Port Royale 2

It is true Port Royale 2 isn't exactly groundbreaking, but it is a very solid and enjoyable strategy/simulation with loads and loads of gameplay presuming you have the patience and passion to keep playing it.

The developers clearly have a lot of passion of the material this game immerses players in, and even if you don’t go ga-ga for cannons and grog you can’t help but feel that affection come through the game play experience.

An incredibly deep empire/trade simulation made with fans of the genre in mind.

This is a solid if unremarkable game. You will get a lot of out Port Royale 2 as long as you have a good eye for menus and details and plenty of patience.

High seas trading, not hijacks. Passes the time, but gets old fast.

It's a shame that Port Royale 2 doesn't fully succeed thanks mainly to its dull combat mechanics and unfriendly interface that bombards you with screen after screen of information that often clogs up the game's more memorable features.

Only big "PR" fans should bother; everyone else, wait for the new "Pirates!" [Jan 2005, p.82]

This game is a must have for all lovers of economic and strategy sims. infinite hours of addicting gameplay. It has a learning curve but once you are familiar with it, especially setting trade routes the game gets a whole lot better. gameplay is great and the music is relaxing!

It's a cool game. There are several games: Sea Dogs (Corsairs), Sid Meier's The Pirates!, Port Royale. Sea dogs are more about sailing and battles. The Pirates! are more about battles in an interactive way. Port Royale is about the economy. Long time ago Sea Dogs 3 reminded of Port Royale, but the game was a failure. Pros.: - Economy. Many different approaches to success. - Hints and tutorials. The game explains everything. - Atmosphere. - Versatility. Cons.: - Building the city - the most annoying part of the game. - Money issue is very serious. It's killing the interest. You're in a constant money loss situation. You have to improvise or gamble in each city to keep up. So far, this money is the only serious flaw. If they make the problem more gradual or let players earn more money through gambling would be nicer. Much nicer. Otherwise, it's just becoming annoying.

Enjoyed my time with it. I wouldn't agree that it has a great learning curve however it's all pretty intuitive and easy to jump in as what I remember. Have to agree that I played this about 5 or 6 years ago but it has stuck in my memory with me having a great time with it. I would recommend this game if you like economy in your games, and basic strategy. I enjoyed my time with it and will reminisce gladly over it, happy purchase.

basic of trading game. think the trading route, manage your industrial building and their supply line. batter some pirate or be the pirate. make large fleet of trading ship to trade and flagships to defend it.

A well execute and enjoyable traders / pirates of the Carribean simulation. Play as pirate, privateer, or trader. Let down by the tactical ship battle aspect, which is OK but can get tedious and just doesn't work as a good gameplay mechanism. Also lacks sufficient detail and mechanisms for large-scale management of a trading empire, so a long game can degenerate into micromanagement hell. Still, some entertainment value here.