S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Sid Meier’s Pirates!

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Sid Meier’s Pirates! — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World Sid Meier’s Pirates! 2K Games, Feral Interactive, Atari
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 November 22, 2004
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature
Developer GSC Game World Feral Interactive, 2K, Firaxis, 2K China, Full Fat Productions
Publisher GSC Game World 2K Games, Feral Interactive, Atari
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.2kgames.com/pirates/pirates/home.php
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy, Simulation, Arcade, Educational, Fighting
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam App Store, Xbox Store, Steam, GOG, Nintendo eShop, Xbox 360 Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free HDD, 64 MB video card* with Hardware T&L support, Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher * Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 88 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (271 ratings)