Overview

Number of Players
4
Genre
Release Date

WiiWare

  • US 21st Jul 2008, 1,000 points
  • EU 18th Jul 2008, 1,000 points
Controller Support
Feature Support
Official Site
oxygengames.net

Reviews

  • Review Pirates: The Key of Dreams (WiiWare)

    Is this pirate based game worth your pieces of eight or should it walk the plank?

    Pirates: The Key of Dreams was originally meant to be released as one of the launch titles in Europe. For whatever reason, this failed to happen, but two months it has finally come out and perhaps lost some of its thunder. Interestingly it is a prequel to an upcoming...

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Pirates: The Key of Dreams News

  • News USA WiiWare Update: Pirates - The Key of Dreams

    Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Pirates: The Key of Dreams has made it across from Europe and is up for grabs today. Sadly it didn’t impress us so much as you can read in our review, but that’s not to say you might not get some enjoyment out this game even if it is a bit short-lived.

    More from Nintendo’s Wii-kly update: Nintendo adds new and...

  • News EU WiiWare Update: Pirates and SPOGS Racing

    It's WiiWare week for Europe again, and this time there are once again two new games available. Although you might as well say it's just one, as one of them was already released in the US and was found to be rather shockingly bad.

    The "new" game of the bunch is Pirates: The Key of Dreams, in which you can play as a pirate, sailing the...

  • News Oxygen Games Interview - Pirates: The Key of Dreams

    With the anticipation level building for the upcoming WiiWare title Pirates: The Key of Dreams, we decided to check in with Phil Merricks, Project Manager at Oxygen Games to find out a little more information about the game. Phil was kind enough to answer a few of our questions and you can find out what he had to tell WiiWare World in this exclusive interview.

    WiiWare World: How long has Pirates: The Key of Dreams been in development for the WiiWare service? Phil Merricks: About 6 months. WW: What was the thinking behind making Pirates: The Key of Dreams a prequel to the fort...

  • News Pirates: The Key of Dreams - First In-Game Video

    Avast, me hearties!

    Pieces of eight and all that malarkey! Our ship mate Drake revealed the first screens on Pirates: The Key of Dreams only a matter of days ago. That was not good enough for the scurvy ridden seadogs at WiiWare World however. You threatened to make us walk the plank! In fear of being fed to the sharks we begged Oxygen Games for...

  • News Pirates: The Key of Dreams - First Screens and More Information

    UK developer Oxygen Games has been so nice as to provide us with some more information and the first screens of its upcoming WiiWare game Pirates: The Key of Dreams.

    The game's story mode features a navy captain who is sent undercover to retrieve "The Key of Dreams", a dangerous artefact, from the hands of the famous pirate Blackbeard. To...

  • News European WiiWare Lineup Revealed

    About Tiime

    With the US WiiWare launch fading into memory, it’s the turn of European gamers to start getting excited about upcoming downloadable content. WiiWare hits the ‘old world’ on 20th May, and surprisingly European Wii owners will be getting eight games instead of the six that arrived on North American shores. LostWinds and Final...

About The Game

Pirates: The Key of Dreams is a frantic nautical shoot-’em-up. Sail your way across the Caribbean, cannons blazing, looting booty, running blockades and ultimately battling Blackbeard himself. The player takes control of a navy captain sent deep undercover as a ruthless pirate in order to seek out and retrieve the Key of Dreams, a valuable and dangerous cursed artifact. Rescue castaways to bolster your ship’s crew, gaining performance increases to your navigation, weaponry, structural integrity and cartography skills.

Collect increasingly powerful weaponry including rockets, mines, chain shot, saw blades and a flamethrower to hurl destruction into the path of your enemies. Play against three of your scurvy friends or A.I. opponents in pitched multiplayer battles over 35 levels, set in seven themed environments. Choose from different ship types that reflect your play style. Play in turbo mode if you're pirate enough.