
The game was originally developed under the name Sea Dogs II, and is an indirect sequel to Sea Dogs, which was released in 2000.

The game features gameplay that takes place both on land and at sea, and allows the player to upgrade their character by earning skill points and gain new abilities. The player can buy new ships, recruit a crew and hire officers who will follow Hawk on his quest and help him in battle. Pirates of the Caribbean is an action role-playing game in which the player, as Captain Nathaniel Hawk, goes on a series of quests for any one of the countries that control the islands of the Caribbean in the 17th Century.
