Wonderful Pirate Action/RPG Game!
In the begaining of the game you can select one of 5 difficulty levels as well as a skill that your especially good at (sailing, dancing, swordfighting or a couple others).
This game has just about everything you could want a Pirate game to have: Governor's daughters to woo, balls to attend, 4 different factions to interact with, lots of treasure to be sought out and dug up, main storyline quests (to search out and find your missing relatives), and TONS of ships to destroy/rob/take over.
You can attack any ship and depending on what faction the ship is (either English, Spanish, Dutch or French) you will get reputation and points with whichever faction is at war with that particular ship and at the same time will be gaining hate from that ships supporters... and become hated by them and if you continue to attack a particular faction they will put a bounty on your head that will continue to grow as you continue to attack them.
There are a lot of side quests that can consist of escorting new governors, finding the hidden Incan village, getting revenge against the ones who broke your family up when you were a child and more.
I think everyone who tries this game can find something to love about it. So with that said if you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend it for your next game purchase!