement at 2009's Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game received positive responses from most video game journalists. Daemon Hatfield from IGN thought it "a promising action RPG",^[7] while GamesRadar praised the gameplay, comparing it to the Assassin's Creed franchise. Journalists were disappointed when Disney cancelled the game several months before its planned release date. Ubisoft, the publisher of Assassin's Creed, later released Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag with similar role-playing gameplay elements.