Sid Meier fans must be having a great Easter. Following on from the release of Civilization Revolution last week, the Xbox Live team have lined up another classic for the seven day release cycle. Sid Meier's Pirates! lets you take to the High Seas as an unknown sailor, but through typical piratical actions, become the most feared name on the seas of the Caribbean.

From the App Directory listing:

• Take the helm of 27 ships and customize them with assorted ammo, cannons and other upgrades.
• The classic adventure by renowned creator Sid Meier, re-imagined for the Windows Phone 7 to take full advantage of touch controls.
• Use the Windows Phone 7 touch controls to parry, counter and effectively out duel your opponents into submission with lightning quick moves onboard ships, in taverns, and even in the exclusive Governor's mansion.
• Challenge and pursue the most famous pirates in history, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan"

This is a big download, over 200MB, so you'll need to use Wi-Fi to download in from the Marketplace. As always a free trial version is available so you can see if a pirate's life is the digital life for you.