Originally released on a variety of computer platforms and the NES between 1987 and 1991, Pirates was remade in 2004 with a 3D game engine for the Windows PC and later Xbox, PSP and Mac OS X. The new iPad version is essentially a port of the 2004 version and remains largely true to the roots of the game overall with only a few relatively minor modifications to the gameplay and control optimizations for the iPad touchscreen interface. Pirates puts…