One can set up trade routes – the automating of which is simple and easy – and command fleets of trading ships sailing from a city and another, buying goods were they are produced and selling them where they are in demand. The main goal of the game is, of course, to make money, but it’s pretty much up to the player to decide how. You begin the game as a modest trader, with only one ship under your command. Sure there *is* a scenario screen, but half of them really are tutorials, and the others put the player in a situation he could easily find in the free-play mode. The first odd thing one will encounter while playing PR2 is the lack of a campaign mode, as the whole game is based on an amazingly detailed free-play mode. Port Royale 2 does an amazing job at immersing you in that exciting environment.Īs a whole, Port Royale 2 is a great experience As a sign of gratitude you will be awarded land, to be used later for the building and growth of your own towns.The 17th century was one of the most exciting periods in History: in the Carribeans, traders, buccaneers, pirates and all other sorts of gentlemen of fortune were trying to make the best out of the endless possibilities that the new continent had to offer. With the even more desirable missions of the vice kings, where you are to attack and conquer enemy towns, you will be able to influence the defences of your home towns directly. If that is not enough, you can also take on missions for merchants, diplomats and other characters. Escort ships for your convoys are needed, or you can turn the tides and hunt for pirates or capture the military ships, becoming more famous and expanding your own fleet as well as your stocks of goods. Trade is not everything though, as pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys. Not only will you increase your trading empire, but you will also have a larger influence on the development of the New World. Read ReviewĪs an adventurous trader in the Caribbean during the 17th Century, you will trade with over 60 towns and create your own production facilities.
More Patrician than Pirates!, Port Royale 2 is a rich haul for hardcore management sim fans.
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