A fun change of pace.
The ship combat is quite a bit more entertaining than the land game in my opinion. There doesn't seem to be much more strategy to the ground combat than swinging your sword as quickly as possible.
There was a lot more story to the game than I'd expected but it's quite a good one, albeit loaded with cliché.
I'd recommend this game to anyone who's looking for a fairly simply but entertaining game, or anyone who's a big fan of the pirate life. If you want a serious challenge or realism you'll need to look elsewhere though.