This installment in the Assassin's Creed series came out in 2013. The player character is employed at Abstergo, a tech company with virtual reality software that allows users to witness the experiences of dead people. Instead of using this technology to, for example, solve crimes, the player character is tasked with harvesting cinematic footage from… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
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Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
This installment in the Tropico series was released in 2003. The player assumes the role of a "pirate king" who is responsible for running an island, and Anne Bonny, Jack Rackham, and Mary Read are among the pirates the player may choose to be, and who may appear as NPC pirate captains if the player… Continue reading Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
Sid Meier’s Pirates!
This game was originally released in 1987 but was remastered in 2004. Among other new features in the remaster, the player can encounter and fight celebrity pirates, one of whom is Jack Rackham. Like the other famous pirates in the game, Jack has a home base and a buried treasure in locations that are randomized… Continue reading Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Captured by Pirates!
This MS-DOS game was released in 1992. The player chooses a pirate avatar, either Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, or William Kidd. Each is given a brief biography. Jack is described as charming and as Blackbeard's friend. Anne falls in love with him "after a wild life as a murderess and adulteress" and later becomes… Continue reading Captured by Pirates!
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 